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Wellness category

Clinical Peptides

FDA-approved or diagnostic peptides — clinical use only.

All 43 Clinical peptides

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Synthetic somatostatin analog for acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors.

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Lanreotide (Somatuline)

Long-acting somatostatin analog for acromegaly and NETs.

FDA-Approved · Fertility

Cetrorelix (Cetrotide)

GnRH antagonist used in IVF to prevent premature ovulation.

FDA-Approved · Fertility

Ganirelix (Antagon)

GnRH antagonist for IVF cycles.

FDA-Approved · Bone

Teriparatide (Forteo)

Recombinant PTH(1-34) for severe osteoporosis.

FDA-Approved · Bone

Abaloparatide (Tymlos)

PTHrP analog for postmenopausal osteoporosis.

FDA-Approved · Bone

Calcitonin-Salmon (Miacalcin)

32-amino-acid peptide for osteoporosis and hypercalcemia.

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Desmopressin (DDAVP)

Synthetic vasopressin analog for diabetes insipidus and nocturnal enuresis.

FDA-Approved · Critical Care

Vasopressin (Vasostrict)

Nonapeptide hormone used for vasodilatory shock.

FDA-Approved · Rare Disease

Setmelanotide (Imcivree)

MC4R agonist for rare genetic obesity disorders.

FDA-Approved · GI

Linaclotide (Linzess)

Guanylate cyclase-C agonist peptide for IBS-C and chronic constipation.

FDA-Approved · GI

Plecanatide (Trulance)

Uroguanylin analog for chronic constipation.

FDA-Approved · Rare Disease

Icatibant (Firazyr)

Bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist for hereditary angioedema attacks.

FDA-Approved · Rare Disease

Ecallantide (Kalbitor)

Plasma kallikrein inhibitor for hereditary angioedema.

FDA-Approved · Obstetrics

Carbetocin (Duratocin)

Long-acting oxytocin analog for postpartum hemorrhage prevention.

FDA-Approved · Cardiology

Nesiritide (Natrecor)

Recombinant BNP for acute decompensated heart failure.

FDA-Approved · Antiviral

Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)

First-in-class HIV fusion inhibitor peptide.

FDA-Approved · Cardiology

Bivalirudin (Angiomax)

Direct thrombin inhibitor peptide for PCI anticoagulation.

FDA-Approved · Cardiology

Eptifibatide (Integrilin)

GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor cyclic peptide for ACS and PCI.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Daptomycin (Cubicin)

Cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic for serious Gram-positive infections.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Colistin (Polymyxin E)

Last-resort lipopeptide antibiotic for multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Glycopeptide antibiotic for serious Gram-positive infections including MRSA.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Dalbavancin (Dalvance)

Long-acting lipoglycopeptide for skin and soft tissue infections.

FDA-Approved · Antifungal

Caspofungin (Cancidas)

Echinocandin lipopeptide for invasive Candida and Aspergillus infections.

FDA-Approved · Antifungal

Micafungin (Mycamine)

Echinocandin antifungal for Candida infections and prophylaxis.

FDA-Approved · Diagnostic

Synthetic Secretin (ChiRhoStim)

27-amino-acid peptide used to stimulate pancreatic secretions for diagnosis.

FDA-Approved · Diagnostic

Cosyntropin (Cortrosyn)

Synthetic ACTH(1-24) for adrenal function testing.

FDA-Approved · GI

Teduglutide (Gattex)

GLP-2 analog for short bowel syndrome dependent on parenteral support.

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Pasireotide (Signifor)

Multi-receptor somatostatin analog for Cushing's disease and acromegaly.

FDA-Approved · Oncology

Triptorelin (Trelstar)

GnRH agonist depot for advanced prostate cancer.

FDA-Approved · Diagnostics

Macimorelin (Macrilen)

Oral ghrelin agonist for diagnosing adult growth hormone deficiency.

FDA-Approved · Genetic

Vosoritide (Voxzogo)

C-type natriuretic peptide analog for achondroplasia.

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Pegvisomant (Somavert)

Pegylated GH receptor antagonist for acromegaly.

FDA-Approved · Pain

Ziconotide (Prialt)

Synthetic ω-conopeptide for severe chronic pain via intrathecal infusion.

FDA-Approved · Hematology

Romiplostim (Nplate)

Thrombopoietin-receptor peptibody for immune thrombocytopenia.

FDA-Approved · Endocrine

Etelcalcetide (Parsabiv)

Calcimimetic peptide for secondary hyperparathyroidism on hemodialysis.

FDA-Approved · Antifungal

Anidulafungin (Eraxis)

Echinocandin lipopeptide for invasive Candida infections.

FDA-Approved · Antifungal

Rezafungin (Rezzayo)

Once-weekly echinocandin for candidemia and invasive candidiasis.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Oritavancin (Orbactiv / Kimyrsa)

Single-dose lipoglycopeptide for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

FDA-Approved · Antibiotic

Telavancin (Vibativ)

Lipoglycopeptide for complicated skin infections and HABP/VABP.

FDA-Approved · Diagnostics

Sincalide (Kinevac)

Synthetic C-terminal octapeptide of cholecystokinin for gallbladder imaging.

FDA-Approved · Diagnostics

Corticorelin (Acthrel)

Synthetic ovine CRH for differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.

FDA-Approved · Oncology

Motixafortide (Aphexda)

CXCR4 antagonist peptide that mobilizes stem cells for autologous transplant in multiple myeloma.

Clinical comparisons

Lanreotide (Somatuline) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Cetrorelix (Cetrotide) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Ganirelix (Antagon) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Octreotide (Sandostatin) vs Teriparatide (Forteo)

Abaloparatide (Tymlos) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Calcitonin-Salmon (Miacalcin) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Desmopressin (DDAVP) vs Octreotide (Sandostatin)

Octreotide (Sandostatin) vs Vasopressin (Vasostrict)

Octreotide (Sandostatin) vs Setmelanotide (Imcivree)