Know what is in the vial.
An independent reference to 49 peptides on the market: what each one is used for, whether any regulator has approved it, and how strong the evidence really is.
For educational purposes only. Not medical advice. Every claim sourced.
- ApprovedSemaglutideMetabolic and weight31
- ApprovedTirzepatideMetabolic and weight39
- In clinical trialsRetatrutideMetabolic and weight39 WADA banned
- Not approvedBPC-157Tissue repair15 WADA banned
- Not approvedTB-500Tissue repair7 WADA banned
- Cosmetic ingredientGHK-CuSkin and hair3
- Not approvedIpamorelinGrowth hormone axis5 WADA banned
- Not approvedCJC-1295Growth hormone axis30 WADA banned
- ApprovedTesamorelinGrowth hormone axis44 WADA banned
- ApprovedBremelanotideSexual health7
- Not approvedMelanotan IISkin and hair7 WADA banned
- ApprovedOxytocinReproductive hormones9
- Approved elsewhereSemaxCognition and mood7
- Not approvedEpitalonLongevity4 WADA banned
Browse by what it does
Most people arrive with a problem, not a name. Every peptide sits under the function it is used for.
- Metabolic and weight16
Amycretin, AOD-9604, Cagrilintide, Dulaglutide, Exenatide, Insulin (human), Liraglutide, …
- Tissue repair6
BPC-157, TB-500, Collagen peptides, GHK-Cu, KPV, LL-37
- Growth hormone axis5
CJC-1295, GHRP-6, Ipamorelin, Sermorelin, Tesamorelin
- Skin and hair6
Afamelanotide, Argireline, Collagen peptides, GHK-Cu, Melanotan II, Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4
- Sexual health3
Bremelanotide, Kisspeptin, Melanotan II
- Reproductive hormones4
Gonadorelin, Kisspeptin, Leuprolide, Oxytocin
- Cognition and mood6
Cerebrolysin, Delta sleep-inducing peptide, Dihexa, Selank, Semax, Oxytocin
- Immune3
LL-37, Thymosin alpha-1, KPV
- Longevity4
Epitalon, FOXO4-DRI, Elamipretide, MOTS-c
- Bone3
Abaloparatide, Teriparatide, Vosoritide
- Gut5
KPV, Linaclotide, Teduglutide, BPC-157, Ipamorelin
- Heart and kidney4
Dulaglutide, Liraglutide, Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Rare disease5
Elamipretide, Vosoritide, Afamelanotide, Setmelanotide, Teduglutide
Latest peptide news
Approvals, trial readouts and regulator actions, each with its source.
Reading the marks
Status and evidence come before the story on every entry. They are printed as marks, so they read the same in any colour or none.
Status
- Approved
- Approved in the United States or the European Union for at least one use.
- Approved elsewhere
- Approved by another national regulator, not in the United States or the European Union.
- In clinical trials
- In registered human trials and not approved by any major regulator yet.
- Withdrawn
- Was approved in the US or EU, but the product has since been withdrawn or discontinued.
- Not approved
- No approval anywhere. Sold as a research chemical or compounded.
- Cosmetic ingredient
- Used in topical cosmetics, not regulated as a medicine.
Evidence
- Strong
- Several large randomised controlled trials in people.
- Moderate
- At least one good randomised trial, or consistent smaller human trials.
- Preliminary
- Small human studies, pilots or observational data.
- Animal data only
- Almost everything known comes from animals or cells.
Colour means chemistry
- Hydrophobic
- A V L I M F W Y
- Polar
- S T N Q
- Acidic
- D E
- Basic
- K R H
- Gly, Pro, Cys
- G P C
- Non-standard
- Aib Nle