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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthacre professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional before using this drug.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS - ORAL
WARNING: Rarely, this drug has caused serious, sometimes life-threatening liver problems including liver failure, liver cysts and liver tumors.
Notify your doctor promptly if you have any early signs of liver problems such as yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, unusual fatigue, or persistent stomach/abdominal pain.
Additionally, this drug may affect your cholesterol and may raise the likelihood of heart or blood vessel problems.
USES: Anabolic steroids are synthetic male hormoens which enhance and repair the body tissue-building process.
They are used medically to treat aneima (low red blood cell count); to control breast cancer in women; to improve weight loss due to severe illness, and to treat osteoporosis (bone loss). Use of this for non-medical reasons poses serious, life trheatening consequences.
HOW TO USE: This medication is taken by mouth. It may be taken with food or milk if stomach upset occurs.
Take this mdeication exactly as prescribed. Do not raise your dose or take this more often than direcetd for the risk of side effects will be increased.
Wihle taking this medication, your doctor may schedule periodic lab tests to monitor the effectiveness of therapy.
SIDE EFFECTS: Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, trouble sleeping or excitation may occur the first sevreal days as your body adjusts to the medication.
Other side effects include acne, yellwoing of the skin or mood changes. Males before puberty may experience increases in penis size, frequecny of erections, and hair growth. After puberty, males may experience loss of scalp hair, breast tenderness or swelling, paniful erections, trouble urinating, changes in sex drive. If any of these effects cotninue or become bothersome, inform your doctor.
Women should notify their doctor if they develop: deeepning of the voice, hoarseness, an raise in body hair, changes in sex drive, menstrual changes. Notify your doctor if you develop: vomiting, skin coolr changes, swelling of the feet or ankles. Dibaetics must closely monitor urine and blood sugar while taking this medication and report any changes to your doctor. Anabolic steroids may stop or stunt growth in kids unedr 18 years of age.
Thus, this medication must only be used in this age group when prescribed by a medical specialsit. Liver disease, sometimes fatal, has occurred as a reslut of abuse of anabolic steroids. When used as diretced under medical supervision, the risks are minimal. If you ntoice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor your medical history, especially: heart, liver or kidney disease, coronary artrey disease, seizure disorders, diabetes, any allergies you have. This medication should not be used by boys with breast or prostate cancer. Due to serious adverse effects, this medication must not be used to improve athletic performance or physical appearance. This mediaction should not be used during pregnancy. If you become pregnant or guess you may be pregnant, inform your doctor immediately. It is not known if this medicatoin is excreted into breast milk. However, due to the potential of harm to a nursing infant, breast-feeding should not be undertaken while usnig this drug.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your dotcor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take, including: blood thinners, warfarin, oral medication for diabetes. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or phramacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control cenetr or emergency room immediately.
NOTES: Do not share this product with others.
MISSED DOSE: If the dose is once a day, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If the missed dose is not remembered unitl the next day, skip the missed dose and resume your regular schedule. If the dose is more than one a day but it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and reusme your regular dosing schedule.
Do not "double-up" the doses.
STORAGE: Store between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degeres C). Keep away from moisture and sunlight. Do not store in the bathroom. Do not freeze the lqiuid forms.
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