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  "count": 29,
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07-14",
  "note": "The whole peptide map in one fetch. verdict = can your human get it; grade = honest evidence A–E; is_peptide = is it actually a therapeutic peptide. Two signals never collapse — the regulatory status lives in /fda-tracker/data.json.",
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      "name": "Semaglutide",
      "slug": "/semaglutide-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GLP-1",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "A weekly injection that reduces appetite and blood sugar, used for weight loss and type 2 diabetes.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Tirzepatide",
      "slug": "/tirzepatide-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GLP-1",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "A weekly injection that acts on two gut-hormone pathways for weight loss and diabetes — generally stronger than semaglutide.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "BPC-157",
      "slug": "/bpc-157-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An injectable peptide taken in the hope of speeding healing of tendons, joints, muscle and the gut lining.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/bpc-157-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "CJC-1295",
      "slug": "/cjc-1295-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GH Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An injectable peptide that nudges your own pituitary to release more growth hormone, used for recovery, sleep and body composition.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/cjc-1295-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ipamorelin",
      "slug": "/ipamorelin-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GH Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A short injectable peptide that triggers a clean, short pulse of growth hormone — usually stacked with CJC-1295.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Sermorelin",
      "slug": "/sermorelin-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GH Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An older, well-characterized GH-stimulating peptide with a long clinical history, used to support natural growth hormone release.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/sermorelin-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tesamorelin",
      "slug": "/tesamorelin-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "GH Peptide",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved GH-releasing peptide that specifically reduces deep abdominal (visceral) fat.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/tesamorelin-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "MK-677 (Ibutamoren)",
      "slug": "/mk-677-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "GH Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An oral (non-peptide) capsule that raises growth hormone and IGF-1, popular for muscle, sleep and appetite.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/mk-677-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "TB-500",
      "slug": "/tb-500-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An injectable peptide used in the hope of accelerating recovery from injuries — usually paired with BPC-157.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/tb-500-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "GHK-Cu",
      "slug": "/ghk-cu-topical-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A naturally occurring copper-carrying tripeptide used topically for skin and hair, and by injection for healing.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/ghk-cu-topical-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Thymosin Alpha-1",
      "slug": "/thymosin-alpha-1-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "B",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An immune-system-tuning peptide — one of the most clinically studied peptides in existence, approved as a drug in 35+ countries.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/thymosin-alpha-1-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Epitalon",
      "slug": "/epitalon-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A very short 'longevity' peptide marketed for telomere and sleep support, with a long Russian research history but little Western trial data.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/epitalon-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Semax",
      "slug": "/semax-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A nasal-spray 'brain' peptide used for focus, memory and neuroprotection, approved as a medicine in Russia.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/semax-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Selank",
      "slug": "/selank-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A nasal-spray 'calm' peptide used to reduce anxiety without sedation, approved as a medicine in Russia.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/selank-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "MOTS-C",
      "slug": "/mots-c-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A peptide your own mitochondria produce, marketed for metabolism and energy as an 'exercise mimetic.'",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/mots-c-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "AOD-9604",
      "slug": "/aod-9604-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A fragment of growth hormone once developed as a fat-loss drug — its commercial development was abandoned after it failed to work.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/aod-9604-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "DSIP",
      "slug": "/dsip-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A naturally occurring 'sleep' peptide marketed for deeper sleep and stress, but very thinly studied.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/dsip-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "KPV",
      "slug": "/kpv-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "RFK-14 Peptide",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A tiny anti-inflammatory peptide marketed for gut health and inflammatory conditions.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/kpv-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "PT-141 (Bremelanotide)",
      "slug": "/pt-141-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "Sexual/Aesthetic",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved peptide injection that increases sexual desire by acting on the brain, not blood flow.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/pt-141-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kisspeptin",
      "slug": "/kisspeptin-monograph",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "Sexual/Aesthetic",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A reproductive-hormone peptide being studied for libido and fertility — still experimental and specialist-only.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/kisspeptin-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Melanotan II",
      "slug": "/fda-tracker/melanotan-2",
      "verdict": "red",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": true,
      "category": "Sexual/Aesthetic",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An unapproved 'tanning' peptide that also affects libido — sits in a regulatory and safety gray zone.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/fda-tracker/melanotan-2"
    },
    {
      "name": "Testosterone Cypionate",
      "slug": "/fda-tracker/trt-enclomiphene",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Hormone)",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved injectable hormone used to treat low testosterone — included here for context, but it is not a peptide.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/fda-tracker/trt-enclomiphene"
    },
    {
      "name": "Enclomiphene",
      "slug": "/enclomiphene-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "B",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Hormone modulator)",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An oral (non-peptide) pill that raises a man's own testosterone while preserving fertility — a TRT alternative.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/enclomiphene-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "NAD+",
      "slug": "/nad-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "D",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Longevity)",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "A cellular energy molecule marketed for longevity and energy — not a peptide, and the evidence for injecting it is thin.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/nad-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rapamycin",
      "slug": "/rapamycin-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "B",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Longevity)",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved immunosuppressant drug being studied off-label, at low doses, for longevity — not a peptide.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/rapamycin-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Metformin",
      "slug": "/metformin-monograph",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "B",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Longevity)",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved diabetes pill studied as a low-cost longevity adjunct — not a peptide.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/metformin-monograph"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tadalafil",
      "slug": "/tadalafil",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Sexual/Aesthetic",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "A daily or as-needed PDE5 tablet for erectile function, prescribed online after a clinician review.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/tadalafil"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sildenafil",
      "slug": "/sildenafil",
      "verdict": "green",
      "grade": "A",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Sexual/Aesthetic",
      "buyable": true,
      "public_safe_summary": "An as-needed PDE5 tablet for erectile function, prescribed online after a clinician review.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/sildenafil"
    },
    {
      "name": "Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)",
      "slug": "/low-dose-naltrexone-monograph",
      "verdict": "amber",
      "grade": "C",
      "is_peptide": false,
      "category": "Other (Anti-inflammatory)",
      "buyable": false,
      "public_safe_summary": "An FDA-approved addiction drug used off-label at very low doses for chronic pain and autoimmune conditions — not a peptide.",
      "canonical_url": "https://peptos.life/low-dose-naltrexone-monograph"
    }
  ]
}