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Peptide library

Start with your body,
not a product name.

Most peptide sites hand you an alphabet of acronyms. Pick the part of the body you care about, and see which compounds are studied there, what people use each one for, and where it really stands with the FDA.

This library is education — it covers the whole field, including compounds we don't sell. What a licensed provider can actually prescribe for you lives in Protocols.

FDA-approvedCompoundedIn trialsEarly research

Landmark · gut / pancreas

Weight & GLP-1

Gut-hormone and metabolic signals studied for appetite and weight.

  • Semaglutide· GLP-1FDA-approved

    Appetite and weight management; the molecule in Wegovy and Ozempic.

  • Tirzepatide· GLP-1 / GIPFDA-approved

    Appetite and weight management; the molecule in Zepbound and Mounjaro.

  • AOD-9604· hGH fragmentEarly research

    Promoted for fat metabolism; limited human evidence.

  • MOTS-c· mitochondrialEarly research

    Metabolic and energy support; early research.

    Also acts in:

  • 5-Amino-1MQEarly research

    Metabolic support; early research.

This map is education, not a recommendation. What a compound is studied for is not a promise it will work for you. A licensed provider decides whether anything here is appropriate for you.

Why ours reads differently

We show the evidence, not just the hype.

Every profile tells you plainly whether a compound is FDA-approved, made by a licensed compounding pharmacy, still in clinical trials, or only in early research. When something has never been tested in people, we say so instead of softening it. That honesty is the point: the compounds here are prescribed only when a licensed provider decides they fit you.

Where your medicine comes from

Licensed U.S. pharmacies.

Nothing here is bought off a shelf or an unverified website. Every therapy is compounded by a licensed U.S. pharmacy from a prescription in your name, under published sterile-compounding standards.

How care works

Products are available only by prescription after a consultation with a licensed provider, who decides whether treatment is appropriate. Many compounds described here are not FDA-approved medicines and have not been tested in people for the uses described; information on this site is educational and is not medical advice.