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Semax

A chain of seven amino acids, based on a fragment of a hormone the body already makes.

Data sheet · Updated August 2026 · How we source this

At a glance

Tier
S Recommended, widest margin
Chain length
7 amino acids
Research area
Neuro Research
First described
1980s
Sold as
Research use only
Approved for people
No
A pharmacy may compound it
No
Where it comes from
Based on a fragment of a hormone the body makes

The July 2026 committee vote

8
5
8 yes 5 no Recommended · margin of 3

Recorded vote of the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, 23–24 July 2026. All seven tallies.

Where it stands today

  1. ✓
    Panel vote
    Done
  2. 2
    FDA decides
    Waiting
  3. 3
    Rule written
    Not started
  4. 4
    Pharmacy may compound
    Not started

A yes vote completes step one of four. Nothing about how this compound may be sold has changed. What is left.

What it is

A chain of seven amino acids, based on a fragment of a hormone the body already makes.

Studied in brain and nerve research.

One of only two compounds at the meeting to win by three votes. It passed 8 to 5.

Where to get it

BioInfinity Direct product link

The widest per-product coverage of anything we have checked, and the only seller that publishes a batch purity figure with the lab that produced it.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published per batch
  • ✓Testing lab named in public
  • ✓Public certificate library
View Semax → Read our check →
Peptime Catalog — no direct link for Semax

American-compounded, trading since 2012. The only seller we have checked that names its testing lab in public and puts a certificate on the product page.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published
  • ✓Testing lab named in public
  • ✓Certificate on the product page
Browse the catalog → Read our check →
Amino Club Catalog — no direct link for Semax

The widest range of the sellers we have checked, and it publishes purity and outside testing. Entry is behind a researcher verification step.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published
  • ✓Says batches are tested outside
  • ✓Returns policy published
Browse the catalog → Read our check →
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Sold for laboratory research only. Not approved for people to take. Listing a seller is not a recommendation to buy or to use anything.

This sheet describes, it does not recommend. Nothing on it says this compound does anything for anyone. It is not approved for people to take. Talk to a doctor about your health.

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