What is Thymulin?

The short answer

Thymulin is a peptide, a short chain of amino acids.

  • What it is

    Thymulin: Thymic peptide (zinc-dependent).

    Thymus hormone involved in T-cell maturation.

  • What people look into

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What it is

Also known as
thymulin acetate
How it works
Thymus hormone involved in T-cell maturation.

Regulatory status

Not FDA-approved How we label status

As of October 4, 2026, Thymulin 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
Category 3 (since 2023-09-29); not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07 (as of October 7, 2026)

Timeline

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DateWhat happenedSource
FDA list of bulk drug substances nominated under section 503A, updated May 14, 2026, places thymulin acetate in category 3, nominated without adequate support.FDA, event of May 14, 2026, on fda.gov

References

Sources as of October 4, 2026

  1. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
  2. eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23