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PINEALON·US LEGAL STATUS·LAST CHECKED 12 OCT 2026

Is Pinealon legal?

Not as a drug. Pinealon has no FDA approval, so selling it for human use breaks federal drug law, and a 'research use only' label does not protect a seller whose site signals human use. It is not a controlled substance, and possessing it is not a federal crime. Pharmacies cannot compound it.

RESEARCH-LABELLED SALE
Unapproved drug
PHARMACY COMPOUNDING
No
PRESCRIPTION
No approved product
WADA 2026
Prohibited (S0)

DESCRIBES THE LAW · NOT LEGAL ADVICE · NO DOSING INFORMATION

Federal, compounding and sport status

CHECKED 12 OCT 2026

Federal status

FDA approval
no approval
DEA scheduling
not scheduled
503A compounding
FDA interim category: Not in any FDA category
503A Bulks List: not on list
Not in any of FDA's 503A categories and not eligible.
FDA Warning Letters
none on record for this compound
Shortage status
not currently on shortage list
Sale framing
Research-use-only posture: Unapproved; FDCA applies.
Personal possession: Not federally criminalized.

Sport-body status

WADA 2026
prohibited · class S0 · in and out of competition
Not named. S0 covers any pharmacological substance with no current approval by any government for human therapeutic use, and we found no such approval. WADA's 2027 List, in force from 1 Jan 2027, now names 'peptides' among the S0 examples; the status does not change.
USADA
NCAA
unknown

What we couldn’t verify

State rules

NONE FOUND

We found no state statute, board rule or enforcement action that names Pinealon. The federal position above applies in all 50 states and DC.

What changed at the last check

2 CHANGES
DateFieldWasNowWhy
12 Oct 2026WADA 20272027 List not yet publishedprohibited (S0), unchangedWADA published the 2027 List on 21 Sep 2026. It adds 'peptides' to the S0 examples of substances with no approval for human therapeutic use. Status unchanged. source ↗
12 Oct 2026WADA 2026not prohibitedprohibited (S0)Not named. S0 covers any pharmacological substance with no current approval by any government for human therapeutic use, and we found no such approval. source ↗

Questions

3 ANSWERS
Is Pinealon legal in the US?

Not as a drug. Pinealon has no FDA approval, so selling it for human use breaks federal drug law, and a 'research use only' label does not protect a seller whose site signals human use. It is not a controlled substance, and possessing it is not a federal crime. Pharmacies cannot compound it.

Can a pharmacy compound Pinealon?

Not in any of FDA's 503A categories and not eligible.

Is Pinealon banned in sport?

Yes. It is prohibited at all times under WADA 2026 class S0. Not named. S0 covers any pharmacological substance with no current approval by any government for human therapeutic use, and we found no such approval. WADA's 2027 List, in force from 1 Jan 2027, now names 'peptides' among the S0 examples; the status does not change.

Sources

4 DOCUMENTS
  1. FDA approval record
  2. DEA controlled-substance schedules
  3. WADA 2026 Prohibited List
  4. Source for: WADA 2027
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