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Guides & protocols, with sources.

There's rarely one protocol for a compound, there are several, and they disagree. We put them side by side with the origin of each one named, so you can see which have something behind them and which are repetition. For the syringe arithmetic, use the reconstitution calculator.

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5-Amino-1MQ dosage chart by form

Two dosing conventions circulate for 5-Amino-1MQ, one for capsules and one for vials, and they're tens of times apart. Here's which number belongs to which form.

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AOD-9604 dosage chart for injection

The amount most vendor pages give for AOD-9604 is 300 mcg once a day under the skin, in a range of 250 to 500 mcg. We found no human study of a daily amount under the skin.

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ARA-290 dosage chart for a 28-day course

The two published studies that dosed ARA-290 daily under the skin used 4 mg for 28 days. Vendor pages often run 1 to 2 mg a day instead, and the one study that tested 1 mg saw no clear change in its main measure.

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BPC-157 dosage chart by route

Injected BPC-157 is most often given as 250 to 500 mcg per injection, once or twice a day, and the oral form is a separate, larger amount. Here are the patterns, who they come from and what to draw.

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Cagrilintide dosage chart by week

The amount studied for cagrilintide is 2.4 mg once a week under the skin, reached by stepping up over 16 weeks. The earlier dose-finding study went as high as 4.5 mg.

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Cardiogen dosage for a 20 mg vial

Cardiogen amounts in circulation run from 200 mcg to 1 mg a day for a 10 to 20 day course. Here's where each comes from, and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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Cartalax dosage, injected and by mouth

Most Cartalax amounts you'll find run from 200 mcg to 2 mg a day by injection, in courses of 10 to 30 days. Here's where each number comes from, and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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CJC-1295 dosage chart by version

Two different compounds are sold as CJC-1295. The long-acting DAC version is 2 mg once a week and the no-DAC version is 100 mcg a night, about twenty times less per injection.

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CJC-1295 No DAC + Ipamorelin dosage

The usual vial is a 10 mg blend with 5 mg of each, and a clinic and a vendor both start it at 100 mcg of each at bedtime. A telehealth platform's beginner guide starts CJC-1295 at the same 100 mcg.

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Crystagen dosage

Crystagen is taken in short courses, and the amount depends on whether it's an injection or a capsule. Here's each pattern, where it comes from, and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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DSIP dosage chart for injection

The amount vendor pages give for DSIP is 100 to 200 mcg a night under the skin, 30 to 60 minutes before bed. The human studies we found gave it into a vein instead.

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Epithalon dosage for a 10-day course

Peptide education pages and vendor sites give 5 to 10 mg of epithalon (also spelled epitalon) once a day for a 10-day course. Here's how much to draw from the vial and how long a mixed vial lasts.

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GHK-Cu dosage chart for injection

Vendor pages and forums describe 1 to 2 mg of GHK-Cu once a day under the skin, with up to 5 mg as the less common higher pattern. Here are the units to draw and how long a vial lasts.

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GLOW blend dosage chart for injection

The amount vendor pages give for the GLOW blend is 1 to 2 mg of the whole vial mix once a day under the skin. On the usual 50:10:10 split, most of that's GHK-Cu.

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Glutathione dosage chart by form

Injected glutathione is most often described at 200 to 600 mg, two to three times a week, and the capsule and liposomal amounts come from human trials. Here's each one, where it comes from and the units to draw.

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IGF-1 LR3 dosage

People most often describe 20 to 40 mcg once a day, drawn from a 1 mg vial, and the amounts come from vendor and information pages.

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Ipamorelin dosage chart for injection

The amount people repeat is 200 to 300 mcg under the skin before bed, on an empty stomach. It comes from vendor pages, and the human studies gave it into a vein for other reasons.

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KLOW blend dosage chart for injection

KLOW is four peptides in one 80 mg vial, and no label, listing or study gives an amount for the blend. Here's what each draw contains, the units to draw and how long a vial lasts.

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KPV dosage chart by route

Injected KPV is most often given as 250 to 500 mcg once a day, and the capsule form is a separate, larger amount for the gut. Here are the patterns, who they come from and what to draw.

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LL-37 dosage chart and protocol

Injected LL-37 is most often given as 100 to 200 mcg a day, five days a week, while the only human trials put it on wounds as a gel. Here are both, with where each number comes from.

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Melanotan II dosage chart by phase

Melanotan II is most often given as 250 to 500 mcg a day to load, then 500 mcg to 1 mg once or twice a week to hold. Here are the patterns, the human studies and what to draw.

