{
 "as_of": "2026-10-15",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "FDA Category 2 page",
   "url": "https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/certain-bulk-drug-substances-use-compounding-may-present-significant-safety-risks",
   "content_current_as_of": "2026-04-22"
  },
  {
   "name": "FDA 503A page and category lists",
   "url": "https://www.fda.gov/media/94155/download",
   "content_current_as_of": "2026-05-14"
  }
 ],
 "substances": [
  {
   "slug": "bpc-157",
   "name": "BPC-157",
   "status": "Withdrawn from Category 2; not Category 1; not on the 503A list",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "8–6–1 for (reported)"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tb-500",
   "name": "TB-500 (thymosin beta-4 fragment)",
   "status": "Withdrawn from Category 2; not Category 1; not on the 503A list",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "8–6–1 for (reported)"
  },
  {
   "slug": "cjc-1295",
   "name": "CJC-1295",
   "status": "Withdrawn from Category 2; not Category 1; not on the 503A list",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ipamorelin",
   "name": "Ipamorelin",
   "status": "Withdrawn for 503A; still Category 2 under 503B",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "sermorelin",
   "name": "Sermorelin",
   "status": "On no FDA category list; brand product discontinued",
   "approved": "Formerly (Geref, discontinued)",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tesamorelin",
   "name": "Tesamorelin",
   "status": "FDA-approved as Egrifta (BLA 022505)",
   "approved": "Yes (Egrifta)",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ghk-cu",
   "name": "GHK-Cu (copper peptide)",
   "status": "Category 1 except injectable routes; injectable form withdrawn",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "Scheduled before Feb 2027"
  },
  {
   "slug": "nad-plus",
   "name": "NAD+",
   "status": "Category 1 (NAD and NADH)",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "glutathione",
   "name": "Glutathione",
   "status": "Category 1",
   "approved": "No",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "mic-b12",
   "name": "MIC-B12 (methionine, inositol, choline + B12)",
   "status": "Mixed: some parts Category 1, some Category 3, some not listed",
   "approved": "No (for weight loss)",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "l-carnitine",
   "name": "L-carnitine",
   "status": "Levocarnitine is FDA-approved (Carnitor); acetyl-L-carnitine is Category 1",
   "approved": "Yes (Carnitor, for deficiency)",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "retatrutide",
   "name": "Retatrutide",
   "status": "Investigational; FDA says it cannot be compounded",
   "approved": "No (investigational)",
   "july_2026_vote": "Not reviewed"
  }
 ]
}