Physician-led peptide care · US sourced & US manufactured

Clinical FAQ

Questions worth
answering plainly.

What a peptide is, who decides your dose, and the one condition that earns Tier 1 pricing. If an answer here disagrees with something you read elsewhere on the site, this page is the one we hold ourselves to.

Peptides

What peptides are, and what they are not

What is a peptide?

A peptide is a short chain of amino acids — the same building blocks your body already uses to signal repair, metabolism and recovery. Therapeutic peptides are made to match or mimic those signals closely enough that the body reads them as its own.

Where do Mino peptides come from?

Every peptide we dispense is US sourced and US manufactured, compounded in a licensed pharmacy and released against an independent batch test. Certificates of analysis cover identity, purity and endotoxin, and we hold the supply chain rather than buying through brokers.

Are these approved drugs?

Some are FDA-approved medications prescribed for their labeled use. Others are compounded preparations prescribed by a licensed physician for a specific patient. Nothing on this site is sold as a supplement, and nothing is dispensed without a prescription.

Do I need a prescription?

Yes. A Mino physician reviews your intake before anything is written, and the GLP2-T line is prescription-only — it cannot be bought directly from the dispensary. Peptide fills are released only after that review.

Vial or pen — which should I choose?

A pen is pre-measured and easier to travel with; a vial costs less per milligram and suits protocols that change dose over time. The milligram figure on every product is the total in one pen or vial, not the dose per injection.

Is it safe to combine peptides?

Combinations are common and often the point of a protocol, but they are a physician decision. Bring your current medications, supplements and any GLP therapy to your visit so overlap and timing are set deliberately rather than stacked by guesswork.

Dosing

Dosing, timing and what to expect

Who decides my dose?

Your physician does, in writing, based on your intake, labs where relevant, weight, history and goals. We publish no dosing charts, because a chart cannot see your chart.

How is a protocol usually structured?

Most protocols run in cycles — a loading stretch, a maintenance stretch, then a review. Signature members are reviewed quarterly, which is when dose, pairing and cycle length are adjusted rather than left to drift.

When do people notice something?

Sleep, recovery and energy tend to move first, often in the first few weeks. Body composition, skin and metabolic markers take longer and are better judged against labs and measurements than against a mirror.

What if I miss a dose?

Take the next scheduled dose as written and do not double up. If you have missed more than a week, message your physician before restarting — reintroduction is sometimes stepped rather than resumed at full dose.

How should I store and handle a fill?

Refrigerate reconstituted peptides, keep them out of light, and use the beyond-use date on the label rather than the shipping date. Each order ships cold with handling instructions specific to that preparation.

What about side effects?

Injection-site irritation, transient flushing, appetite change and GI upset are the usual reports, and most settle. Anything severe, persistent or unexpected is a call to your physician first and to us second — never a reason to self-adjust the dose.

Pricing rules

Signature and Tier 1, stated exactly

What is Tier 1 pricing?

Tier 1 is the lowest price band we can dispense at — the wholesale-adjacent cost of a fill rather than listed retail. It is not a coupon and not a sale; it is a pricing tier attached to one membership under one condition.

How do I earn Tier 1?

Tier 1 comes with Signature, and only when the year is paid up front — $3,990 charged annually, which works out to $332.50 a month. Signature paid month to month is a full membership with quarterly physician visits, but fills are priced at listed retail.

So a Signature member does not always get Tier 1?

Correct, and this is the line people most often get wrong. Tier 1 follows the annual-upfront payment, not the Signature name. Change to monthly billing and your fills return to listed retail from that point forward.

How do Essential and Plus discounts differ?

Paid annually, Essential takes 10% off retail and Plus takes 20%. Paid monthly, both pay listed retail. The discount is the reward for the annual commitment, at every tier.

Does the discount apply to every product?

Only inside the programs your tier clears. Essential clears GLP, so an Essential member paid annually sees 10% on GLP2-T and listed retail on other peptides. Plus and Signature clear both GLP and peptide protocols.

What does the membership fee actually cover?

Clearance and physician time, your pricing tier, and your Mino Rx card. Fills are billed separately when you order them, at whatever price your tier and billing cycle have earned.

If I switch tiers mid-year, what price do I pay?

The price shown at checkout is the price charged, and it is calculated from the membership actually on your account at that moment. When you preview another tier in the collection, the tile states what you pay so the two numbers are never confused.

Discount rules at a glance

What each way of paying earns

Essential

Monthly · $149 a month · fills at listed retail

Annual · $1,490 paid up front

10% off retail, paid annually

Plus

Monthly · $299 a month · fills at listed retail

Annual · $2,990 paid up front

20% off retail, paid annually

Signature

Monthly · $399 a month · fills at listed retail

Annual · $3,990 paid up front

Tier 1 pricing, paid annually

Discounts apply only inside the programs your tier clears, and the amount shown at checkout is the amount charged.

Still deciding

A physician visit is the fastest way to find out whether a peptide protocol is right for you, what it should look like, and which membership actually pays for itself.