Oxandrolone

What Anavar is, and what it is not

Anavar is the original trade name for oxandrolone, an oral compound with an unusually high anabolic-to-androgenic ratio. It does not aromatise, so it produces no water retention, and it is not 17-alpha-alkylated in the way most orals are — which is why it carries a lighter hepatic load than methandienone or oxymetholone. This section holds 129 lines priced from £56 to £358, clustered around £99.

The compound is listed under several names across manufacturers, which fragments the range for anyone searching by one of them.

The same compound under four names

Oxandrolone as it appears across the brands we stock

Listed as	Example manufacturers	What it contains
Anavar	Beligas, Singani, Unigen	Oxandrolone
Oxandrolone	Hemi Pharma, Genetic Labs	Oxandrolone
Oxandrolex	Euro Pharmacies	Oxandrolone
Oxanabol	Alpha Pharma	Oxandrolone

Searching one name surfaces perhaps a third of what is here. Pharmaqo Labs and Hemi Pharma carry the deepest ranges at four lines each, with Genetic Labs, Euro Pharmacies and Para Pharma behind them.

How it compares with the other mild orals

Three compounds get described as the gentle options, and they are gentle in different ways. Oxandrolone is the least hepatotoxic of the three and the most expensive. Turinabol is comparable on side effects but is 17-alpha-alkylated, so the liver load is real — we set that out in the turinabol write-up. Methenolone is milder still on paper but suppresses just as thoroughly, which is covered in is the primobolan reputation deserved.

The trap common to all three: mild side effects lead people to skip recovery. Suppression is complete regardless of how the cycle felt, which is what the post cycle therapy range exists for.

Reading strength and pack size

Listings run from 10 mg through 50 mg per tablet, and the price spread here is mostly pack size rather than a difference in the compound. A 50 mg presentation at roughly twice the price of a 10 mg one is five times the total content, so compare on cost per milligram rather than per box. That single habit reverses the apparent ranking more often than not.

Who the compound actually suits

Oxandrolone earns its place for people prioritising a dry, retainable result over scale weight, and for anyone who reacts badly to the oestrogenic side effects of aromatising compounds. Because it holds no water, what you gain during a run is largely what remains afterwards — the opposite pattern to methandienone, where a substantial share of early weight leaves within a fortnight of stopping.

It suits impatience poorly. Gains accrue slowly and modestly by the standards of this catalogue, and someone expecting dramatic change in three weeks will conclude the product is underdosed when it is doing exactly what the compound does. It is also the most-counterfeited oral we stock, which makes the price floor below worth understanding before ordering anywhere.

Price as a fraud check

Oxandrolone is genuinely expensive to synthesise, and the floor in this category sits at £56 for a reason. A listing materially below that band elsewhere is more likely to be a cheaper substituted compound than a bargain — most often turinabol or stanozolol, both of which are far cheaper to make. Verification method is in how to check a brand is genuine.

Frequently asked questions

How long does Anavar take to work?
Strength changes are commonly reported within the first week, with visible composition change from weeks two to three. The full picture is in how long Anavar takes to work.

Is Anavar the same as oxandrolone?
Yes. Anavar was the original trade name; oxandrolone is the compound. Oxandrolex and Oxanabol are further brand names for the identical thing.

Does Anavar require post cycle therapy?
Yes. It suppresses natural testosterone production despite the mild side-effect profile, and that suppression is unrelated to how comfortable the cycle felt.

Why is Anavar more expensive than other oral compounds?
Synthesis cost. Oxandrolone is genuinely costly to produce, which is also why it is among the most frequently substituted compounds in this market.

Is Anavar liver toxic?
Less so than most orals, because it is not 17-alpha-alkylated in the conventional sense. Less is not none — liver markers still belong in blood work.