Anavar (oxandrolone)
Muscle & Strength · Oral anabolic steroid
Tier B
Bottom line
Read Off Label grades Anavar (oxandrolone) as B (6.6/10) based on strong evidence, med-high benefit magnitude, and a med-risk safety profile.
Reported use among women bodybuilders reflects a lower virilization rate than many other anabolic steroids at moderate doses; risk remains dose-dependent.
Studied, labeled, or reported-use context: Clinical: 2. — Schedule III US; Rx but rare; expensive genuine product — most illicit is counterfeit; not individualized guidance.
What the evidence says
Reported use among women bodybuilders reflects a lower virilization rate than many other anabolic steroids at moderate doses; risk remains dose-dependent. Most counterfeited AAS on the illicit market — many 'anavar' products are actually dianabol or winstrol. Used in burn/trauma recovery medicine.
Mechanism
Mild C17-aa oral; high anabolic/low androgenic ratio; no aromatization; FDA-approved historical indications (bone pain in osteoporosis, weight gain after surgery/trauma, Turner syndrome, HIV wasting)
Studied, labeled, or reported dose & route
Clinical: 2.5-20 mg/day; illicit typical 30-80 mg/day
This records doses and routes described in studies, approved labeling, clinical practice, or documented use. It is not individualized guidance and does not establish safety; context changes with indication, formulation, health history, monitoring, and other medicines.
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Common questions
- What does the evidence show about Anavar (oxandrolone)'s effects?
- Read Off Label rates the evidence for Anavar (oxandrolone) as Strong and the benefit magnitude as med-high, producing an overall grade of B (6.6/10). Reported use among women bodybuilders reflects a lower virilization rate than many other anabolic steroids at moderate doses; risk remains dose-dependent.
- What safety findings are reported for Anavar (oxandrolone)?
- Anavar (oxandrolone) has a med risk profile in the database. Med (mildest AAS side-effect profile; still HPG suppression, lipid disturbance; hepatotoxicity less than other orals but not absent) Legal status: Schedule III US; Rx but rare; expensive genuine product — most illicit is counterfeit.
- What doses or routes are reported for Anavar (oxandrolone)?
- Clinical: 2.5-20 mg/day; illicit typical 30-80 mg/day This is context from studies, approved labeling, clinical practice, or documented use; it is not individualized guidance and does not establish safety.
- How does Anavar (oxandrolone) work?
- Mild C17-aa oral; high anabolic/low androgenic ratio; no aromatization; FDA-approved historical indications (bone pain in osteoporosis, weight gain after surgery/trauma, Turner syndrome, HIV wasting)
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