Medical review process

Last updated: 2026-04-15

Important: "Reviewed" on this site does not mean "recommended for use." Many peptides covered here are not FDA-approved, are research-use only, or are restricted in certain jurisdictions. Review confirms accuracy of description — it does not constitute medical endorsement.

Peptide Protocol publishes information about compounds that fall squarely in Google's Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) category. People read what we publish and make decisions about their bodies based on it. This page documents exactly how that information gets checked before it goes live.

What gets reviewed

Every glossary entry — mechanism, dose ranges, half-life, side effects, FDA status.
Every guide that describes a clinical or semi-clinical procedure (reconstitution, injection, storage).
Every stack page that suggests a dosing cadence.

Tools (calculators, visualizers) are separately reviewed for mathematical correctness; they do not make medical claims.

Review checklist

For each page, we verify:

Dose ranges match published literature or FDA labeling — we flag any number we can't source.
Half-life values cite a published pharmacokinetic study; animal-only data is labeled as such.
Side effects are consistent with the primary literature and don't omit serious reported events.
FDA status reflects the current scheduling, 503A/503B list position, and approval state as of the review date.
Contraindications are called out, especially for pregnancy, active malignancy, and drug interactions.
Tone does not push users toward self-administration of prescription-only or restricted compounds.

Review cadence

On publish — full review before the page goes public.
Annual — every glossary entry and guide is re-reviewed at least once per year. The lastReviewed date in each entry's schema markup reflects the most recent review.
Triggered — FDA scheduling changes, 503A list updates, new peer-reviewed evidence on safety or efficacy, or reader reports of factual errors all trigger an immediate review.

Reviewer qualifications

Medical review is performed by the editorial team with reference to pharmacist-authored and physician-authored sources. This site is not a substitute for individualized medical advice from a licensed clinician — the review process confirms that what we publish matches the current consensus of that literature, not that any specific reader should take any specific compound.

What we cannot review

We do not review product-specific vendor claims, Certificates of Analysis, or purity of material sold by any supplier. Those are questions for the vendor, an independent testing lab, and your clinician.