Anavar (Oxandrolone): The Mild-Profile Oral

Anavar is the tablet researchers reach for when the word “mild” matters. Not weak — mild in the sense of a deliberately tilted anabolic-to-androgenic ratio.

The molecule

Oxandrolone (C₁₉H₃₀O₃, ≈ 306 g/mol) is a 17α-alkylated oral androgen — the alkylation keeps it alive through first-pass metabolism, and the half-life lands around 9–12 hours. That’s the oral’s tradeoff: it works without injection, but daily or split dosing is required because it clears in hours.

The “mild” reputation

Anavar’s research references center on its high anabolic-to-androgenic ratio — more anabolic signal relative to androgenic side effects than most compounds in its class. That’s why it shows up in protocols that want protein-synthesis work without a strong androgenic footprint. The oral androgens comparison puts it next to Winstrol and Dianabol for a direct look.

Tablet math

Anavar ships as 10 mg precision-dosed tablets — no reconstitution, no syringe units. When a research method calls for molar concentrations, the molecular weight calculator does the conversion. Room temperature storage, ethanol/oil soluble.

See Anavar for CAS, purity and full specifications, and the ester master reference for where the orals sit in the kinetic table.

For laboratory research use only. Not medical advice.