RUO Website Approval Checklist for Peptide Merchant Accounts

Product Pages & Copy

No benefit or health claims in product descriptionsNothing about weight loss, healing, recovery, muscle, anti-aging, libido, or treating any condition. Describe the compound — sequence, purity, form — not what it does to a person.

No dosing, reconstitution, or injection instructionsNo protocols, “stacks,” cycle guides, dosage calculators, or how-to-inject content — on product pages, the blog, FAQs, or emails.

Research-use-only disclaimer on every product page and at checkoutClear “For research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.” language — visible, not buried in the footer.

Product names don’t imitate brand-name drugsNo “Ozempic,” “Mounjaro,” or nicknames that point to a branded prescription product.

Product photos show vials and lab settings onlyNo syringes, people, bodies, before/after shots, or lifestyle imagery.

Catalog

No GLP-1 compounds sold as research productsSemaglutide, tirzepatide, retatrutide, and similar are the products regulators and card networks are focused on. Most acquirers will decline the whole account.

No bacteriostatic water, syringes, or reconstitution kitsSelling them alongside peptides is treated as evidence the products are meant for injection.

No SARMs or prescription drugsThese are declined by nearly every acquirer as research products.

Third-party Certificate of Analysis for every batchIdentity and purity testing from an independent lab, linked on each product page.

Checkout & Customers

Researcher attestation at checkoutA required checkbox where the buyer confirms they’re a qualified researcher and won’t use products in humans or animals.

Age gateAn age verification step before entry or checkout (21+ is common).

No customer reviews or testimonials describing personal useTurn off or moderate reviews. One “I lost 20 pounds” review can sink an application.

Business & Policies

Refund, shipping, privacy, and terms policies postedEasy to find from every page, and consistent with how you actually operate.

Real business name, address, phone, and email on the siteUnderwriters check that a real, reachable business is behind the store.

Social media, ads, and emails match the websiteOff-site marketing that implies human use counts against you just as much as the site itself.

Why this matters: in its August 2026 warning letter to a Texas peptide seller, the FDA cited product descriptions that talked about weight loss, blood sugar, and arousal — and bacteriostatic water sold for reconstitution — even though the site said “research use only.” Underwriters read sites the same way.

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