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Read these before the compound records. They cover what the word peptide means, what the regulatory categories actually guarantee, and how to judge a claim you find somewhere else.
Foundations · 4 min read
What a peptide actually is
Insulin is one. So is Mounjaro. So is the powder sold in an unlabelled vial. The word covers all three, which is why it gets used so loosely.
Regulation · 6 min read
Licensed, unlicensed, research use only
Three labels that decide whether anything has been checked. The phrase not for human consumption on a vial is a legal position, not a quality statement.
Method · 5 min read
How to read a claim
Who ran the study, how many people, what it measured, and who paid. Most figures circulating online answer a narrower question than the claim suggests.
Then
Go to the register
Eight compounds, same format each time, status first.