# AOD-9604

hGH 176-191 · Tyr-hGH(177-191)

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A changed fragment of human growth hormone, developed as an obesity drug. No such medicine exists, and there are no studies with random groups.

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## Short answers

### Does AOD-9604 work?

A changed fragment of human growth hormone, developed as an obesity drug. No such medicine exists, and there are no studies with random groups. Fat loss: grade D, not clear. Obese rats gained less weight. There are no studies with random groups in people.

### Is AOD-9604 legal?

PL: No approval. The European medicines database (EMA) lists no such medicine in Poland (9 October 2026). The Polish register was down, so we could not check it directly. EU: No approval. The European medicines database (EMA), which covers EU and national approvals, lists no such medicine (9 October 2026). US: No approval. The FDA drug register has no such medicine.

### Is AOD-9604 banned in sport?

Banned in sport, WADA 2026.

### Is AOD-9604 safe?

Not known. There are no studies with random groups. A 2026 review says very little is known about the safety of peptides like this one in people.

## What studies show

| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat loss | D | Not clear | Obese rats gained less weight. There are no studies with random groups in people. |

## Studies we have read

- Metabolic studies of a synthetic lipolytic domain (AOD9604) of human growth hormone. (Hormone research 2000; In animals) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11146367/

## Is it legal

- PL: No approval. The European medicines database (EMA) lists no such medicine in Poland (9 October 2026). The Polish register was down, so we could not check it directly. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/other/article-57-product-data_en.xlsx (Checked: Not yet)
- EU: No approval. The European medicines database (EMA), which covers EU and national approvals, lists no such medicine (9 October 2026). https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/other/article-57-product-data_en.xlsx (Checked: Not yet)
- US: No approval. The FDA drug register has no such medicine. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/ (Checked: Not yet)

## Doping

Banned in sport, WADA 2026. https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/trb-2026-25.html

## How much research exists

- Scientific papers: 22
- Studies with random groups: 0
- Registered studies in people: 0
- These are search results. A count shows how much exists, not how good the studies are. 1 Nov 2026.

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