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Independent editorial · Peptide therapy

The most‑cited independent voice on peptide therapy.

Science journalism, not medical advice — written for performance‑minded adults watching the peptide landscape ahead of FDA reclassification. We read the file. We date every claim. We sell nothing — yet.

Sourcing Primary literature, FDA dockets, trial registries
Cadence Every file re‑reviewed and dated
Position Independent. No products sold — yet
The regulatory path

A favourable vote is not a prescription you can fill in August.

PCAC — the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee. Advisory, not binding; the rulemaking that follows is where access actually changes.

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Editorial coverage

We read and date every file. Nothing is for sale.

PCAC review

FDA's advisory committee hears seven peptides at White Oak.

The vote

A non‑binding recommendation, taken peptide by peptide.

2026–27 projected

FDA rulemaking

The recommendation becomes a rule. Here is where access changes.

Date TBD

Legal access

Licensed pharmacies may dispense by prescription. We open.

The watchlist · 16 files

Every peptide we track. One file each.

The peptides we cover — each with its evidence tag and where it sits in the FDA’s compounding review. We don’t promote a compound past its data, and we say so on every line.

Peptide Studied for Docket Evidence
BPC-157 BPC-157
Tissue repair, gut protection Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Human trials
TB-500 (synthetic thymosin β4 / acetylated Tβ4 fragments) TB-500
Wound healing, tissue repair Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Not yet known
KPV (Lys-Pro-Val) KPV
Anti-inflammatory, wound healing Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Not yet known
MOTs-C (Mitochondrial Open Reading Frame of the 12S rRNA-c) MOTS-C
Metabolic health, insulin sensitivity Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Not yet known
DSIP (delta sleep-inducing peptide; also Emideltide) DSIP
Sleep modulation, opioid withdrawal Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Human trials
Semax SEMAX
Cerebral ischemia, neuroprotection Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Human trials
Epitalon (also written Epithalon; Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) EPITHALON
Sleep regulation, longevity research Wave 1 — Jul 2026
Not yet known
GHK-Cu (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine–copper(II) tripeptide complex) GHK-CU
Skin repair, tissue remodeling Wave 2 — Feb 2027
Not yet known
AOD-9604 (anti-obesity drug 9604; hGH 177-191 + Tyr) AOD-9604
Fat metabolism, obesity research Reviewed 2024
Human trials
CJC-1295 CJC-1295
Growth hormone, body composition Reviewed 2024
Human trials
Ipamorelin IPAMORELIN
Growth hormone, recovery Reviewed 2024
Human trials
Thymosin α-1 (also written Talpha1 / thymalfasin) THYMOSIN-ALPHA-1
Immune modulation Reviewed 2024
Human trials
Selank SELANK
Anxiety, cognition research Not on docket
Human trials
Sermorelin (GHRH 1–29) SERMORELIN
Growth hormone, sleep quality Not on docket
Human trials
Tesamorelin (trans-3-hexenoyl-GHRH 1–44) TESAMORELIN
Visceral fat, metabolic health FDA-approved
Human trials
PT-141 (bremelanotide) PT-141
Non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist FDA-approved
Not yet known
Methodology

Science journalism. Not medical advice. We keep the difference visible.

01

How we rate the evidence.

Every claim carries one of three tags — human trials, animal data, or not yet known. If the literature is thin, the language is thin. We cite the trial phase, not a slogan.

02

What we don’t do.

No protocols. No dosing. No products, until the law changes. We don’t prescribe, and we don’t pretend a forum post is a study. We are not your doctor — we say so, repeatedly.

03

Who writes this.

Independent editors who read primary literature and FDA dockets directly. Every file is dated and re‑reviewed. When a file changes, the date changes with it.

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