Peptide Therapy
Prescription peptide therapy
Every peptide starts with a nurse practitioner consultation.
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How peptide therapy works at Cienega
Book a consultation
Start online or in person. It only takes a minute, and the consultation can be done from home.
Meet with a nurse practitioner
They review your health history and your goals, and talk through whether a peptide is a good fit for you.
Get your prescription
If a peptide is appropriate, your provider writes the prescription. If it is not the right choice for you, they will tell you that too.
We get it ready for you
We prepare your prescription so it is ready for your visit. Your card is charged when the prescription is processed.
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 Peptide Therapy?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the same building blocks that make up proteins, typically joined in sequences shorter than full proteins. The human body produces many peptides naturally, and they have been studied for decades as signaling molecules in biology. Some peptides are the subject of formal pharmaceutical research, while many others discussed online are classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as unapproved compounds that have not completed the review process required for marketing as drugs. The regulatory status of any individual peptide varies widely, and a small number have received FDA approval for specific, narrowly defined medical uses while most have not.
FAQ
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What is a peptide?
A peptide is a short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Amino acids are the same building blocks that form proteins; peptides are generally shorter sequences. Peptides occur naturally throughout the body and are also studied in laboratory and pharmaceutical research as a distinct molecular class.
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Are peptides FDA-approved?
As a category, peptides are not uniformly FDA-approved. A limited number of specific peptide-based drugs have completed FDA review for defined uses, but many peptides discussed publicly are classified as unapproved compounds that have not gone through the FDA's drug-approval process. Approval status must be evaluated for each individual compound rather than for the category as a whole.
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Does Cienega Medical offer peptides?
Yes. Peptide therapy is available by prescription, following a consultation with one of our nurse practitioners. Peptides are not available without a consultation, because whether a given peptide is appropriate depends on your health history and goals. The consultation can be done online.
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How do I start?
Book a consultation. One of our nurse practitioners will review your health history and goals with you, and if a peptide is appropriate they will write the prescription and we will order it for your visit. Your card is charged when the prescription is processed.
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