The mistake that stalls more peptide brands than any other: building the store on Stripe, Square or PayPal because they are easy to set up. Here is what their own published rules say: Stripe: pharmaceuticals and peptides are a restricted category. A large number of peptides are prescription only, and Stripe has to pre-approve the merchant before you sell them. PayPal: its Acceptable Use Policy bans products that present a risk to consumer safety, and says prescription items need approval first. Selling in a category that requires approval without having it is prohibited. Square: its payment terms list high-risk products and services as unsupported, along with online pharmacies. What that means for you: if you open the account under a different category, or just leave peptides out, you are taking a real risk. Processors can freeze funds, hold payouts and close accounts, and your customers are the ones left waiting. What to do instead: apply with a processor that reviews peptide businesses up front and approves you for the category before you launch. That is high-risk processing. It takes an application and underwriting, and approval is the processor's decision. Apply here: https://forms.zohopublic.com/usapayments/form/ContactUs/formperma/AF1c2V_uXPW9ChE17GRMVdk5nX3a6jVf9gjHrXx3HOg?agentid=5577028000080407084 Disclosure: I earn a referral fee if you apply through this link. Questions about the application? Ask below or message me. This is education, not legal or financial advice.

If you are new to peptides, the hardest part is not finding a seller. It is knowing who to trust. Here are six questions worth asking before you buy anything. 1) Is it FDA approved? Some peptide drugs are FDA approved and prescribed by a licensed clinician. Many products sold online are not approved for human use. Know which one you are looking at. 2) Who is the seller? Look for a real company name, a physical address, a working phone number, and clear terms and return policies. Be careful with sellers that hide who they are. 3) Is there a certificate of analysis? A real one lists the lot number, the lab, the test date and the results for that specific batch. A generic PDF with no lot number tells you very little. 4) Does the seller promise results? The FDA has sent warning letters to sellers who promised weight loss, muscle, anti-aging or disease results. A seller that sells results is a red flag, not a selling point. 5) What does the label really say? Words like research use only or not for human consumption mean the seller is telling you the product is not meant for people. Read that before you buy. 6) What does your own clinician say? Talk to a licensed doctor or pharmacist about anything you plan to put in your body, especially anything injected. Which question do you wish you had asked sooner? Or tell us what you are trying to figure out and we will cover it next. This is education, not legal or medical advice.

Welcome to Peptide Solutions, Jordan, Kala and Bill, and everyone else who joined this week. Glad you are here. This group is for two kinds of people: people who want to learn about peptides, and people building a peptide brand. Learners are just as welcome as business owners. For brand builders, we help with a website in 5 days or less, payment processing started in 3 days, and wholesaler connections. Three quick ways to get started: 1) Open the Classroom tab and take the free course, FDA Peptide Warning Letters, Explained. It shows what the FDA flagged on 23 peptide websites. 2) Comment below and tell us where you are: just exploring, have an idea, have a brand name, or already selling. 3) Message me directly with your questions and I will point you the right way. Question for everyone: what brought you to this group today? Are you here to learn about peptides, or are you building a peptide brand? Either answer is welcome. This is education, not legal or medical advice.

We just added a free course to the Classroom: FDA Peptide Warning Letters, Explained. Every FDA warning letter sent to a peptide website, 23 so far, broken down in plain English with a link to the original letter on FDA.gov. A few patterns that show up again and again: Research use only and not for human consumption labels were rejected when the website, social media or a forum showed the products were meant for people. Code names did not help. The FDA treated them as the drugs they stand for. Bacteriostatic water sold to mix with peptides was called a drug in several letters. Social pages and community forums were used as evidence. If you are building a peptide brand, read these before you write a single product page. It is free and it is in the Classroom tab. Which of these surprised you most? Tell me below and I will cover it in more detail. This is education, not legal advice. Talk to an FDA attorney about your own situation.

Need a name for your peptide brand? These domains are available: glplabsciences.com glplabsusa.com glppurity.com glpbiosciences.com Pick one and we can have your website built on it in 5 days or less, with payment processing started in 3 days. Message Keith to claim yours.