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Epithalon vs Elamipretide

Compare the research, key figures and safety notes.

How they differ

Both get sold under a longevity banner but stand on very different evidence. Epithalon is a tiny four-piece peptide whose human data traces back to a single research group. Elamipretide (SS-31) targets the cell's energy factories (mitochondria), was run through a proper trial, and became a licensed US medicine in 2025 at 40 mg a day. Both clear within a few hours.

Side by side

MeasureEpithalonElamipretide
CategoryLongevityLongevity
EvidenceD · From community reportsA · Human dose research
RouteRoute not establishedSubcutaneous
Half-life0.5 h2 h
Typical vial10 / 20 mg40 mg
Research amount5–10 mg40–40 mg
Common scheduleEvery dayEvery day
Cycle / break——
Studied forAging and longevityAging and longevity

These amounts and schedules are figures discussed in research and community reports, shared for learning — not a recommendation and not medical advice. A step-by-step dosing schedule exists only where a human trial backs it; the evidence tier tells you which.

Decay curves, overlaid

EpithalonElamipretide

Each line is scaled to that compound's own first dose, so the chart shows how each one builds up over time — not how the compounds' doses compare to one another, which these different molecules share no common unit for.

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