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Oxymetholone

Steroids - Systemic

Description

Oxymetholone is a synthetic anabolic steroid marketed under the brand name Anapolon by Hoffmann La Roche Limitedand used in the treatment of osteoporosis, anaemia, and as an agent to stimulate muscle growth in malnourished or underdeveloped patients.

Mechanism of action

Enhances the production and urinary excretion of erythropoietin in patients with anemias caused by bone marrow failure and stimulates erythropoiesis in anemias caused by deficient RBC production. It also suppresses gonadotropic functions of the pituitary and may exert a direct effect upon the testes.

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Mechanism of action

Enhances the production and urinary excretion of erythropoietin in patients with anemias caused by bone marrow failure and stimulates erythropoiesis in anemias caused by deficient RBC production. It also suppresses gonadotropic functions of the pituitary and may exert a direct effect upon the testes.

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