Avandia is a prescription antidiabetic drug similar in action to Glucophage (Metformin HCI) and belongs to a fairly new class of drugs called thiazolidinediones. Brand name Avandia Medical use for Avandia is confined to treating type II diabetes. What the drug actually does is increase cell insulin receptor-site number and sensitivity. This in turn
Exemestane is a steroidal suicide aromatase inhibitor. It is very similar in structure and action to formestane, although it is significantly more potent in comparison. As a class of drugs, aromatase inhibitors offer an anti-estrogenic effect by blocking the enzyme responsible for synthesizing estrogens. Exemestane is approved by the FDA for the treatment of breast
Armour thyroid is a brand of desiccated porcine thyroid gland. Brand name Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, NP Thyroid, WP Thyroid, Westhroid Reported Characteristics Drug Class: Natural Thyroid Hormone complex (Prescription Only) Oral Average Reported Dosage: 1.0-4.0 grains daily Noted Comments: Significant suppression of thyroid function during use. The product provides the following active thyroid hormones:
Anastrozole is an anti-estrogenic drug developed for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in women. Specifically, this agent is the first in a newer class of third-generation selective oral aromatase inhibitors. It acts by blocking the enzyme aromatase, subsequently blocking the production of estrogen in the body. Since many forms of breast cancer cells are
ARATEST is a new Mexican veterinarian steroid that has been getting a lot of attention from steroid users everywhere. There are three types: Aratest 2500, 500, and 250. Aratest 2500 is the most popular of the three containing 200mg of enanthate and 50 mg propionate per ml. Brand name Aratest This new steroid makes a
Darbepoetin alfa is a synthetic derivative of the human erythropoietin protein. It also has the same pharmacological action as recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin alfa). In the body, erythropoietin is normally released by the kidneys in response to hypoxia (low blood oxygen levels). This in turn triggers bone marrow to increase red blood cell production. As
Arachidonic acid is an omega-6 essential fatty acid that serves as the principle building block for the synthesis of dienolic prostaglandins (such as PGE2 and PGF2a). These prostaglandins are integral to protein turnover and muscle accumulation, and have such important activities as increasing blood flow to the muscles (pumps), increasing local IGF-1 and insulin sensitivity
Testosterone suspension is an injectable preparation containing testosterone (no ester), usually in a water base. Among bodybuilders, “suspension” is known to be an extremely potent mass agent. It is often said to be the most powerful injectable steroid available, producing very rapid gains in muscle mass and strength. This is largely due to the very
Testosterone cyclohexylpropionate, or CHP for short, is a slow acting injectable ester of the primary male androgen testosterone. The cyclohexylpropionate ester is very similar in structure to the cypionate (cyclopentylpropionate) ester, different only by the inclusion of a cyclohexane ring (6 carbon atoms) instead of cyclopentane ring (5 carbon atoms). Given the close similarity of
AndroGel is a transdermal hydroalcoholic testosterone gel that contains a 1% concentration of testosterone by weight. It was originally released in 2.5 gram and 5-gram sachets, equating to a total per-application testosterone dose of 25 mg and 50 mg respectively. The AndroGel prescribing information states that the product has a transdermal bioavailability of approximately 10%.
