Does LegitScript offer certification for peptides?

Last reviewed 3 November 2026

LegitScript's Healthcare Merchant Certification FAQ lists research-use-only chemical businesses, including peptides, as generally not eligible, along with businesses that sell only dietary supplements. A business that offers telemedicine or online consultations that may result in a prescription is in the group LegitScript says is likely eligible.

What LegitScript says about eligibility

LegitScript says a business is likely eligible if it sells or advertises prescription medications online, offers telemedicine that may result in a prescription, processes card-not-present payments for prescription drugs, or connects patients with contracted pharmacies or providers. Businesses that sell only dietary supplements are generally not eligible. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 2 November 2026.

LegitScript Healthcare Certification checks whether a business involved in the online sale, prescribing or facilitation of prescription medications meets LegitScript's Certification Standards. LegitScript says certification may be required for some advertising programs but does not guarantee advertising approval. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 2 November 2026.

For peptide ads

The FDA says compounded drugs are not approved by the FDA, and lists calling a compounded drug approved by the FDA, a generic, or the same as an approved drug among the false or misleading claims telehealth companies should not make. Source: FDA: What telehealth companies should know when promoting compounded drugs, checked on 2 November 2026.

Ask LegitScript directly about your business model before you plan prescription drug ads. Our peptide ads page covers the ad side.

Peptide businesses LegitScript lists as not eligible

LegitScript's FAQ lists research-use-only chemical businesses, including peptides, among the businesses that are generally not eligible for Healthcare Merchant Certification. Businesses whose products consist solely of dietary supplements are generally not eligible either. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 3 November 2026.

A business that offers telemedicine or online consultations that may result in a prescription is in the group LegitScript says is likely eligible. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 3 November 2026.

LegitScript also says certification may be required for certain advertising programs, but it does not guarantee advertising approval. Our LegitScript page covers the process. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 3 November 2026.

What certification costs

LegitScript publishes its fees on its Healthcare Certification page: a nonrefundable application fee and an annual certification fee, each charged per website. Each domain to be certified needs its own application fee and annual fee, and expedited processing costs extra per application. Source: LegitScript: Healthcare Certification, checked on 3 November 2026.

Our LegitScript cost calculator adds these up for more than one domain.

Platform rules for peptide ads

Google lists products that imply they are as effective as prescription drugs or controlled substances among the unapproved substances it restricts. Source: Google's Healthcare and medicines ad policy, checked on 3 November 2026.

Meta requires telehealth providers to be actively certified with LegitScript before they apply for authorization to run prescription drug ads. Source: Meta: About Meta's Prescription Drugs advertising policy, checked on 3 November 2026.

Our peptide angles are built on access, the provider review and the process. How those ads are planned and tested is on our performance marketing page.

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About Telehealth Media

Telehealth Media makes paid social ads, video and static, for telehealth brands. We also analyse funnels and landing pages for conversion. On Performance Partner, we also buy the media and run the ad accounts on Meta and TikTok. A batch is one angle made into 10 ads: 5 videos in 5 different formats and 5 statics, and every video is reviewed for compliance.

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This is general information about platform policies, not legal advice. Check the current policy before you run ads. Policies on this page were checked on 2 November 2026, except the FTC pages, checked on 29 October 2026.

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