What is Thymosin beta-4 (full-length)?

The short answer

Thymosin beta-4 is a peptide, a short chain of amino acids.

  • What it is

    Thymosin beta-4 (full-length): Actin-sequestering protein (43-aa).

  • What people look into

    Muscle and exercise, skin and hair

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What it is

Also known as
tb4, tβ4

Regulatory status

Not FDA-approved How we label status

As of October 4, 2026, Thymosin beta-4 (full-length) 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
503A compounding
Not listed; not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07 (as of October 7, 2026)
PCAC history
Not voted; PCAC 2026-07-23 covered the LKKTETQ fragment (TB-500) only
WADA 2026
S2.3

US enforcement actions

1 US enforcement action, in 2026.

Actions by US federal and state agencies whose documents name Thymosin beta-4 (full-length). Each row links to the government's own document.

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US enforcement actions table
DateAgencyActionDocument
FDAWarning letterFDA document, warning letter, January 20, 2026, on fda.gov

References

Sources as of October 4, 2026

  1. FDA warning letter, January 20, 2026
  2. WADA: www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/2026list_en_final_clean_september_2025.pdf
  3. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
  4. eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23