Synonyms: 17beta-Hydroxy-17alpha-methyl-2-oxa-5alpha-androstan-3-one; 8075CB; NSC 67068; Oxandren; Provitar; SC 11585; Vasorome
Molecular Formula: C19H30O3
Molecular Weight: 306.44
Linear Structural Formula: C19H30O3
MDL Number: MFCD00198944
Purity: >=98% (HPLC)
Storage: 2-8C
Biochem Physiol Actions: Oxandrolone is a synthetic anabolic steroid. It is is a non-aromatizable androgen with no estrogenic effects and with mild androgenic activity. Clinical uses of oxandrolone include to promote weight gain after weight loss following extensive surgery or chronic infections or trauma, to offset the protein catabolism associated with prolonged administration of corticosteroids, to relieve bone pain frequently accompanying osteoporosis, and to treat Turner's syndrome in girls.