What Are Anabolic Steroids?

Medication Interactions

When using anabolic steroids, patients need to be aware of the potential for medication interactions. For example, stanozolol interacts with anticoagulants such as warfarin, and stanozolol could increase the patient's sensitivity to these medicines. Individuals who use anabolic steroids and anticoagulants together may need to have their anticoagulant dose lowered. Since this interaction increases the patient's risk of serious bleeding, the patient should always let their doctor know immediately if any unusual bruising develops, as this could be a sign of internal bleeding. Anabolic steroids also interact with cyclosporine, a medicine that helps prevent organ rejection in patients who have had a heart, liver, or kidney transplant. Anabolic steroids increase the level of cyclosporine in the patient's blood, and the dosage of cyclosporine may need to be adjusted during treatment with anabolic steroids.