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suzanne6624 Nov 2009
Other potential appetite stimulants that have been used in elderly people include oxandrolone, an anabolic steroid that may increase appetite and stimulate muscle growth; and dronabinol, which is tetrahydrocannabinol, a derivative of cannabis. Gentian has also been used.
See: http://www.drugs.com/cdi/oxandrolone.html
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/dronabinol.html
http://www.drugs.com/npc/gentian.html
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