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Semax vs Semax / Selank
Both are discussed for cognition & mood. What this site records about each, side by side. Every figure is on the compound's own page with the source it came from.
| Semax | Semax / Selank | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A seven-amino-acid peptide developed in Russia and approved there for stroke and cognitive indications. It holds no approval elsewhere and is used nasally rather than injected. | Two Russian-developed neuropeptides in one vial, usually 10 mg of each. Both rest on literature that has not been independently replicated in the West. |
| EvidenceHow much human evidence exists, not how well it works. | Approved for another indication | Preclinical |
| Regulatory statusReviewed 2026-08-12 | Approved and clinically used in Russia, where it appears on the essential medicines list. Not approved in the United States, the EU or the UK, and material sold in those markets is an unapproved substance with no manufacturing standard behind it. | Not approved in the United States as a mixture or as either of its parts. Both components are registered medicines in Russia. |
| Routes | Nasal | Nasal, Subcutaneous |
| Half-life | 0.5 hours | Not recorded |
| Cheapest per mgVials only, read from vendors' own listings and dated on the price index. | $0.97/mg | $2.50/mg |
| Median per mg | $3.91/mg | $4.08/mg |
| Vendors with a price | 47 | 14 |
| Storage once mixed | Refrigerated at 2–8 °C. Nasal solutions are entered repeatedly, so bacteriostatic water rather than sterile water matters here. | Refrigerated at 2–8 °C and used within about 30 days. A blend cannot be split. A contaminated vial takes every component with it. |
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