Can thymosin alpha 1 be taken orally?

Its approved form, Zadaxin, is given as a shot. This site's review found no published data showing that taking it by mouth works the same way. Peptides this size are generally broken down by digestion before they can act. That is why shot peptides are not simply turned into pills without research that proves the body absorbs them.

Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.

Part of immune and longevity peptides. Thymosin alpha-1, thymalin, epitalon, MOTS-c, humanin, and the bioregulator family.