The hormone Oxymethalone is an anabolic hormone that is taken orally. It is considered a synthetic hormone similar to testosterone in it's functions, so it is known as synthetic testosterone. It belongs to the category of androgens and anabolic steroids. It is used in treating anemia resulting from Undergoing Chemotherapy in cancer patients which results in a decrease of red blood cells in the body, it is also used in the treatment of osteoperosis and decreased muscle tissue in AIDS, where it stimulates growth of the muscles in the body. Oxymetholone falls under the commercial name of the drug, Anapaolone, Anadrol.