Who LegitScript certifies
LegitScript's Healthcare Certification is built for pharmacies, telehealth platforms, clinics and med spas, digital health platforms, and pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers. None of its current programs is aimed at research-use-only peptide sellers. Its 2025 peptides guide for payment processors treats those stores as a risk to screen, and lists a "not for human consumption" disclaimer, lab-style branding and no buyer qualification among its red flags.
So if you sell research peptides, we will not sell you a LegitScript application. We will tell you that in the first call.
Why a research-use-only disclaimer is not enough
Between December 2025 and August 2026, FDA sent warning letters to peptide and SARM sellers whose labels said "research use only" or "not for human consumption". In each case FDA judged intended use from the whole picture: website copy, dosing guidance, reconstitution calculators, "peptide guides", and bacteriostatic water sold alongside. Several of the August 2026 letters were based on a review of the website alone.
The disclaimer still belongs on your labels and pages. It just cannot carry the weight on its own. What the rest of your store says matters more.
What we do for research suppliers
- Whole-store review. Product, category, blog, FAQ and email content, plus social profiles, checked for dosing, benefit and human-use language.
- Signal removal. Calculators, dosing tables, protocol guides and injection supplies sold alongside are taken out or rewritten.
- Buyer qualification. A research account or qualification step before purchase, which LegitScript's processor guide expects of legitimate sellers.
- Evidence and policies. A COA for every batch, accurate business details and policies that match how you operate.
- A findings report you can share with your acquirer and your lawyer.
This lowers your risk with processors, platforms and regulators. It does not make any product legal to sell, and it is not legal advice. We recommend a regulatory lawyer for what you sell, and we are glad to work alongside yours.
LegitScript certification for clinics and telehealth
If you are a licensed pharmacy, a telehealth provider or a clinic, acquirers often require Healthcare Certification, and Google and Meta require it before you can advertise in the category. We check eligibility first, fix the site and prepare the application. LegitScript reviews licensure, every domain you control, affiliates and partners, products, promotions, SOPs such as batch testing, and the history of the people who run the business.
Product choice decides a lot. As of September 2026, LegitScript states that peptides such as BPC-157, TB-500 and retatrutide are not eligible for compounding, sale or use, so offering them, or partnering with someone who does, fails certification.
LegitScript certification cost and timeline
| Item | LegitScript fee (October 2026, per root domain) |
|---|---|
| Application | $975, non-refundable |
| Standard certification | $2,150 a year |
| Probationary certification | $3,995 a year |
| Expedited processing | +$2,500 per application. It starts the review within two business days and does not shorten it. |
LegitScript does not publish a certification timeline. Applications are screened in about two business days, and the review takes as long as the questions it raises. Certification lasts a year. Fees change, so confirm them on LegitScript's site before you apply. Our fee is separate and listed on our pricing page.
