What are the side effects of AOD-9604?
The most commonly reported AOD-9604 side effects are mild injection-site irritation, rare: headache, fatigue. Most are mild and tend to be dose dependent. It is generally avoided with active malignancy. Human clinical evidence for AOD-9604 is limited, so this reflects reported and observed effects, not a complete safety profile.
Reported AOD-9604 side effects
- Mild injection-site irritation
- Rare: headache, fatigue
Who should avoid it
- Active malignancy
- Pregnancy / nursing
References
- Metabolic studies of a synthetic lipolytic domain (AOD9604) of human growth hormone — Ng FM, Sun J, Sharma L, et al., Hormone Research, 2000
- The effects of human GH and its lipolytic fragment (AOD9604) on lipid metabolism following chronic treatment in obese mice and beta(3)-AR knock-out mice — Heffernan M, Summers RJ, Thorburn A, et al., Endocrinology, 2001
- Safety and Tolerability of the Hexadecapeptide AOD9604 in Humans — Stier H, Vos E, Kenley D, Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013;3(1-2):7-15
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Last updated 2026-06-06.