Anadrol-50
- Generic Name: oxymetholone
- Brand Name: Anadrol-50
Anadrol-50(Oxymetholone) side effects drug center
What Is Anadrol-50?
Anadrol-50 (oxymetholone) is an anabolic steroid used to treat certain types of anemia (lack of red blood cells), including aplastic anemia, myelofibrosis, or hypoplastic anemia caused by chemotherapy. Anadrol-50 is available in generic form.
What Are Side Effects of Anadrol-50?
Common side effects of Anadrol-50 include:
- diarrhea,
- excitation,
- restlessness,
- trouble sleeping (insomnia), or
- breast swelling in men.
Women taking Anadrol-50 may develop male characteristics, which could be irreversible if treatment is continued. Tell your doctor if you notice increased acne, changes in menstrual periods, a hoarse or deepened voice, male pattern baldness or hair growth (such as on the chin or chest), an enlarged clitoris, or changes in your sex drive while taking Anadrol-50. Tell your doctor if you have serious side effects of Anadrol-50 including:
- mental/mood changes,
- swelling of the ankles or feet,
- unusual or rapid weight gain,
- trouble breathing,
- decreased or increased interest in sex, or
- new or worsening acne.
Dosage for Anadrol-50
The recommended daily dose of Anadrol-50 in children and adults is 1-5 mg/kg body weight per day. The usual effective dose is 1-2 mg/kg/day but higher doses may be required, and the dose is individualized. Response is not often immediate, and three to six months should be given.
What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Anadrol-50?
Anadrol-50 may interact with blood thinners or oral insulin or diabetes medication. There may be other drugs that can interact with Anadrol-50. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications and supplements you are taking.
Anadrol-50 During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Anadrol-50 must not be used during pregnancy due to the risk of harm to a fetus. It is recommended that women of childbearing age use birth control while taking this drug. It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. Due to the potential harm to a nursing infant, breastfeeding is not recommended.
Additional Information
Our Anadrol-50 (oxymetholone) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Long-term use of oxymetholone can cause liver tumors or blood-filled cysts in your liver or spleen. Call your doctor at once if you have:
- nausea, upper stomach pain;
- rapid weight gain, especially in your face and midsection;
- loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools; or
- jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Also call your doctor at once if you have:
- painful or difficult urination;
- increased interest in sex, painful or ongoing erection of the penis;
- loss of interest in sex, impotence, trouble having an orgasm, decreased amount of semen when you ejaculate;
- easy bruising or bleeding (nosebleeds, bleeding gums), any bleeding that will not stop;
- painful swelling in your breasts;
- changes in skin color; or
- shortness of breath (even with mild exertion), swelling in your hands or feet.
Women receiving oxymetholone may develop male features, which could be irreversible if treatment is continued. If you are a woman taking oxymetholone, tell your doctor right away if you have:
- hoarse or deepened voice;
- increased facial hair, hair growth on the chest;
- male pattern baldness;
- enlarged clitoris;
- changes in your menstrual periods; or
- increased or decreased interest in sex.
Common side effects in both men and women may include:
- acne;
- male pattern baldness;
- breast swelling or tenderness (in men or women);
- feeling restless or excited;
- sleep problems (insomnia); or
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Anadrol-50 (Oxymetholone)
SIDE EFFECTS
Hepatic: Cholestatic jaundice with, rarely, hepatic necrosis and death. Hepatocellular neoplasms and peliosis hepatis have been reported in association with long-term androgenic anabolic steroid therapy (see WARNINGS).
Genitourinary System
In Men
Prepubertal: Phallic enlargement and increased frequency of erections.
Postpubertal: Inhibition of testicular function, testicular atrophy and oligospermia, impotence, chronic priapism, epididymitis, bladder irritability and decrease in seminal volume.
In Women
Clitoral enlargement, menstrual irregularities.
In Both Sexes
Increased or decreased libido.
CNS: Excitation, insomnia.
Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Hematologic: Bleeding in patients on concomitant anticoagulant therapy, iron-deficiency anemia.
Leukemia has been observed in patients with aplastic anemia treated with oxymetholone. The role, if any, of oxymetholone is unclear because malignant transformation has been seen in patients with blood dyscrasias and leukemia has been reported in patients with aplastic anemia who have not been treated with oxymetholone.
Breast: Gynecomastia.
Larynx: Deepening of the voice in women.
Hair: Hirsutism and male-pattern baldness in women, male-pattern of hair loss in postpubertal males.
Skin: Acne (especially in women and prepubertal boys).
Skeletal: Premature closure of epiphyses in children (see PRECAUTIONS, Pediatric Use), muscle cramps.
Body as a Whole: Chills.
Fluid and Electrolytes: Edema, retention of serum electrolytes (sodium, chloride, potassium, phosphate, calcium).
Metabolic/Endocrine: Decreased glucose tolerance (see PRECAUTIONS), increased serum levels of low-density lipoproteins and decreased levels of high-density lipoproteins (see PRECAUTIONS, Laboratory Tests), increased creatine and creatinine excretion, increased serum levels of creatinine phosphokinase (CPK). Reversible changes in liver function tests also occur, including increased Bromsulphalein (BSP) retention and increases in serum bilirubin, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and alkaline phosphatase.
Drug Abuse And Dependence
Controlled Substance
ANADROL Tablets is considered to be a controlled substance and is listed in Schedule III.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Anadrol-50 (Oxymetholone)
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