Approved medicine
By September 2026, the FDA had approved semaglutide medicines Ozempic and Wegovy, along with tirzepatide medicines Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Learn the termsPlain-language help before care
Healthy aging peptide: a clear guide before care
A peptide is made from a few linked amino acids, the parts used to form proteins. This guide helps you check a specific product, plan the cost, and spot trouble.
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The three product types
As of September 2026, peptide care can mean an FDA-approved medicine, a medicine made to order by a compounding pharmacy, or an unapproved chemical sold online.
Compounded medicine
As of September 2026, a compounded medicine could be legal even without FDA approval, and it did not receive an FDA check before sale.
Compare the typesResearch-labelled chemical
A chemical advertised online as “for research use only” was not a legal treatment as of September 2026. This applies when it was really being sold for people to inject.
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