Nice. I would love to have a reputable clean source for PDA (penta deca arginate). Some countries have awesome med-spa's or med-bars that are essentially coffee shops where one can get whatever injections they want such as NAD+, peptides, others. That would be a great business opportunity for the US. People could go there for GLP peptides, insulin and whatever else they desire.

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1659447091 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> That would be a great business opportunity for the US.

They already exist here. The restrictions only seemed to be on compounding pharmacies. But the US has "med-spa" and "rejuvenation center" chains that offer them; I'm guessing at significant markup compared to ordering from random chat-app or website. Since it was a "grey" area who knows if those centers are more trustworthy about their supply sources.

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Bender 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I was operating under the assumption that if they are being promoted by the government that they would be less taboo and states would be less likely to put pressure on such businesses thus allowing them to flourish. If I utter the word peptide in my state people act like I am asking about cocaine whereas some countries it's treated just like a Starbucks.

	▲	JohnFen 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That probably depends on which state you're talking about. The FDA's reputation isn't great in a lot of places these days.

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ck2 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

wondering if there's a startup opportunity for lab testing peptide batches somehow

doubt current supplement labs would be up to the task of certifying things injectable

very risky to bypass gut digestion safety in the human body with unknowns

	▲	Bender 14 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I would expect whomever does the certification for insulin and GLP's would be up for it. existing peptides on the market not counting all the peptides people eat daily in foods
	▲	nonameiguess 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It already exists. There's no reason anyone would know if they never ventured into the backwaters of PEDs for sport, but third-party labs are out there which will send you back a full analysis of any sample you send it, and reputable sellers anyone bothers to actually buy from will reimburse the testing expense provided you publish the results on any number of web forums that exist for the purpose of vetting these sellers on quality and purity of their products. It's nothing like buying heroin from the street or at least it hasn't been since 20 years ago. Also US MedSpas and other boutique pseudo not-quite-medical clinics will already inject you with just about any peptide other than insulin as well as NAD+ if you feel you need it for some reason. You don't, but they'll still do it.