Legal & Compliance
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South Africa-focused medicines disclaimer, medical and research-use disclaimers, a POPIA-aligned privacy placeholder, and terms of use. We publish no certifications or approvals that we do not hold.
South Africa — compliance notice
SAHPRA has publicly warned about unregistered peptide products being marketed to the South African public. In general, products intended to diagnose, treat, or otherwise alter bodily functions require registration or authorisation before they may lawfully be sold. ELLIVON BIOSCIENCES publishes reference information only and directs all clinical questions to registered healthcare professionals and licensed pharmacy channels.
South African medicines disclaimer
ELLIVON BIOSCIENCES publishes educational information about peptide science. We do not sell, offer for sale, supply, advertise for sale, or take orders for medicines, investigational compounds or research chemicals through this website.
In South Africa, products intended to diagnose, treat, prevent, or otherwise alter bodily functions generally require registration or authorisation from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) before they may lawfully be sold. SAHPRA has publicly warned about unregistered peptide products marketed to the public.
Where a compound described on this website is a registered medicine in a given jurisdiction, it may only be supplied through licensed pharmacy channels and, where applicable, on prescription. Where a compound is investigational or research-only, it is not authorised for public use or supply.
Retatrutide is described on this website as an investigational compound. It is not approved for public use.
Medical disclaimer
The content on this website is general educational information. It is not medical advice, does not create a practitioner-patient relationship, and must not be relied on to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.
We do not publish dosing instructions, titration schedules, reconstitution guidance, administration technique, or any other self-administration information, for any compound, under any circumstances.
Always seek the advice of a registered healthcare professional regarding a medical condition or before making any decision that could affect your health. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice because of something read here. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services immediately.
Research-use disclaimer
Compounds described as 'Research-only' are laboratory research chemicals. They are not medicines, are not approved for human or veterinary use, and are not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic application.
Evidence levels shown on library entries ('Established', 'Emerging', 'Preclinical', 'Insufficient') describe the state of published research, not suitability for use by any person.
Privacy notice (POPIA) — placeholder
This placeholder sets out the intended approach pending publication of the full notice. ELLIVON BIOSCIENCES processes personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
Information collected: the details you voluntarily submit through the enquiry forms (name, practice or company, optional professional registration number, email, phone and the content of your message).
Purpose: to respond to your enquiry and to maintain a record of professional correspondence. We do not sell personal information, and we do not use enquiry details for unrelated marketing without separate consent.
Retention and rights: information is retained only as long as necessary for the purpose above or as required by law. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, and you may lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa).
Contact details for the Information Officer will be published with the final notice.
Terms of use
By using this website you agree that it is provided for general educational purposes on an 'as is' basis, without warranties of any kind as to accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose.
No part of this website constitutes an offer, invitation to treat, solicitation or advertisement to sell any product to the public. Any commercial engagement occurs only through lawful, licensed professional channels and separate written agreement.
We display no third-party certifications, accreditations or regulatory approvals that we do not hold. Where documentation such as certificates of analysis is referenced, it is described as a placeholder until issued against a specific batch.
Content may be updated at any time. Links to external references are provided for reading direction and do not imply endorsement.
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
Last reviewed: on publication. This page is a good-faith compliance framework and should be reviewed by a South African regulatory or legal adviser before commercial use.