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MOTS-c dosage chart by week

How much per injection, how often, and what it adds up to, in every pattern we found from sellers, a clinic, dosing guides and one registered trial.

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NAD+ dosage chart by form

Injected NAD+ is described at 50 to 100 mg, two to three times a week, and the oral forms NMN and NR have their own trial amounts. Here's each one, the units to draw and why a mixed vial runs out fast.

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Ovagen dosage for injection and capsules

Ovagen amounts in circulation run from 100 mcg to 2 mg a day by injection, or 10 to 20 mg a day as capsules. Here's where each comes from and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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Pancragen dosage per day

The injection amount most often repeated is 2 mg a day for 30 to 60 days. It comes from a longevity newsletter, and no published study has dosed the research vial in people.

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PT-141 dosage chart for injection

The approved PT-141 product is 1.75 mg under the skin, as needed, at least 45 minutes ahead. Here are the patterns, who they come from and what to draw from a research vial.

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Retatrutide dosage chart by week

Retatrutide has no label, so its weekly amounts come from one 48-week study, where one group stayed on 1 mg and the rest started at 2 or 4 mg, stepped up every 4 weeks and ended on 4, 8 or 12 mg.

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Selank dosage chart by route

People take selank before something stressful, later in the day, or as a course of a week or two, and vendors most often give the injected amount as 250 to 500 mcg. Here are the patterns, who they come from and what to draw.

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Semaglutide dosage chart by week

Semaglutide is given once a week, starting at 0.25 mg and stepping up every 4 weeks to 2.4 mg, and unlike most peptides that schedule comes from an approved label. Here are the steps and what to draw.

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Semax dosage chart by route

People take semax in the morning or just before focused work, and vendors most often give the injected amount as 300 to 600 mcg. Here are the patterns, who they come from and what to draw.

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Sermorelin dosage chart for nightly use

Vendors describe 200 to 300 mcg of sermorelin under the skin at bedtime. The amounts that have been studied are higher, 2 mg a night in older men and 30 mcg per kg of body weight in children. Here are the sources, the units to draw and how long a vial lasts.

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SLU-PP-332 dosage for capsules and vials

Vendor pages give 250 to 500 mcg of SLU-PP-332 a day in capsules. No human study sets a dose, and the mouse studies used injected amounts on a very different scale. Here's what each figure is and where it comes from.

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SS-31 dosage chart by source

Vendors describe 5 to 10 mg of SS-31 under the skin once a day. The approved version, Forzinity, is 40 mg a day for Barth syndrome. Here are the amounts, where each one comes from and the units to draw.

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TB-500 dosage chart by schedule

The amount most often given for TB-500 is 2 to 2.5 mg twice a week for 4 to 6 weeks. Here are five patterns, where each one comes from and what to draw.

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Tesamorelin dosage chart by version

The approved dose of tesamorelin is 1.4 mg once a day under the skin, and vendors describe 1 to 2 mg a day for research vials. Here are the versions, the units to draw and how long a vial lasts.

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Testagen dosage for a 20 mg vial

Testagen amounts in circulation run from 200 mcg to 2 mg a day for a 10 to 20 day course, with one clinic page going higher. Here's where each comes from, and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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Thymosin alpha-1 dosage chart by source

The approved product, Zadaxin, is 1.6 mg under the skin twice a week for 6 to 12 months. Here are the amounts, where each one comes from and the units to draw.

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Tirzepatide dosage chart by week

Tirzepatide is given once a week, starting at 2.5 mg and stepping up 2.5 mg at a time, with at least 4 weeks on each step, and that schedule comes from an approved label.

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Vesugen dosage, injected and in capsules

Vesugen amounts in circulation run from 200 mcg to 2 mg by injection, for 10 to 20 days, or one or two 10 mg capsules by mouth. Here's where each comes from and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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Vilon dosage

Vilon is taken in short courses, and the amount depends on whether it's an injection or a capsule. Here's each pattern, where it comes from, and the math for a 20 mg vial.

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VIP dosage chart by route

Vendors describe 50 mcg of VIP under the skin twice a day, which matches the 50 mcg a spray of a compounded nasal product, the only place we could trace that number. Here are the amounts, where each one comes from and the units to draw.

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Wolverine blend dosage chart by schedule

Alone, BPC-157 is 250 to 500 mcg per injection, once or twice a day, and TB-500 is 2 to 2.5 mg twice a week. A blend vial has to pick one schedule for both, and no label or human study sets a dose for the pair.

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