Safety first
If you choose to use an investigational product
Investigational peptides are not approved for human use. The safest choice is not to use them. If you decide to anyway, these basics lower the risks. This page is general safety information – not medical advice and not dosing instructions.
🩺 Before you start
- Talk to a doctor – especially if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a medical condition (for example diabetes, heart, kidney, liver or pancreas problems) or take any medication.
- Check what you have: the name and batch number on the label must match the product's lab certificate. If anything doesn't match, don't use it.
- Never use a product that arrived damaged, unsealed or without a label.
🧼 Clean handling
- Wash your hands well and work on a clean surface.
- Wipe vial stoppers and the skin with an alcohol swab and let it dry.
- Use sterile, single-use needles and syringes – a new one every time. Never share or reuse them.
- Only mix with sterile water meant for injection (bacteriostatic water). Never use tap or bottled water.
❄️ Storage
- Keep vials in the fridge (2–8 °C), out of direct light, and out of reach of children.
- Once mixed, follow the storage time on the label and throw away anything older.
- Don't use it if the liquid is cloudy, discoloured or has particles in it.
📍 Injection sites
- Rotate sites so the same spot isn't used again and again.
- Know the signs of infection: spreading redness, warmth, swelling, pus, pain that gets worse, or fever. If you notice these, see a doctor.
🚨 Stop and get help
Stop using the product and get medical help straight away if you have:
- an allergic reaction – swelling of the face, lips or throat, hives, difficulty breathing
- chest pain or a racing, irregular heartbeat
- severe stomach pain, possibly spreading to the back
- vomiting that won't stop, or signs of dehydration
- fainting, confusion or severe dizziness
Emergency: 10177 (ambulance) · 112 from a cellphone
🗑️ Needles and waste
- Put used needles straight into a sharps container (or a hard plastic bottle with a lid) – never loose in the bin.
- Ask your pharmacy how to dispose of a full container.
📝 Report side effects
- Record them in My personal journey – severe reports reach our team, and repeated reports on one batch alert us.
- You can also report side effects to SAHPRA, South Africa's health products regulator, with the Med Safety app.
- Questions? Message us.