Adipotide_Dosage, benefits & legal status
Also known as FTPP, prohibitin-targeting peptide
An experimental fat-loss peptide considered dangerous, with no safe human use.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Adipotide?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
It starves fat of its blood supply. That caused dramatic fat loss in animals, but it also damaged their kidneys. It is considered dangerous, with essentially no safe human use.
Adipotide is an experimental peptide that homes to the blood vessels feeding fat tissue and triggers them to die.
What it's used for
An experimental fat-loss peptide that cuts off the blood supply to fat tissue, with dramatic fat loss in animals.
How does Adipotide work?
What it does in the body, and where.Adipotide does not affect metabolism at all. It kills the blood supply that fat tissue depends on, and that difference is the whole story.
- 01It homes to blood vessels feeding fat tissueOne half of the molecule finds a marker found on those vessels specifically.
- 02The other half triggers those vessels to dieA pro-apoptotic sequence that destroys the cell it has been delivered into.
- 03Fat tissue is starved of blood supplyObese monkeys lost substantial weight rapidly, which is why it drew attention.
- 04Kidneys were damaged in the same studiesThe kidney has a dense vascular bed and was affected too. The phase 1 human trial was terminated.
- 05It is here for reference, not as an optionA compound designed to kill blood vessels, which did damage kidneys, and which no human trial has shown to work.
Where this compound is thought to act.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Rapid fat loss by cutting off the blood supply to fat tissueResearch only
- It caused kidney damage in animal studies and never reached meaningful human use, so nothing here is establishedResearch only
The published record
3
Records indexed for Adipotide
2 in humans, 2 of them original studies.
Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person. Human means indexed under humans, which includes reviews and work on human cells. Original studies exclude reviews and lab work on human cells.Last updated 12 September 2026.
At a glance
Four things to know about Adipotide
Evidence
Research only
Category
Weight loss and metabolic
Common vial
10 mg
Half-life
Nothing published
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.Research only, research only. No schedule existsNo range
Never given to people under any published protocol. The 28-day primate study found dose-dependent kidney damage, and development did not continue past a 2012 announcement of first human dosing. There is no cycle because there is no established use.
How long does it stay in the body?
The half-life, and where the figure comes from.Nothing publishedNo figure
Nothing published. The mouse and monkey work reported weight change rather than how fast the compound cleared.
You can compare this against the whole library to see where it sits.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
0 / 100 unitsAdipotide starts at $25.99 across 13 vendors, typically $5.20 – $13.80 per mg.
20 listings, last read Sep 5, 2026. Shipping and card fees are not included.
How do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized Adipotide keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Who should avoid it
- Any kidney problem, since kidney damage was the main finding in animal studies
- There is no established safe human use at all
Stop and get help
- Reduced urination, swelling, or unusual fatigue, which can signal kidney trouble
- Signs of dehydration
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling, hives, or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Kidney strain is the primary documented risk
- Dehydration
- No reliable human safety data exists
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Adipotide approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.No. Adipotide is not approved for any use, anywhere. It is sold labelled for laboratory research only, and there is no legal route to buy it for human use.
- Approval statusResearch only
- RouteUnder the skin (subcutaneous)
- CheckedJuly 2026
What has happened recently
Never progressed to meaningful human use. In primate studies it caused kidney damage, which is the finding that ended interest in it. There is no established safe human dose.
You can compare this against the whole library, or read how to check a seller.
- DoseFrom research and community reports. No regulator has reviewed this dose.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Sources
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like Adipotide?
Others in Fat loss without GLP-1, side by side.If you're weighing Adipotide, it's worth reading BAM15, Pancragen, and Retatrutide + Cagrilintide blend in the same class.
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- Dose
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- Dose
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- How often
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- Dose
- Research only
- How often
- Weekly, by convention
Guides for this compound
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Mix peptide powder with bacteriostatic water, step by step.
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Read the units, convert to millilitres, and draw the exact dose.
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Sources
- FDA, bulk drug substances nominated for use in compounding under section 503A, updated 14 May 2026(2026)Adipotide appears in none of the three categories on FDA's nomination list, so it has no regulatory standing for compounding of any kind, not even the weakest category reserved for substances nominated without adequate support. This list is the comprehensive record of what has been proposed for pharmacy compounding since the process opened in 2013, when over two thousand substances were nominated, so absence from all three categories means no one has ever put this compound forward.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026
Beyond these, 3 records are indexed. Browse the records