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AOD-9604

Is AOD-9604 legal in the US?

No. It is not approved and is sold as a research chemical.

CAnimal and cell studiesNot approvedas of 2026-10-27

AOD-9604 is not approved by the FDA for any use and is sold online as a research chemical. The FDA placed it in category 2 of bulk substances nominated for compounding in 2023, citing possible safety risks; its nomination was later withdrawn, and in December 2024 the FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted 12-0 against adding it to the list of substances pharmacies may compound.

It is not approved for any use. In 2023 the FDA put it in Category 2 for compounding. The nomination was later withdrawn, and in December 2024 an advisory committee voted 12 to 0 against adding it to the compounding list. It is still sold online labelled for research, with no regulatory oversight. 79

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Citations

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  2. Heffernan 2001, International Journal of Obesity: AOD9604 in obese mice doi.org
  3. Current Cardiology Reviews 2013: obesity pharmacotherapy, current perspectives and future directions pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  4. Drug Testing and Analysis 2015: detection and in vitro metabolism of AOD9604 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  5. DailyMed: somatropin label, 191-amino-acid human growth hormone dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
  6. Drug Testing and Analysis 2013: AOD-9604 does not influence the WADA hGH isoform immunoassay pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  7. FDA: bulk drug substances that may present significant safety risks in compounding fda.gov
  8. WADA: 2026 Prohibited List wada-ama.org
  9. FDA: 503A bulk drug substances category list (2023 update) fda.gov
  10. FDA Drugs@FDA: tesamorelin (Egrifta) approval record accessdata.fda.gov
  11. Falutz 2007, NEJM: metabolic effects of tesamorelin in patients with HIV pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  12. Stier 2013, Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: safety and tolerability of the hexadecapeptide AOD9604 in humans doi.org

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