(ATDN) Treatment Briefs: Other Treatments for Wasting

(ATDN) Treatment Briefs: Other Treatments for Wasting

Treatment Review No. 23 - December 1996

Other treatments that may improve lean body mass in people with wasting are in clinical trials, such as anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids are less expensive than human growth hormone. An anabolic steroid called oxandrolone is being studied for the treatment of wasting in both men and women with HIV. Oxandrolone is given as a pill. Call The Network for a referral, or for a full listing of current trials for wasting.

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