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Melanotan I

Afamelanotide is an analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, studied as a subcutaneous implant.

established

provisional
PubChem 16197727
2 citations
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Afamelanotide
CUV1647
MT-1
NDP-MSH
Scenesse
[Nle4,D-Phe7]-α-MSH

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What the evidence says

six tiers, never blended

established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

every claim resolves to its source

All 2 citations resolve to their original source. · 0 posts naming it, 0 members counted once each.

Evidence, kept apart

The Atlas never mixes evidence types into one blob. Each claim below carries the tier it actually sits in; an unresolved citation is shown and does not move the page.

Evidence map for Melanotan I. Tier reflects study design, not enthusiasm.
Claim	Tier	Source
Long-term observational study in 115 patients	emerging	pmid 25494545
Two randomized trials of afamelanotide in erythropoietic protoporphyria	established	pmid 26132941

Unanswered questions

No open questions on file. Either everything about this molecule is known, or nobody has admitted what is not.

Negative findings

failure is information

Nobody has filed a failure yet. Failures are information; this list is waiting for an honest one.