What is Tesofensine?

The short answer

Tesofensine is a lab-made pill that is studied in research on hunger.

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What it is

Type
Triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor (not a peptide)
Also known as
tesofensine peptide, ns2330

Regulatory status

Not FDA-approved How we label status

As of October 7, 2026, Tesofensine is not FDA-approved for any use and is not on FDA's 503A bulks list.

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Federal (FDA)
Not FDA-approved (no drugsfda record)
503A compounding
No category; not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07; not an approved-drug component (as of October 7, 2026)
WADA 2026
S6.b (named Tesofensine)

References

Sources as of October 7, 2026

  1. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
  2. FDA: api.fda.gov/drug/drugsfda.json
  3. WADA: www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/2026list_en_final_clean_september_2025.pdf
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov: clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00394667
  5. eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23