Overview
This page focuses on how to think about basic dose and exposure concepts in an abstract way for AOD-9604 and similar peptides. It does not provide dosing instructions or protocols.
Key themes in dosing concepts
- Understanding vial amount, dilution volume, and resulting concentration.
- Relating concentration to an abstract "unit" or hypothetical dose.
- Recognizing that pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination) influence exposure beyond simple vial math.
Context and caveats
Any concrete dosing decisions for AOD-9604 must be grounded in product labelling (where it exists), formal clinical guidance, and individualized medical judgment. Educational tools such as calculators and half-life plotters are best treated as aids for understanding, not as dosing engines.
Sport & Anti-Doping Warning
AOD-9604 has featured in high-profile anti-doping investigations, most notably the Essendon Football Club supplements saga in Australian rules football, where regulators clarified it was a non-approved substance prohibited at all times.
- >Essendon Football Club supplements saga (background)
- >Discussion of AOD-9604 and WADA's S0 (non-approved substances) category
For WADA-code athletes, AOD-9604 has been treated as prohibited under the S0 category, regardless of whether it is marketed as a 'research' or 'wellness' product.