MELANOTAN I·ALABAMA·VERIFIED MAY 13, 2026
Is Melanotan I legal in Alabama?
CAVEATS APPLY
FDA-approved as Scenesse (NDA 210797, Oct 8 2019) for EPP; lyophilized 'Melanotan I' from retail vendors is unapproved diversion of an approved drug. No state-level peptide restrictions beyond federal law in Alabama.
CATEGORY · APPROVED DRUG DIVERSION
Full status breakdown
FEDERAL · STATE · SPORT-BODYFederal status
FDA approval
approved as drug · brand: Scenesse · NDA 210797 · approved Oct 8, 2019
Indications: Increase pain-free light exposure in adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)
DEA scheduling
not scheduled
503A compounding
Bulks list: not on list
Do-not-compound list: not on list
Not a §503A candidate as the approved Scenesse is a 16 mg subcutaneous implant administered every 2 months by HCP. Non-implant bulk forms of 'melanotan I' from retail vendors are diversion of a different formulation.
FDA Warning Letters
none on record for this compound
Shortage status
not currently on shortage list
Sale framing
Research-use-only posture: Critical cross-reference: Afamelanotide = Melanotan I = Scenesse. Vendors selling lyophilized 'Melanotan I' powder for SC injection are selling the same molecule as Scenesse, just a different dose form. This is FDCA §505 unapproved drug + §301 misbranding + potential §304 anti-counterfeiting.
Personal possession: Not federally criminalized.
Alabama — state-specific
Sport-body status
WADA 2026
USADA
unknown
NCAA
unknown
What we couldn’t verify
Also known as
6 ALIASESMelanotan I is also marketed or referenced under the following names (vendor pseudonyms, brand names, chemical identifiers):
AfamelanotideScenesseMT-1Melanotan-ICUV1647NDA 210797
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Melanotan I legality in other US states
State-by-state legal status for the same compound. Federal classification holds, state law varies.
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