MOTS-c
Discuss energy and metabolic-health concerns with a nurse practitioner.
Prescribed here. Filled by a pharmacy.
Seen in Person
Come to West Hollywood, Santa Monica or Calabasas and meet the provider who prescribes for you.
Filled by a Licensed Pharmacy
Your prescription is filled by a licensed U.S. 503A pharmacy.
Prescription Only
Nothing is dispensed without a prescription from our medical team.
How Much Does MOTS-c Cost?
How it works
Start with a free consultation
Tell a nurse practitioner about your health history and goals. There is no obligation to buy medication.
Review your options
If treatment is appropriate and you choose to proceed, your provider reviews the medications with you. The review fee is charged once for that encounter, including prescriptions ordered separately that day.
Choose your bottles
Pay for the bottles prescribed for you, with no subscription or automatic refill. Buying several together does not add another fee to the same medication review. You see the total before agreeing.
Pickup with teaching, or delivery
At clinic pickup, we show you how to use your medication and answer your questions. This teaching is included in the review fee. Prefer delivery? We ship to your home anywhere in California at no extra charge. If you cannot get to a clinic and would like to be shown how to inject, we can do that over video.
IDEAL FOR
Is MOTS-c Right for You?
MOTS-c is prescribed after a consultation. People ask about it mainly for metabolism and energy rather than a specific condition.
Adults focused on metabolic health and steady energy
Active people supporting endurance and recovery
Anyone taking a healthy-aging approach with a provider
Book a free consultation with our medical team to talk it through.
What MOTS-c Is Studied For
MOTS-c is unusual: it is a sixteen-amino-acid peptide encoded not in the cell nucleus but in mitochondrial DNA, the DNA inside the structures that make cellular energy. It is often described as an exercise-mimetic because research links it to how the body uses fuel. Interest centers on metabolism, energy, and healthy aging. It is a research peptide, prescription-only.
Metabolic flexibility and how the body burns fuel
Insulin sensitivity and glucose handling
Fat oxidation and energy production
Athletic performance and healthy aging
Important Information
Most peptides are not FDA-approved for the uses discussed publicly, and are prescribed at the discretion of a licensed provider after an individual evaluation. A peptide is not appropriate for everyone, and individual results vary.
Peptide therapy at Cienega Medical is available by prescription only. You start with a consultation with one of our nurse practitioners, who reviews your health history, your goals, and whether a peptide is appropriate for you. If it is, they write the prescription and we prepare it for your visit. If it is not, they will tell you that too.
What Is MOTS-c?
MOTS-c is a short peptide, sixteen amino acids long, that is unusual in where it comes from: it is encoded not in the DNA of the cell nucleus but in the separate DNA carried inside mitochondria, the structures that produce energy within cells. It was identified relatively recently, in 2015, and researchers have studied it mainly in relation to metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and how cells respond to exercise. Most of the research so far has been in cell and animal models, and it is an active area of study. MOTS-c is a research peptide, available at Cienega by prescription only.
FAQ
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What is MOTS-c, and what is it studied for?
MOTS-c is a peptide of sixteen amino acids encoded in mitochondrial DNA rather than in the cell nucleus. Researchers have studied it mainly in relation to metabolism and insulin sensitivity, sometimes calling it an exercise mimetic because of how it behaves in laboratory models. The human research is very little so far, mostly cell and animal models rather than large human trials, which your nurse practitioner can put in context at your free consultation.
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Is MOTS-c FDA-approved?
No. MOTS-c is not approved by the FDA for any use.
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What are the risks of MOTS-c, and who should avoid it?
MOTS-c is not right for everyone. Your nurse practitioner reviews your health history, current medications and any existing conditions before prescribing and will tell you if it is not a fit. Bring your current medication list to your free consultation.
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What does it cost, and what is included?
Bottle pricing is shown above. Every order includes one medical review fee, which covers the review and managing your prescriptions, and is charged once even when prescriptions go out as separate orders the same day. The consultation itself is free.
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How do I start?
Book a free consultation with a nurse practitioner, online or at any of our three locations. They go through your health history, your current medications and what you are trying to achieve, then tell you whether this is a sensible fit. Not everyone is, and if you are, they write the prescription and you pay for your bottles plus the one review fee.
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Where does my prescription come from?
Your prescription is filled by a licensed U.S. 503A compounding pharmacy.
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How long does one bottle last, and how do refills work?
That depends on what your provider prescribes, so it is not something we can put a number on here. Your nurse practitioner tells you at your review roughly how long a bottle should last for you and when it would make sense to order again. There is no subscription and no automatic refill, so you order again only when you decide to.
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Can I collect it or have it shipped?
Both. Collect at West Hollywood, Santa Monica or Calabasas, where we pack it for you and show you how to inject it, all covered by the review fee. Or we ship it to your home anywhere in California, at no extra charge. If you cannot get to a clinic and would like to be shown how to inject, we can set up a video visit and walk you through it.
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