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FDA Declares Designer Steroid Illegal.

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| October 29, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Larry Eichel

Oct. 29--The government yesterday formally classified the once-undetectable steroid at the center of a federal grand jury investigation in California as an unapproved, and thus illegal, drug.

In a statement issued in Washington, the Food and Drug Administration said it is working with other law enforcement agencies "to aggressively engage, enforce, and prosecute those firms or individuals who manufacture, distribute, or market" the drug, called THG, or tetrahydrogestrinone.

The action was hailed by several sports organizations, including USA Track and Field, which is considering a new set of tougher drug rules that could include lifetime bans for…

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