Methandienone
Also known as: Dianabol, dbol, metandienone
Status
No approved product. Formerly FDA-approved as Dianabol (NDA 12-226); approval was withdrawn effective 13 June 1983 for lack of substantial evidence of effectiveness. No approved human labeling in the United States today. Schedule III controlled substance.
What it is
One of the oldest oral anabolic steroids. It was FDA-approved as Dianabol (NDA 12-226) until the approval was withdrawn in 1983, and it is not approved in the United States today.
What published research measured
A 17-alpha-alkylated testosterone derivative synthesised in the 1950s and among the first androgens used in sport. It aromatises readily, so water retention and gynecomastia are common reports, and the alkylation carries the usual hepatic burden. Blood pressure elevation is reported consistently. The short half-life is why divided daily dosing appears in reports, which does nothing to reduce the liver exposure.
Caution
No approved human labeling in the United States. Schedule III controlled substance.
Source
Schänzer W et al. 2006 — Mass spectrometric identification and characterization of a new long-term metabolite of metandienone in human urine · Thomas A et al. 2012 — Sensitive determination of prohibited drugs in dried blood spots (DBS) for doping controls by means of a benchtop qua… · Geyer H et al. 2008 — Nutritional supplements cross-contaminated and faked with doping substances
Sources
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