Illegal vs. Compliant Peptide Model Comparison
Illegal vs.
Compliant
Category
Illegal / Grey-Market Model
APL Compliant Medical Model
Peptides prescribed
Legal status
Liability
Regulatory exposure
Risk to PT/chiro license
Scope of practice issues
Exposure if patient harmed
Pharmacy type
Batch testing
Documentation
Where PHI goes
Data access
Audit logs
BAAs
Medical director involvement
Protocols
Documentation standards
Monthly expenses
Clinic liability
Often includes BPC-157, TB-500, or other illegal compounds
Often illegal; violates FDA law
Doctor and PT/chiro exposed; doctor risks losing license
Very high
High — recommending illegal substances creates liability
Common; PT/chiro ends up involved in medical care
PT/chiro may be included in chain of liability
Often offshore or 'research chemical' suppliers
Rarely provided
Minimal or missing
Non-HIPAA channels (email, text, non-secure)
PT/chiro often sees PHI they shouldn't
None
Almost never used
Usually none
Nonexistent
Weak or none
Often hidden or percentage based
High
Only FDA-legal, 503A pharmacy-compounded peptides
100% legal and compliant with state and federal regulations
Liability sits entirely with the medical group, not the clinic
Extremely low
Zero – PT/chiro stays in scope, compliant pathway
None — all medical care stays inside the medical group
Only medical group carries liability
U.S.-based, FDA-registered, state-licensed 503A compounding pharmacies
Full COAs, potency testing, contamination screening
Full medical charting and pharmacy documentation
Centralized inside the medical group's HIPAA-certified EHR
PT/chiro never touches medical PHI
Full audit trails and role-based permissions
Formal BAA in place between APL and the medical group
Board-certified MD and NP manage all care
Evidence-based longevity and peptide protocols
Full charting, labs, patient history, follow-up
Simple, predictable flat monthly fee
Zero
Peptides are powerful but only when pure and medically supervised.
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