Independent guide to NAD+ injections
NAD injections compared: Arc-1 telehealth prescription at $299.99 with a physician consult vs a $60 Real Peptides research vial with a third-party COA.
Physician-guided NAD+ injection kit from a licensed telehealth platform. Includes online consultation.
Sold and shipped by Arc-1. Shipping times, returns and regional restrictions are set on the vendor’s page; most US orders arrive in 1–3 business days in discreet packaging.
We only list products where the vendor publishes a batch-specific certificate of analysis from a third-party lab. Check the COA on the vendor’s page before ordering.
Every pick has a batch-matched certificate of analysis we can read.
We check that real potency matches what the label promises.
Simple, transparent formulas — no mystery fillers or additives.
Scored on real cost per serving, not just sticker price.
Ranked by published COA, potency accuracy and price per mg.
Physician-guided NAD+ injection kit from a licensed telehealth platform. Includes online consultation.
MOTS-c is a mitochondrial-derived peptide studied for metabolic and exercise-capacity research.
NAD+ research peptide in a multi-dose vial. Independent lab tested with COA published per lot. Ships from US stock.
Compounded NAD+ nasal spray from a telehealth platform. Needle-free delivery with physician oversight.
NAD+ in a 1000 mg liquid spray format. Lab tested per lot with COA published. Ships from US stock.
Glutathione research peptide — a major antioxidant studied for oxidative-stress support. Lab tested, COA published.
| Product | Form | Access | Shipping | Strength | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-1 NAD+ Injections | Injectable (compounded) | Telehealth + Rx | Direct to door | — | — | $299.99 |
| Real Peptides MOTS-c Peptide | Lyophilized powder | — | — | 10mg | — | $43.20 |
| Real Peptides NAD+ Peptide (Multi-Dose Vial) | Lyophilized powder | — | US stock | — | — | $60.00 |
| Arc-1 NAD+ Nasal Spray | Nasal spray (compounded) | Telehealth + Rx | Direct to door | — | 1 | $149.99 |
| Real Peptides NAD+ Peptide Liquid Spray (100 | Liquid spray | — | US stock | 1000mg | — | $120.00 |
| Real Peptides Glutathione Peptide | Lyophilized powder | — | — | 600mg | — | $40.80 |
For $299.99 you get a telehealth NAD+ injection program with a physician consultation; for $60.00 you get a research-grade NAD+ vial with a published COA and no consultation. Both turn up when people search for NAD injections, and they are routinely compared as if they were the same product at two price points. They are not, and the reasons matter more than the price.
I compare these two listings here on what each vendor actually publishes: access requirements, testing, format, shipping and returns. Neither product is an FDA-approved drug, and only one of them is intended for a person at all.
NAD injections are sold in the US through clinics, telehealth prescribers and research peptide vendors, and each works under a different set of rules. Clinics and telehealth services operate as medical providers. A clinician assesses the patient, and the product comes from a compounding pharmacy.
Research vendors operate outside that system. Their NAD+ products are labelled "for research use only / not for human consumption" and are sold to labs and researchers. On 24 August 2026, FDA's warning letters to five online peptide vendors showed that the agency judges these sellers by their whole website, not by the label. Disease claims, dosing guidance and bacteriostatic water sold next to injectables were treated as evidence of intended human use.
So the first sorting question for any listing is simple: is there a prescriber in the chain? If there is, it is a medical product. If not, it is research material.
Arc-1 sells NAD+ Injections as a pharmacy-compounded injectable at $299.99, available only after an online medical intake and a prescription. The physician consultation is included in that price, which is the main thing you are paying for compared with a research vial.
Because a prescriber is involved, questions about suitability and use go to that clinician, not to a website. Our page on whether you need a prescription covers the intake process, and NAD injections at home explains how these telehealth programs are organized.
Real Peptides' NAD+ Peptide (Multi-Dose Vial) is a lyophilized powder priced at $60.00, sold strictly for research use with a third-party COA. It ships from US stock, with free US shipping on orders over $250.
The vendor lists its own limitations plainly: research use only, not for human consumption, and no physician consultation included. That last point is the real difference from Arc-1. Nobody screens the buyer, and nothing about the purchase makes the product suitable for people.
For a lab, the published COA is the useful part. Before ordering any research NAD+, check that the COA is batch-specific, that it names the testing lab, and that the lot number on the certificate matches the lot you receive. We have seen buyers accept a generic sample COA that does not match their vial.
The two listings differ on almost every axis except the active compound name. This table puts the vendor-published details side by side.
| Feature | Arc-1 NAD+ Injections | Real Peptides NAD+ Vial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.99 | $60.00 |
| Status | Prescription, pharmacy-compounded | Research use only |
| Consultation | Physician consultation included | None |
| Quality basis | Pharmacy-compounded via a licensed telehealth platform | Third-party COA published |
| Form | Compounded injectable | Lyophilized powder |
| Shipping | Direct to door | US stock, free over $250 |
| Returns | 30-day returns | Not stated |
The Arc-1 program costs almost exactly five times the research vial. The extra $239.99 pays for medical oversight and a compounded prescription product, not for a different molecule.
The most common mistake is treating a research vial as a discount version of a prescription injection. A research product carries no prescriber, no screening and no instructions, and responsible vendors will not provide use guidance. If you want NAD+ for yourself, the decision belongs with a doctor.
A second mistake is reading forum posts as instructions. Online "protocols" are anecdotes, and no approved human dose of injectable NAD+ exists. Our dosage page explains why the prescriber sets it.
A third is assuming an injection and an IV drip are interchangeable. They differ in setting, supervision and cost, which we cover in NAD IV vs injection. Whatever route you consider, remember that injectable NAD+ is not FDA-approved, and that human evidence for its benefits is still limited.
Discounts shown are real: the vendor’s own sale price, or how much cheaper per mg a product is than the average of the vendors on this page.