Source: https://peakpeptides.com/questions/ Questions # The ones *everyone* asks. Straight answers about peptides, prescriptions, compounding and Promise Peptides. Where an answer depends on the peptide, its library page has the detail. ## Prescriptions and research peptides ### Can a doctor really prescribe peptides? Some peptide medicines are available by prescription. A licensed provider makes the prescribing decision. Compounding has additional substance-specific and patient-specific requirements; a prescription alone does not authorize every preparation. ### Is that the same as buying research peptides? No. Research peptides are sold for laboratory use and labeled not for human use. A laboratory purchase is not a patient-specific prescription. [The full comparison](https://peakpeptides.com/why-a-doctor/) goes through it point by point. ### What does “research use only” actually mean? It is a sales category for chemicals sold for lab work, such as cell and animal studies. It is not a quality grade. Human-use instructions may contradict research-only labeling and provide evidence of intended drug use. ### Why would anyone choose the prescription route? A prescription records a licensed provider's decision for a named patient. Pharmacy preparation and dispensing are separate decisions subject to applicable requirements. Neither a prescription nor a research-use label makes a compounded preparation FDA-approved. ## Compounding and the FDA ### What is a compounding pharmacy? A pharmacy that prepares a medicine to order for an individual patient with a prescription, instead of dispensing a mass-produced product. In the U.S. these pharmacies are licensed by their state, and [FDA says](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-and-fda-questions-and-answers) state boards of pharmacy generally have primary responsibility for their day-to-day oversight. ### Are compounded peptides FDA-approved? No. FDA states that compounded drugs are not FDA-approved and that it does not verify their safety, effectiveness or quality before they are marketed. FDA-approved semaglutide and tirzepatide products exist. Their approval does not apply to compounded preparations. ### If a peptide left FDA’s Category 2 list, is it allowed now? Not by that fact alone. Withdrawal of a nomination does not establish eligibility for compounding. The applicable ingredient requirements and other compounding conditions still have to be met. Each library page gives that peptide’s status as FDA’s own pages describe it. ## Promise ### What is Promise Peptides? Promise Peptides prescribes these peptides now through licensed U.S. providers. A provider reviews every request and decides whether to prescribe; not everyone qualifies. ### What if I don’t qualify? Then you won’t be prescribed that treatment. A provider saying no is part of what makes this route different. ### Is every treatment available in every state? No. Promise serves U.S. patients only. Availability varies by state and treatment. ### Can I start a Promise visit now? Yes. Promise prescribes these peptides now through licensed U.S. providers. Every request receives provider review; the provider decides whether to prescribe and not everyone qualifies. ### What does LegitScript-certified mean? LegitScript is a private certification organization. Promise is LegitScript-certified. Certification is not FDA approval of a compounded medicine. ## About Peak ### Is Peak a medical provider? No. Peak is a plain-English guide. It doesn’t examine anyone, prescribe or sell anything, and nothing on the site is medical advice. ### Does Peak make money from Promise? Peak may earn money when readers become Promise patients. ### Is Peak connected to a company called Peak Peptides? No. Peak is not affiliated with any company called Peak Peptides or Peak Performance Peptides. Explore Promise See Promise’s treatments and what each one involves. [Promise Peptides Start an energy visit](https://mypromise.com/products?utm_source=peak&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=page&utm_content=questions) Peak may earn money when readers become Promise patients. --- Promise Peptides prescribes these peptides now through licensed U.S. providers. A provider reviews every request and decides whether to prescribe. Not everyone qualifies. U.S. patients only. Availability varies by state and treatment. Medications are prepared by licensed U.S. compounding pharmacies. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. Promise is LegitScript-certified; that certification is not FDA approval. Peak maps the terrain; it does not examine anyone, so nothing here is medical advice, and the decision about any treatment belongs to a licensed provider who has reviewed your health. Peak may earn money when readers become Promise patients. Peak is not affiliated with any company called Peak Peptides or Peak Performance Peptides.