Retinalamin_Dosage, benefits & legal status
Also known as retinalamine, retina polypeptide extract
A Russian retina extract given by injection, from the same tradition as Cortexin.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Retinalamin?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
An injectable extract of cow retina used in Russian eye clinics. Not approved anywhere in the West, and eyes are a poor place to experiment.
A polypeptide fraction extracted from bovine retinal tissue, administered intramuscularly, registered and used in the Russian Federation for retinal and optic nerve pathology. No single defined sequence. No controlled efficacy data published outside the originating literature.
What it's used for
Used in Russian ophthalmology for retinal conditions including diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma-related nerve damage. Not approved in the US, Europe or the UK.
How does Retinalamin work?
What it does in the body, and where.Retinalamin is a mixture rather than a single molecule, which shapes what can be said about it.
- 01It is an extract, not a defined peptideDrawn from bovine retinal tissue and containing many fragments. There is no single sequence and most components have never been characterized.
- 02The proposed action is on retinal cellsRussian sources describe effects on photoreceptor function and retinal metabolism. These are mechanism proposals rather than results from controlled trials.
- 03It sits alongside Visoluten in a confusing wayVisoluten is the oral Khavinson retinal Cytomax. Retinalamin is a separate injectable preparation from a different tradition. Both are bovine retinal extracts and they are not the same product.
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.
- Diabetic retinopathy, in Russian clinical practicenone
- Optic nerve damage and glaucoma support, in Russian clinical practicenone
- Age-related retinal degenerationnone
The published record
Papers and trials about Retinalamin
19 papers tagged human · 17 not reviews or lab · 4 clinical trial publications
Furthest stage reached: Approved outside the US, Russia
Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person; a human tag can land on reviews, commentary or lab papers; clinical trial publications is the narrower count.
At a glance
Four things to know about Retinalamin
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.5 up to 10 mg per day, daily, in 10-day courses. No established pattern No range
No published human study establishes a schedule.
Nothing publishedNo figure
No pharmacokinetic data has been published for this preparation. As a mixture of unidentified fragments, a single half-life would not be meaningful in any case.
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.
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 Retinalamin 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
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- A known allergy to bovine products
- Any eye condition, where an unstudied extract is not a substitute for ophthalmic care
Stop and get help
- Any change in vision
- Any allergic reaction
Common effects
- No controlled safety data is available outside Russian clinical use.
- Injectable animal tissue extracts carry an immune-reaction risk that oral versions do not.
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Retinalamin approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.Not in the United States. Retinalamin has no FDA approval and is sold there labeled for laboratory research only, so there is no legal route to buy it for human use. It is approved in Russia.
- Approval statusResearch only
- RouteInto a muscle
- Checked20 September 2026
- Approved outside the USRussia: Registered in Russia as a prescription medicine made by Geropharm, registration LS-000684. Not approved in the US or EU.This does not change the United States position above.
- DoseFrom product labeling and clinical guidelines.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- SourcesNone traced yet.
What has happened recently
We have not yet written a full regulatory note for this compound. The status above is current as of the date shown.
You can compare this against the whole library, or read how to check a seller.
What else is like Retinalamin?
Others in Healing and recovery, side by side.If you're weighing Retinalamin, it's worth reading Sigumir, Sovateltide, and Thymosin Beta-15 in the same class.
A Russian retina extract given by injection, from the same tradition as Cortexin.
- Dose
- 5 up to 10 mg per day
- How often
- Daily, in 10-day courses
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- Dose
- Varies (course-based)
- How often
- Courses
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- Dose
- 0.3 mcg/kg, 3 doses a day on days 1, 3 and 6 (trial regimen)
- How often
- Three doses 3 hours apart on days 1, 3 and 6
A thymosin the research literature knows as a cancer marker, not a repair peptide.
- Dose
- Research only
- How often
- Not established
Guides for this compound
- How to Reconstitute a Peptide
Mix peptide powder with bacteriostatic water, step by step.
- How to Read an Insulin Syringe
Read the units, convert to millilitres, and draw the exact dose.
- mcg vs mg: The Peptide Dosing Mistake to Avoid
Your vial says mg and your protocol says mcg. Here is the conversion and how to check it.
- How to Read a Peptide COA
What the purity number does and does not tell you, and how to spot an edited report.
- How to Vet a Peptide Vendor
Independent COAs, HPLC purity, and the red flags that mean walk away.
Sources
No primary source has been traced for this compound yet. Treat everything on this page as unverified until one is. How we grade evidence
Beyond these, 27 records are indexed. Browse the records