Oxabolone Explained

Oxabolone is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) of the nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) group which was never marketed.^{[1] [2] [3]} It can be formulated as the cipionate ester prodrug oxabolone cipionate, which, in contrast, has been marketed for medical use.

Oxabolone is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of prohibited substances,^[4] and is therefore banned from use in most major sports.

The 17α-methylated analogue of oxabolone is methylhydroxynandrolone (4-hydroxy-17α-methyl-19-nortestosterone) and the 17α- and 19-methylated derivative of oxabolone is oxymesterone (4-hydroxy-17α-methyltestosterone).

Notes and References

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2. Book: Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. 2000. Taylor & Francis. 978-3-88763-075-1. 765–.
3. Book: Morton IK, Hall JM . Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-011-4439-1. 211–.
4. Web site: The World Anti-Doping Code: The 2012 Prohibited List . . 2012-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513020202/http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/2012/WADA_Prohibited_List_2012_EN.pdf . 2012-05-13 .