ReviewPubMed ID: 24638246·2014

Illegal melanotan II products: purity analysis and contamination screening

Cohen PA, Travis JC, Venhuis BJ.

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2014

Key finding

Only 35% of products met purity standards; 65% contained bacterial endotoxins or undeclared active ingredients; significant batch-to-batch variability.

Summary

Analysis of 17 seized and commercial melanotan II preparations, documenting purity, contamination, and consistency issues in illicit products.

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