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SS-LUP-332 Legal Status: Comparison Table
FDA Unapproved investigational compound Legal when sourced from registered facilities with research-use labeling Prohibited. Not approved for therapeutic use Supplier must be FDA-registered 503B facility or ISO-accredited lab; product labeled 'research use onl
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- FDA
- Unapproved investigational compound
- Legal when sourced from registered facilities with research-use labeling
- Prohibited. Not approved for therapeutic use
- Supplier must be FDA-registered 503B facility or ISO-accredited lab; product labeled 'research use only'
- DEA
- Not a controlled substance
- Legal. No scheduling, no DEA registration required
- Not applicable (compound has no abuse potential)
- Standard laboratory safety protocols; no special DEA handling required
- State Pharmacy Boards
- Research chemical (most states)
- Legal with proper supplier licensing and documentation
- Prohibited without prescription (not available by prescription)
- Verify supplier is licensed to distribute in destination state; retain COA and research declarations
- International (Australia, NZ)
- Prescription-only medicine
- Legal only with TGA research permit
- Prohibited without prescription
- Requires institutional research permit; importation restricted
- International (EU)
- REACH-regulated chemical
- Legal when purchased from REACH-registered supplier
- Prohibited. Not authorized for human use
- Supplier must provide SDS and REACH registration documentation