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Peptide
A short chain of the building blocks that make proteins. MOTS-c is a peptide. A
MOTS-c
A peptide the body makes. Researchers have found it in blood and muscle. A
FDA
The US body that reviews medicines; its full name is the Food and Drug Administration. B
Compounding
Making a medicine to order from ingredients, rather than supplying a ready-made finished product. B
Telehealth
Care through video, a phone conversation or an online exchange with a clinician. C
Analogue
A changed version of a substance. CB4211 is an analogue of MOTS-c, so results about it are not results about MOTS-c itself. D
Clinical trial
A research study that tests a treatment in people. Registering a trial means putting its plan in a public study record. That does not show that the treatment helps. D
State medical board
A state body that licenses doctors and keeps public records of action taken against them. What the records show varies by state. E
Formulary
The medicines a particular insurance plan includes on its payment list.
Prior authorization
The step where your insurance agrees to pay before a pharmacy supplies the prescribed medicine.
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Source notes for this page
The review describes the substance and what has been measured in people.
The page explains making medicines to meet a particular need.
The medical-board guidance describes care by video, phone or messages with a clinician.
This record describes a plan to test MOTS-c; it does not show that MOTS-c helps. The research chapter also explains a separate study of a changed version.
Board records show licences and public actions against doctors, rather than a rating of care.