Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg

Also known as Retatrutide 20mg + Tirzepatide 40mg

Vendor-defined 1:2 retatrutide/tirzepatide analytical blend · no direct combination evidence

Per batch COACAS Confirm per batch COARUO
Batch COA
MOQ1 kit (10 vials) per SKU
Supplied formTwo-component mixture of distinct 39-residue lipidated peptides
Lead timeConfirmed with quote
Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg — Lyophilized material; confirm released-lot appearance on the COA
Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg — Lyophilized material; confirm released-lot appearance on the COA · Representative packaging image · verify the ordered lot
Representative packaging image · verify the ordered lot

Decision summary

Key benefits

  • No health or weight-management benefit has been established for the blend
  • Separate trials show pharmacologic activity for each single agent, but both engage GIP and GLP-1 receptors and no evidence demonstrates that combining them improves outcomes versus either agent alone
  • The scientifically supportable uses of this material are limited to properly controlled analytical, formulation, stability or exploratory in vitro research.
Published research context is presented for literature orientation only. It is not a dosing, treatment or human-use instruction.

Qualification data

Specifications to confirm against the released lot

CAS
Confirm per batch COA
Formula
Not applicable — mixture or multi-component material
Molecular weight
Component-specific; no single molecular weight
Appearance
Lyophilized material; confirm released-lot appearance on the COA
Purity
Per batch COA
Storage
Store and ship according to the batch COA and validated stability data for this exact two-component formulation. Single-agent labels do not establish stability for a mixed lyophilizate or reconstituted blend. Require component-specific recovery, degradation and ratio-stability data across temperature, light, container, diluent and freeze-thaw conditions.
MOQ
1 kit (10 vials) per SKU
Lead time
Confirmed with quote

Qualification matrix

Identity, purity and content are separate release questions.

Identity

Confirm the stated molecule and supplied form. Start with the matching batch COA; request sequence-level evidence only when the buyer's written procedure requires it and availability or a separate scope has been agreed.

Purity

Review RP-HPLC method conditions, wavelength, integration and related-peak handling. A percentage without the method is not enough.

Content

Net peptide content is not the same as gross lyophilized powder weight. Ask which assay supports the stated amount and whether water/counter-ion is addressed.

Stability

Follow the storage condition stated on the batch COA or label from receipt onward.

Research context

What researchers study about Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg

This catalogue item is a vendor-defined physical mixture labelled as 20 mg retatrutide plus 40 mg tirzepatide. It is not an Eli Lilly product, an FDA-approved fixed-dose combination or a formulation evaluated in a qualifying clinical or preclinical co-administration study identified in this review. Retatrutide is an investigational GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist; tirzepatide is an approved GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist only in specific regulated drug products. Evidence for either component alone cannot be used to claim additive efficacy, acceptable exposure or safety for this mixture. FDA currently states that retatrutide cannot be used in compounding under U.S. federal law and has not been found safe and effective for any condition.

  • No clinical indication applies to this mixture
  • Suitable research questions include component-specific LC-MS quantitation, blend homogeneity, ratio recovery, forced-degradation and compatibility studies, and carefully controlled in vitro receptor assays
  • Obesity, diabetes, liver-fat and cardiovascular results belong to the individual agents and are not indications for the blend.

Mechanism context

The question the literature is testing

Retatrutide and tirzepatide are distinct long-acting lipidated peptides. Retatrutide activates GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptors; tirzepatide activates GIP and GLP-1 receptors. A mixture therefore contains overlapping GIPR/GLP-1R agonism plus retatrutide's GCGR activity, but receptor occupancy, bias, desensitization, protein binding, exposure and tolerability for co-administration have not been established. Mechanistic overlap is not evidence of synergy.

Evidence map

Research routes and exposure context

Evidence tierAnalytical / laboratory context
Routes reported in sources
No administration route applies
Dose / exposure contextProtocol-specific; verify the cited primary source
Routes and exposure contexts summarize cited studies or approved finished-product labels. They are not instructions for administering this RUO material; no customer dose is provided.

Evidence boundaries

Compatibility, limitations and decision context

  • No combination-specific clinical safety, pharmacokinetic, toxicology, immunogenicity or dose-escalation data exist
  • Individual-agent adverse-event and warning information cannot quantify risk for the mixture
  • The FDA boxed warning and contraindications apply to approved tirzepatide products; retatrutide has no FDA-approved label, and FDA currently states that it cannot be used in compounding under U.S. federal law
  • This material is for laboratory research only and not for human or veterinary administration.

Interactions reported in the literature

  • The current FDA Zepbound label does not recommend tirzepatide coadministration with other tirzepatide-containing products or any GLP-1 receptor agonist
  • Retatrutide is an investigational GLP-1/GIP/glucagon agonist, so this limitation is directly relevant to the proposed pairing
  • No validated compatibility, synergy, mitigation peptide or additional stacking protocol exists for the mixture.
Literature context is not a supplier release result or human-use instruction. Follow your institution's approved laboratory risk assessment.

Batch documentation

Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg batch COAs

Laboratory: Manufacturer's QC laboratoryTests: HPLC purity · MS identity · endotoxin · fill amount

  • Blurred preview of a Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg 60 mg batch COA60 mg

Previews are blurred on purpose so the documents cannot be reused; third-party reports show their first page only. Sales sends the clear full version for the product and strength you ask about.

Independent test fails? Full refund.

Representative records, refreshed periodically

Published COAs show recent representative batches and may not be the newest. For a quote or shipment, sales confirms the lot and sends its COA.

Third-party reports, added progressively

Previews of the first page of third-party reports are on our Quality page and on the matching product pages; sales sends the full report on request. You can also send any vial from your order to an independent laboratory of your choice. Unless agreed otherwise in writing, the buyer pays for optional testing.

