AOD-9604
AOD9604 · hGH 176-191
A synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal fragment of human growth hormone (residues 176-191), studied for lipolysis and fat metabolism without the glucose or IGF-1 effects of full-length growth hormone.
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Regulatory status
Not FDA approved
The FDA has not approved this substance for human use. It may be approved elsewhere, studied in the literature, or available through other routes, but it carries no approved US label and therefore no agency-reviewed instructions.
A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.
Half-life
Not well characterized in humans; reported short (minutes to ~1 h). Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light.
References
- Metabolic Pharmaceuticals phase 2 obesity program
- Peer-reviewed hGH 176-191 characterization
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Common questions
AOD-9604, answered plainly.
01What is AOD-9604?+
A synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal fragment of human growth hormone (residues 176-191), studied for lipolysis and fat metabolism without the glucose or IGF-1 effects of full-length growth hormone. It is also referred to as AOD9604, hGH 176-191. It is listed here under GLP-1 / Metabolic as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is AOD-9604 FDA approved?+
Not FDA approved. The FDA has not approved this substance for human use. It may be approved elsewhere, studied in the literature, or available through other routes, but it carries no approved US label and therefore no agency-reviewed instructions.
03What is the half-life of AOD-9604?+
Not well characterized in humans; reported short (minutes to ~1 h). A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.
04How is AOD-9604 stored and handled?+
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.
05What vial strengths of AOD-9604 are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 2, 5, 10 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.
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