Melanotan II
MT-2 · MT2
A synthetic cyclic analog of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone acting as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist. Studied in relation to skin pigmentation and, via MC4R activation, sexual arousal. Not FDA-approved.
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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
~1 h, subcutaneous (limited human PK). Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Lyophilized powder kept cool, dry and protected from light; reconstituted solution kept refrigerated.
References
- ScienceDirect Topics: Melanotan II
- Peer-reviewed melanocortin pharmacology
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Common questions
Melanotan II, answered plainly.
01What is Melanotan II?+
A synthetic cyclic analog of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone acting as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist. Studied in relation to skin pigmentation and, via MC4R activation, sexual arousal. Not FDA-approved. It is also referred to as MT-2, MT2. It is listed here under Sexual / Hormonal as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is Melanotan II 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 Melanotan II?+
~1 h, subcutaneous (limited human PK). 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 Melanotan II stored and handled?+
Lyophilized powder kept cool, dry and protected from light; reconstituted solution kept refrigerated. 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 Melanotan II are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 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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