What is Emideltide (DSIP)?
The short answer
Emideltide, or DSIP, is a small peptide, a chain of nine amino acids.
What it is
Small neuropeptide made of nine amino acids.
What people look into
Sleep
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What it is
- Type
- Nonapeptide
- Also known as
- delta sleep inducing peptide
- How it works
- Small neuropeptide made of nine amino acids.
Regulatory status
Not FDA-approved How we label status
As of October 4, 2026, Emideltide (DSIP) is not FDA-approved for any use and is not on FDA's 503A bulks list.
- Federal (FDA)
- Not FDA-approved
- 503A compounding
- No category (nomination withdrawn; removed from Cat 2 2026-04-22); not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07; not an approved-drug component (as of October 7, 2026)
- PCAC history
- 2026-07-24: NOT recommended 6-7-1 (free base and acetate; uses reviewed: opioid withdrawal, chronic insomnia, narcolepsy; count as read into FDA's meeting recording; written minutes not posted as of 2026-10-04); FDA staff: against
Timeline
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Timeline table
| Date | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Register notice of an FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting lists emideltide (DSIP) among bulk drug substances under consideration for the 503A bulks list. | Federal Register, event of April 16, 2026, on federalregister.gov | |
| FDA presentations for the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting cover emideltide (DSIP) as a bulk drug substance under consideration for the 503A bulks list. | FDA, event of July 24, 2026, on fda.gov |
References
Sources as of October 4, 2026
- FDA: www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/july-23-24-2026-meeting-pharmacy-compounding-advisory-committee-07232026
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/193344/download
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/193342/download
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
- FDA: www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/certain-bulk-drug-substances-use-compounding-may-present-significant-safety-risks
- YouTube: youtube.com/live/xXM5ecHxlMU
- eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23
- FDA: api.fda.gov/drug/drugsfda.json