Determinação Do Perfil De Prescrição De Oxandrolona E Estanazolol Em Farmácias De Manipulação De Vitória Da Conquista No Ano De 2019
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic substances produced from the hormone testosterone. Among some of the AASs used, are the substances oxandrolone and stanazolol, which can be prescribed in order to obtain results in sports or for therapeutic purposes. Although they demonstrate benefits, the great concern regarding the use of these substances is due to the large number of possible adverse effects. With that said, the present research was formulated with the intention of making a study about the use of anabolic steroids in manipulation pharmacies, and to determine its use profile, the pharmaceutical form and the dosage, to identify the reasons that lead to the use of steroids, and identify the prescriber’s specialization and relate it to its use. The research was carried out in the largest network of manipulation pharmacies in the city of Vitória da Conquista, where all manipulation orders containing the substances oxandrolone and stanazolol were collected during the period of the year 2019, and a total of 542 manipulation orders were found, with oxandrolone being much more used than stanazolol, 58.3% of patients were female, and 84.9% of prescribers were generalists. The most used form was in oral capsules, and the most frequent dosage was 10mg for both drugs. The large number of general physicians who prescribe anabolic steroids proved to be a worrying fact, due to the various problems caused when these drugs are used unnecessarily. Knowledge about anabolic steroids is extremely important to prevent their misuse, and so it is expected that specialized physicians will only use these substances in cases of therapy where they are really necessary.
