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Afamelanotide Reference
Educational, not medical advice reference for Afamelanotide: Skin/Hair, Hormonal; regulatory status, evidence posture, source review, and schedule notes. Als…
Reference summary
Afamelanotide has label-verified evidence in EPP. pepSmart surfaces label-reference content only. Do not generalize the Scenesse label to off-label tanning / cosmetic use.
- Categories
- Skin/Hair, Hormonal
- Aliases
- Scenesse, Melanotan I, [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH
- Evidence posture
- human
- Regulatory status
- FDA-approved prescription medication (Scenesse). Labeled for increasing pain-free light exposure in adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). Not approved for tanning, cosmetic pigmentation, or sexual-health use. Research-vial Melanotan I and compounded afamelanotide are not FDA-approved.
- Content review status
- label verified