Becoming said:
Thank you for pointing out that you don't know anything about the pharmaceutical industry and FDA regulations.... Longterm studies are done for a period of several years IN HUMANS before a drug is approved. In addition, follow up studies (including Phase IV clinical trials) are done post approval to ascertain and to act as a safety net AFTER a drugs release.... how do you think drugs get recalled for safety reasons? Longterm effects ARE known and your argument is false. Mistakes are made, but at least there is a net in place to stop damage before it gets too out of hand....
OK long term studies in humans is a couple years??? followed by some follow-up after drug is released? and drugs get recalled because long-term effects ARE KNOWN? these gems of logic are impressive, but think about this: in some peoples view (including the AMA as I mentioned) several years is not enough to evaluate long-term effects in a human. That is what lab rats are for, since there is really NO WAY to practically evaluate long-term human effects. Note: human life span is approximately 30x the lifespan of the lab-rat.
For the most part, the reasons other researched AAS were not brought to market were economic vs. functional. Other drugs were available to do the job, no point splitting the pie too thin. Originally drug companies thought the market would be huge for these miracle compounds. But then came side effects and athletic corruption, and the politicizing process started and research was halted. Some established FDA approved AAS were even taken off market, like dbol and anavar. Of course anavar later returned when the emerging AIDS market made the $$$ right.
Now by your lofty standards tap water would not be deemed safe either (not FDA regulated, purity varies from community to community). do you think people would die waiting for water to get approval - you know people die waiting for therapies to get through the FDA bureacracy, right?
I suggest a conservative approach to any new drugs. Evaluate the new steroids based on the direct research and by deductive reasoning, looking at similar compounds, and gauging the feedback from trusted users around the boards (a damn good objective market reaction). based on this approach you may be able to take advantage of new innovations, without waiting for things to get approved that are not ever going to get approved, under any circumstances. if instead, you think new & innovative ergogenic aids are going to be handed to the bodybuilding community on a silver platter by the FDA, then sit tight. If you are happy with your current AAS and sources, that is fine by me, too.