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Peptide · Research use only

Tesamorelin

From CA$109CAD

A synthetic peptide that mimics a natural signal involved in the release of growth hormone.

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TesamorelinFrom CA$109

Product information

Tesamorelin, clearly explained.

A synthetic peptide that mimics a natural signal involved in the release of growth hormone.

Overview

Tesamorelin has meaningful human research, but it is tied to specific prescription formulations and adults with HIV-associated lipodystrophy. A research material is not interchangeable with an approved medicine.

Tesamorelin is a stabilized analogue of growth-hormone-releasing hormone. Authorized tesamorelin drug products have formulation-specific labelling for a defined population; a research material is not interchangeable with an approved medicine.
Format
Vial
Available strengths
10mg · 20mg
Documentation
Source review pending
Research at a glanceEstablished human evidence for a narrow, authorized drug indication
Reviewed 23 July 2026View research context

Specifications

Product details

Sequence / identity
44-amino-acid GHRH analogue
Molecular weight
5135.9 g/mol
Storage and handling
Store according to the conditions printed on the vial and supplied Certificate of Analysis.
Batch documentationSource review pending

Supplier-origin documentation will be published only after EternaGen verifies the source and record details.

Not yet published
Important research-use boundary

Tesamorelin has authorized prescription-drug formulations for a specific indication. This catalogue item is a separate research material and is not represented as an approved, substitutable or patient-ready medicine.

Explore the research

What has been studied?

Keep the context attached

Check what was studied, what researchers observed, and the limitation attached to each finding.

Question 01

HIV-associated lipodystrophy

Randomized trials studied adults living with HIV who had excess abdominal fat while receiving antiretroviral therapy.

Evidence so far: Phase 3 human evidence
Question 02

Visceral and liver fat

Additional trials in people living with HIV examined visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat under defined protocols.

Evidence so far: Clinical research in a narrow population
Question 03

Not general weight management

Approved U.S. labelling states that tesamorelin is not indicated for weight-loss management and that formulations are not substitutable.

Evidence so far: Regulatory label boundary

Proposed mechanism

How researchers are investigating the mechanism.

Tesamorelin stimulates pituitary growth-hormone release and increases downstream IGF-I. Clinical programmes measured visceral adipose tissue and metabolic or safety outcomes in carefully defined populations.

Evidence gaps

What remains unknown?

  • Results should not be generalized to people without the studied HIV-associated condition.
  • Long-term cardiovascular safety remains a labelled limitation of use.
  • Identity, formulation and regulatory status must be verified independently; a shared compound name is not equivalence.