AOD-9604

Anti-Obesity Drug 9604 · AOD9604

A modified fragment of human growth hormone (hGH 177-191 with an added tyrosine) studied for lipolytic activity without the growth-promoting effects of full hGH. Not the same compound as the separately sold hGH fragment 176-191.

Research use only. This compound is sold for laboratory research and is not approved by the FDA for human use. Everything below is reference information about what circulating protocols state — not a recommendation to use it.

At a glance

Category: Metabolic
Half-life: Not characterised
Typical vial sizes: 2 mg · 5 mg
Commonly cited dose: 250–500 mcg
Frequency: once daily
Routes: Subcutaneous

A 2 mg vial, worked through.

Reconstituting a 2 mg vial of AOD-9604 with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water gives 1 mg/mL. A 250 mcg dose is then:

25units(0.25 mL) — about 8 doses per vial

Storage

Lyophilised (unmixed): Refrigerated.
Reconstituted: Refrigerate at 2–8°C.

What people log it against

Outcomes users commonly track alongside this compound. Listing them is not a claim that it produces them.

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Read alongside AOD-9604

Compounds this one is commonly compared with, combined with, or mistaken for. Listing a pairing is not a suggestion to run them together.

SemaglutideFDA approvedBoth appear in fat-loss protocols, but AOD-9604 is a growth-hormone fragment rather than an incretin agonist, and its evidence base is far thinner.

References

Each source below establishes only the specific claim noted with it, last checked 2026-08-13. Dose ranges, frequencies and storage times reflect what circulating protocols commonly state and are not established by these references.

Metabolic Pharmaceuticals AOD-9604 development review — PMC3136748
Human trials exist for EFFICACY (12-week RCT; phase 2b did not support commercial viability and development was terminated), but no human elimination half-life is published. The prior 0.5 h had no primary source, so halfLifeHours is now null.

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