Help reviewing your COA

Need help reading a batch COA or third-party report? Sales can explain the test items, specifications and how the results relate to the lot under discussion.

On every batch COA: HPLC purity · MS identity · endotoxin · fill amount · Verify LyoPep

Ask for the current packet, not a generic certificate

  • A visual check cannot verify a two-peptide blend
  • Require independent identity confirmation for both components by high-resolution intact mass and sequence-confirming MS/MS or peptide mapping; orthogonal chromatographic separation; component-specific net content showing the claimed 20:40 mg amount and 1:2 ratio; blend homogeneity and vial-to-vial uniformity; impurity and degradant profiles for each peptide; counterions, water, residual solvents, endotoxin or microbiological claims where applicable; and stability data demonstrating ratio retention
  • A single aggregate HPLC purity percentage is not sufficient.
Batch COA for the released lotHPLC purity with method contextMS identity resultEndotoxin resultFill amount (measured content per vial)SDS and handling statement

Available fills

Quote the fill and pack configuration you need

Reference SKUFillBase pack
RETA6060 mg10 vials

Handling

Plan storage before the parcel arrives

Store and ship according to the batch COA and validated stability data for this exact two-component formulation. Single-agent labels do not establish stability for a mixed lyophilizate or reconstituted blend. Require component-specific recovery, degradation and ratio-stability data across temperature, light, container, diluent and freeze-thaw conditions.

State the destination and timing so receipt can be planned, then move the material into its stated storage condition on arrival.

Buyer FAQ

Terms to settle before the purchase order

Can a buyer arrange third-party testing?+

Yes. You can send any vial from your order to an independent laboratory of your choice. If you want the laboratory, specification, sampling, method and acceptance rule agreed with us before testing, sales confirms them in writing. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the buyer pays the cost of this optional testing.

What if my own lab test shows the product is out of specification?+

Send any vial from your order to an independent laboratory of your choice. If the report shows the product does not meet the specification on its COA — purity below the stated minimum, or an identity that does not match — share the report with our sales team and we refund that product in full.

Does HPLC purity prove peptide content?+

No. Chromatographic purity describes the relative peak profile under a stated method. Identity, water, counter-ion, residual solvents and assay/content may require separate methods.

How should material be stored after delivery?+

Move it into the storage condition stated on the batch COA or label as soon as it arrives, and record the package condition on receipt.

How are payment terms handled?+

Available methods and milestones depend on order value, destination and project type. The pro forma invoice should state currency, bank details, fees, payment milestones and the release condition.

Why must the testing laboratory understand peptide chemistry?+

Free-base and salt forms, hydrophilic and hydrophobic sequences, aggregation and adsorption can change sample preparation and method suitability. Use a laboratory experienced with the molecule class.

These are buyer-qualification references, not claims that this RUO material is regulated, certified or released under those frameworks. Applicability depends on the buyer's workflow and jurisdiction.

Selected sources

Literature behind the research context

  • The 2023 NEJM retatrutide phase 2 trial, 2024 Nature Medicine liver-fat substudy and Lilly’s May 2026 TRIUMPH-1 release describe retatrutide alone. SURMOUNT-1, tirzepatide safety reviews and the current FDA Zepbound label describe tirzepatide alone. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06662383 compares retatrutide with tirzepatide in separate arms; it does not co-administer them. FDA’s current unapproved-GLP-1 information states that retatrutide cannot be used in compounding under U.S. federal law. No qualifying source reviewed evaluates this 20 mg plus 40 mg mixture.
  1. 01

    Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial

    New England Journal of Medicine · 2023 · peer-reviewed original research (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial)

    Open source
  2. 02

    Triple Agonism Based Therapies for Obesity

    Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports · 2025 · peer-reviewed narrative review

    Open source
  3. 03

    Triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized phase 2a trial

    Nature Medicine · 2024 · peer-reviewed original research (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2a substudy)

    Open source
  4. 04

    Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity

    New England Journal of Medicine · 2022 · peer-reviewed original research (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial)

    Open source
  5. 05

    A systematic review of the safety of tirzepatide-a new dual GLP1 and GIP agonist - is its safety profile acceptable?

    Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2023 · peer-reviewed systematic review

    Open source
  6. 06

    Lilly's triple agonist, retatrutide, delivered powerful weight loss in pivotal Phase 3 obesity trial

    Eli Lilly and Company (Investor Relations) · 2026 · company press release / official investor communication

    Open source
  7. 07

    FDA Approves New Medication for Chronic Weight Management

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2023 · regulatory document / official government press announcement

    Open source

Product FAQ

Questions buyers ask about Retatrutide 20mg+Tirzepatide 40mg

How should the claimed 20 mg retatrutide plus 40 mg tirzepatide composition be verified?+

Treat the vial as two analytes, not one 60 mg peptide. Require independent high-resolution intact mass and sequence-confirming identity for each component, orthogonal separation, component-specific net peptide content demonstrating 20 mg and 40 mg, the 1:2 ratio, blend homogeneity and vial-to-vial uniformity. Also report component-specific impurities and degradants, counterions, water and residual solvents. A single total fill mass or aggregate HPLC area-purity result cannot verify identity, ratio or net content.

What stability evidence is needed for a two-peptide blend?+

Require data for the exact finished formulation rather than two starting-material COAs. The protocol should measure recovery, ratio retention, adsorption, aggregation and component-specific degradation under intended shipping, temperature-excursion, light, moisture, container, diluent, concentration and freeze-thaw conditions. It should also explain whether the peptides were co-lyophilized or blended after separate manufacture and whether label amounts are net peptide or salt mass.

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