synthetic tetrapeptide

Is SS-31 (elamipretide) legal in the United States?

Answer

SS-31 (elamipretide) is not on the FDA register of medicines in the United States. Read on 2026-10-03.

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StatusNot on the registerRegulator FDA

Products on the register0none listed

Read2026-10-03FDA

ACTIONS BY NAMED AUTHORITIES

1 action naming SS-31 (elamipretide)

US-OH	Ohio Board of Pharmacy, 2026-04-16 Regulator During the inspection, [redacted] was found to possess multiple vials of the following illegal dangerous drugs, in either a white powder, purple powder, or clear liquid form, intended for injection, which were obtained from an unlicensed, foreign source: f. SS-31 10mg, 4 vials; State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Order, Case No. A-2026-0037, Findings of Fact paragraph 2(f) · quoted with the party redacted

US-OH

Ohio Board of Pharmacy, 2026-04-16 Regulator

During the inspection, [redacted] was found to possess multiple vials of the following illegal dangerous drugs, in either a white powder, purple powder, or clear liquid form, intended for injection, which were obtained from an unlicensed, foreign source: f. SS-31 10mg, 4 vials;

State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Order, Case No. A-2026-0037, Findings of Fact paragraph 2(f) · quoted with the party redacted

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