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Mebolazine

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Trade names
  
Dostalon, Roxilon

PubChem CID
  
9571069

UNII
  
69C642I19V

CAS Number
  
3625-07-8

ChemSpider
  
16736946

Formula
  
C42H68N2O2

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Synonyms
  
Dimethazine, Dymethazine; Dimethasterone azine; Di(methasterone) azine; 2α,17α-Dimethyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one azine

Mebolazine (INN; brand names Dostalon and Roxilon; also known as dimethazine, dymethazine, di(methasterone) azine, or 2α,17α-dimethyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one azine) is a synthetic, orally active androgenic-anabolic steroid (AAS) and a 17α-alkylated derivative of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that is no longer marketed. It has a unique and unusual chemical structure, being a dimer of methasterone linked at the 3-position of the A-ring by an azine group, and reportedly acts as a prodrug of methasterone.

Since 2008, mebolazine has been used illegally as an ingredient is some dietary supplements, including vitamin B supplements, and in the United States the Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against such manufacturers.

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