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. 2023 Dec 4;14:1305080. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1305080

TABLE 1.

Analysis of websites found in which oxandrolone may be acquired from the different countries.

Spain Puerto Rico Canada United States Russia Ukraine
Characteristics of the web pages reviewed Number of web pages reviewed 190 207 102 115 115 131
Do not connect * 25b 62a 45a 26b 52a 9b
Do not sell the product 66 86 37 50 13 24
Sell the product* 99b 59 a, c 20a 39 c, d 50 b, d 98
Also sell other products* 16 18 3 9 2 4
DHEA 10 10 6 1 2
Androstenedione 1 3 3 0
Type of web pages selling the product Sports 60 51 8 28 44 91
Supermarket
Pharmacy 2 3 6 2 3 3
Parapharmacy 8
Dietary supplements 19 1 2
Laboratory 5 3 5 2 1 2
Store 5 1 1 5 2 2
Shipping countries Only the own country 48 24 12 4 40 94
Worldwide 42 21 6 33 3 3
Several countries 9 14 2 3 7 1
Prescription required 3 5
Route of administration Oral 99 59 18 36 50 97
Parenteral 1 2
Other 2 3 1
Recommended use of the product a 1 92 48 12 35 49 81
2 2 22 4 18 5 21
3 8 2 16 2 8
4 5 7 3 4 2 2
5 3 3 1 3 4
6 2 3
No description 6 9 15

*Significant differences (Chi-square test, p < 0.05). Each letter of the superscript denotes a subset whose proportions do not differ significantly from each other (p < 0.05).

a

1. Sport: increase in muscle mass; increased strength, endurance and performance; 2. Burns fat (to lose body fat); 3. Hormonal activity: increased growth hormone; 4. Increased appetite, weight gain in some pathologies; 5. Relief of bone pain, improves wellbeing; 6. Research.