What the FDA's peptide announcement means for you.
On October 28, the FDA said licensed compounding pharmacies can prepare six peptides without facing FDA enforcement, as long as they certify the identity and purity of what they make. You probably have questions. Here’s the plain version.
What the FDA's peptide announcement means for you.
On October 28, the FDA said licensed compounding pharmacies can prepare six peptides without facing FDA enforcement, as long as they certify the identity and purity of what they make. You probably have questions. Here’s the plain version.
Six peptides are covered. Here is what each one is being studied for.
Research on all six is still early. That’s one more reason they should come through a provider who knows your history and a pharmacy you can verify.
BPC-157
Tissue and gut healing
TB-500
Tissue repair and recovery
KPV
Inflammation, including in the gut and skin
MOTS-c
Metabolic health and exercise capacity
Epitalon
Healthy aging and sleep
Semax
Focus and memory
A certificate of analysis is how a pharmacy shows identity and purity.
It is the lab report for a specific lot, confirming the peptide is what the label says and checking for contaminants. Every peptide we prescribe comes from a state-licensed 503A pharmacy, and we can show you the certificate for anything you are taking.
The headlines are louder than the notice. Here is what changed, and what didn't.
A narrower path for pharmacies.
Licensed compounding pharmacies can prepare six peptides without facing FDA enforcement.
Each pharmacy must certify the identity and purity of what it makes.
More pharmacies may begin preparing them, so you will see more of them offered.
Everything that protects you.
None of the six is an FDA-approved drug. This isn’t approval.
It’s a policy, not a final rule, and it can change.
It applies to these six only. Blends and stacks are separate.
You still need a provider, an evaluation and a prescription.
The notice asks pharmacies to certify identity and purity. That is the standard behind every peptide we prescribe.
Our providers prescribe, and our peptides come from state-licensed 503A pharmacies. A 503A pharmacy prepares each prescription for one patient and answers to its state pharmacy board. Every lot comes with a certificate of analysis — the lab report confirming the peptide is what the label says and checking for contaminants.
Ask us for the certificate on anything you are taking. We will show you.
Peptides are about to be everywhere. Three questions to ask about any of them.
Was it made by a licensed compounding pharmacy, for you, with a prescription?
Can they show you a certificate of analysis for that lot?
Is a provider keeping an eye on how it's going?
Products sold online as “research use only” can't answer yes to any of them.
Peptides, the basics. Without the hype.
A short chain of amino acids — the same building blocks that make up proteins. Your body makes thousands of them and uses them as signals, telling cells when to repair, release a hormone or calm inflammation. You already know some: insulin is a peptide hormone, and GLP-1 medications are peptide-based. Some peptide medicines are FDA-approved like those. The six in the recent news are not.
Most are small injections under the skin, because digestion breaks many peptides down. Some come as nasal sprays, creams or capsules. Your provider decides the form, the amount and how long you take it, and many protocols run in cycles with breaks in between.
Like any medication, peptides can have side effects. Tell your provider about anything unusual, store them the way the pharmacy label says, and never take more than prescribed.
The announcement covers six individual peptides. Blends and stacks are a separate matter, and your provider can walk you through your plan.
Start with a free consult with our team. Your Longevity Quotient results give your provider a starting point.
Not sure where you land on any of this? Talk to our team.
Share your contact details and a provider will follow up within 24 hours. If one of these peptides might fit your plan, we’ll start with an evaluation.
Prefer to talk? Call us at (615) 981-0340.
Peptides are prescribed only after a provider evaluation. They are compounded medications and are not FDA-approved drugs. Individual results vary.