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30 substances

Performance & Grey-Market Pharma

Grey-market bodybuilding and 'research' compounds with zero quality control. Clenbuterol, AICAR, grey-market ED pills — sold as research chemicals or 'not for human use', with no dosing safety data.

0human safety trials for most grey-market compounds
30profiles in this category
Unscheduled

AICAR (Acadesine)

White powder, sold as 'exercise in a pill' grey-market research chemical

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Not approved for human use

Clenbuterol HCl

White 20–40 mcg tablets; veterinary liquid

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Rx-only

Anastrozole (Arimidex)

White 1 mg tablets, 'Ari' imprints

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Rx-only — not a controlled drug

Liraglutide (Saxenda)

Multi-dose injection pens (6 mg/mL), refrigerated

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Rx-only — not controlled

Naltrexone–Bupropion (Contrave)

Blue tablets (8/90 mg), film-coated

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Rx-only — not controlled; newly approved

Orforglipron (Foundayo)

Small round tablets (0.25–12 mg), Lilly bottle

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Rx-only with strict pregnancy-prevention programs

Isotretinoin (Accutane)

10/20/40 mg soft capsules; many generic brands

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Schedule IV

Modafinil (Provigil)

100/200 mg white tablets; grey 'smart drug' versions ubiquitous

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Rx-only

Salbutamol (Albuterol/Ventolin)

Blue MDI inhalers (100 mcg/puff), respules for nebulizers

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OTC eye drops

Ketotifen (Zaditor/Astafen)

1 mg tablets; 0.025% eye drops

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Rx-only — not controlled

Losartan (Cozaar)

25/50/100 mg tablets; many generics

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Rx-only — not controlled

Atorvastatin (Lipitor)

10–80 mg tablets; white ovals

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Supplement — unregulated

LIV 52 (herbal liver supplement)

Brown tablets/capsules, Ayurvedic formulation (caper, chicory, black nightshade etc.)

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Illegal dietary supplement

DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine)

Pre-workout powders, 'fat burner' pills; once in Jack3d and OxyELITE Pro

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FDA considers illegal supplement; unregulated grey market

DMHA (Octodrine / 'New DMAA')

Pre-workout and fat-burner supplements — the DMAA replacement

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OTC normally; counterfeit versions unregulated

Counterfeit Topical Analgesics (Black Market)

Counterfeit muscle rubs, skin creams sold at markets/online — unknown contents

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Schedule IV

Armodafinil (Nuvigil)

50–250 mg tablets, white

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Unscheduled

Adrafinil (Olmifon)

300 mg tablets/capsules

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Rx in EU/Russia

Racetams (Piracetam, Phenylpiracetam, Noopept)

Powder, capsules, tablets; noopept 10 mg tabs (Russian Rx)

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Rx drug

Yohimbine

2–5 mg tablets; bark extract capsules (variable content)

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OTC supplement — unregulated US; Rx-only Germany for depression

St John's Wort (Hypericum)

Yellow-flowered herb; capsules, teas, tinctures standardized to hypericin/hyperforin

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Supplement — unregulated US/UK/EU

5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan)

50–400 mg capsules from Griffonia simplicifolia seed extract

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Prescription-only; banned in sport

EPO (Erythropoietin) Doping

Injectable anemia drug abused by endurance athletes

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Prescription-only

Meldonium (Mildronate)

Capsules and injection; popular in Russia/Eastern Europe as a 'heart vitamin'

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Prescription-only; banned in sport

Diuretic Abuse (Weight-Cut & Eating-Disorder)

Tablets abused for rapid 'weight loss', boxing/MMA weight cuts, and to mask doping

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Not approved for human use; WADA-prohibited; not a controlled drug

Ostarine (MK-2866 / Enobosarm)

White/off-white powder, liquid dropper bottles, or capsules from grey-market vendors

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Not approved; WADA-prohibited; unscheduled

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)

Liquid dropper bottles, capsules, raw powder from grey-market peptide/SARM vendors

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Not approved; WADA-prohibited; unscheduled

RAD-140 (Testolone)

Liquid bottles, capsules, raw powder; often stacked with other SARMs

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Not approved; WADA-prohibited; unscheduled

YK-11

Liquid or capsule grey-market products; often stacked in 'SARM blends'

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Not approved; WADA-prohibited; unscheduled

GW501516 (Cardarine)

White powder, liquid bottles, capsules from grey-market 'endurance' vendors

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