Where the line is
What this site will and will not say about the material it sells, and why.
- Where the line isAre peptides controlled substances? The DEA schedules, HGH and the steroid lineNo research peptide, BPC-157 included, is on the federal drug schedules. Why HGH sits under a separate statute, why steroids are Schedule III, and how WADA's list differs from DEA's.
Where the line isThe oxytocin nasal spray approval history, with datesThere is no FDA-approved oxytocin nasal spray. The only nasal application ever listed, NDA 012285 Syntocinon, had its approval withdrawn effective September 8, 1997. What the record shows as of September 23, 2026.
Where the line isGlutathione's US regulatory status, with datesNo approved drug product contains reduced glutathione. What is approved, where glutathione sits on FDA's compounding lists, what the 2022 committee vote decided, and what the two FDA alerts actually say.
Where the line isBremelanotide, Vyleesi and the intranasal program that was never approvedOne FDA-approved application, one route, and no intranasal bremelanotide product ever approved. The dates, the FDA review language that closed the nasal program, and where PT-141 sits in 2026.
Where the line isWhat FDA reads on a website before it calls a research product a drugThe 'research use only' label is not what FDA reads. Its 2024 to 2026 warning letters spell out what is: claims, calculators, diluents sold alongside vials, and customer reviews. Here is the rule and the letters in their own words.
Where the line isWhere research peptides sit on the WADA Prohibited ListFDA status and WADA status are different questions with different answers. Where BPC-157, TB-500, the GHRPs, the GHRH analogues, ipamorelin and Melanotan II sit on the 2026 Prohibited List, and what strict liability means.
Where the line isFDA approved peptides in 2026: a status table with dates and sourcesWhich peptides have an FDA-approved product, which are investigational and which have neither, as of October 21, 2026. Every row carries a date and a primary source, with short answers for ipamorelin and BPC-157.
Where the line isCategory 1, Category 2 and the 503A bulks list in 2026Twelve peptides left FDA's Category 2 in April, GHK-Cu went back into Category 1 in May, and an advisory committee voted in July. None of it put a peptide on the 503A bulks list. A dated tracker.
Where the line isIs BPC-157 legal? FDA status, Category 2 and WADA in 2026BPC-157 is not banned in US law, not FDA approved and not compoundable under 503A. Its Category 2 history, the July 2026 committee vote and WADA S0, each dated to its source, as of October 2026.
Where the line isAre peptides steroids? Peptides vs steroids in chemistry and US lawNo. A peptide is a chain of amino acids; a steroid is a four-ring lipid. Why anabolic steroids are Schedule III controlled substances and peptides are not, with a side-by-side table, as of October 2026.
Where the line isAre peptides legal in the US? A dated answer for 2026Peptides are not controlled substances, and research use only sale is lawful when nothing points to use in people. Approval, compounding, supplements, import and sport, each dated.
Where the line isCompounding pharmacy, outsourcing facility or research supplierA 503A pharmacy, a 503B outsourcing facility and a research supplier operate under three different sets of rules. What each one is, why a pharmacy cannot compound BPC-157 today, and why a research vial has no place in the other two chains.
Where the line isWhat "research use only" means for peptides, and whether it is legalWhat a research use only label means, what it does not do, how FDA decides whether a research peptide is really a drug, and the line this site draws because of it. Status as of October 21, 2026.
Other shelves
- Reading the paperworkWhat each line on a certificate measures, and what a weak one leaves out.16 pieces
- How it is madeSynthesis, freeze-drying, formulation and format: how a peptide becomes the vial, spray or strip on the shelf, and where the cost goes.4 pieces
- HandlingStorage, stability and the arithmetic of a stock solution.7 pieces
- Sourcing and provenanceWhere research peptides come from, how to check a vendor with documents, and what an importer and a buyer are actually responsible for.5 pieces
- The moleculesWhat each peptide is: sequence, class, salt form, naming, and its regulatory status on a given date. Never what it does in a person.14 pieces
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