by Hi-Tech’s Andriol prints one active on its panel: “4-androsten-3β-ol-17-one Undecanoate 158mg.”
Serving Size: 1 tablet. Servings Per Container: 60.
Is Hi-Tech Andriol the same compound as testosterone undecanoate?
Same name. Different molecule.
PubChem lists “Andriol” and “Restandol” among the synonyms for testosterone undecanoate. NIDA’s drug list puts “Restandol (testosterone undecanoate)” with the oral steroids. Formula C30H48O3, molecular weight 456.7.
Testosterone is C19H28O2, per PubChem. A 17-hydroxy group, a 3-one.
4-androsten-3β-ol-17-one is C19H28O2 as well, per PubChem. The groups sit the other way round. 3-hydroxy, 17-one.
Same formula, swapped positions. Two entries, two compounds.
Andriol by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals. 60 tablets, $67.75.
What do NIDA and the FDA say about steroid-type products?
Anabolic steroids are “synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone,” per NIDA. “Some anabolic steroids are taken orally, others are injected intramuscularly,” NIDA notes. On precursors: “Athletes took steroid precursors in an effort to boost testosterone levels.” And: “Less is known about the side effects of steroid precursors, but if large quantities of these compounds substantially increase testosterone levels in the body, then they also are likely to produce the same side effects as anabolic steroids themselves.”
The FDA says many bodybuilding products are “promoted as hormone products and/or as alternatives to anabolic steroids for increasing muscle mass and strength.”
“The FDA is aware of adverse event reports, including those showing evidence of serious liver injury.” From its consumer update.
“The potentially harmful, sometimes even hidden, ingredients in some bodybuilding products are concerning,” the agency writes.
Same page, on “stacking”: it’s when “a person uses two or more bodybuilding products at once.”
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals brand review and discount codes, on the Live Lean Today blog.
Which other Hi-Tech prohormones does the shop carry?
1-Testosterone: 1 tablet, 60 to the bottle. 1-androstene-3b-ol-17-one 110mg. 6,7 Dihydroxybergamottin 50mg. $57.95.
Its label: “take 1 tablet in the morning and 1 tablet in the evening. Do not exceed 2 per day.”
“So, Superdrol is a pro-hormone that’s no longer available,” says Bryan Thomas of Live Lean Today. “1AD and 1-Testosterone are available. They’re, uh, manufactured by Hi-Tech.”
The hard part of the job, in his words, is “handling all of the questions and misinformation that comes about,” including “the different types of, uh, prohormones.”
1-Testosterone, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals.
How do the two Hi-Tech labels compare?
Andriol prints 158mg of its undecanoate a tablet and 1-Testosterone prints 110mg of 1-androstene-3b-ol-17-one, 60 tablets a bottle each. At $67.75 and $57.95, that comes to about $1.13 and $0.97 a tablet. Bryan wants each shopper to get “honest information or data on each of the different products.”
