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Injury, sore joints or gut problems that won’t heal?These peptides may help your body repair faster.
A registered South African doctor checks whether these peptides suit you. If they do, our own licensed pharmacy makes them from lab-tested ingredients that are at least 98% pure.
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Still hurting months after you rested it? This might be for you.
Rest usually sorts out a fresh sprain within a few weeks. If your injury still hurts months later, resting it for longer is clearly not enough on its own.
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You rested it and it still hurts
You rested it, took anti-inflammatories and maybe even saw a physio. But months later it still hurts when you walk, lift or train, and resting it longer has not changed that.
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Your GP said no
If you asked your GP about peptides, you probably got a blank look or a flat no. That is not their fault, because most GPs have never worked with them, but it leaves you with no doctor to ask.
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You can't trust what you buy
When you buy peptides without a prescription, from someone at the gym, a friend or a seller on WhatsApp, you often get cloudy vials, home-printed labels and the same lab report for every batch. You have no real way to know what is inside.
Tendon and ligament injuries heal slowly because very little blood reaches them. These peptides may help your body grow new blood vessels there.
Blood carries the oxygen, nutrients and repair cells your body needs to fix an injury, so an injury with a poor blood supply can take months to settle. Recovery peptides are tiny pieces of protein. They may help your body grow new blood vessels at the injury and bring more of its own repair cells into the damaged tissue.
Before your consult, read how each peptide below may help and who it suits. Then you will know which one to ask the doctor about.
Find out which recovery peptide may suit your injury.
BPC-157 is used for pain in one place, TB4 is used more widely, and the Wolverine Stack uses both. See which one sounds like your injury.
BPC-157for one sore spot, like a tendon, a joint or your gut.
BPC-157 is a peptide, a tiny piece of protein like the ones your body already makes. It is based on a substance your stomach uses to protect itself. It may help your body repair damaged tendons, ligaments, muscle and gut lining.
How it works
- It may help your body build new, tiny blood vessels at the sore spot, bringing more oxygen and nutrients to where you are hurt.
- It may help draw in the repair cells your body already makes and guide them into damaged tissue.
- It may help protect and repair the lining of your gut.
- People mostly use it for injuries to tendons, ligaments and muscle, and for gut problems.
Is it for you?
For you if
- A tendon, ligament or muscle injury that still hurts months later
- Gut problems or sore joints that keep coming back
- People who want a doctor to check them first, not a vial from an unlicensed seller
Not the right fit if
- An active or recent cancer diagnosis, without specialist clearance
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Athletes who get drug-tested for their sport
Dose & protocol
Your doctor decides how much you take, and for how long, at your R99 consult, based on your health history and your goal. We do not list one dose for everyone, because the right dose is different for each person.
TB4for aches and stiffness in more than one place.
TB4 is thymosin beta-4, a repair protein your body already makes to move repair cells to where they are needed. Clarve’s TB4 is the whole protein, not the short 7-part copy sold online as TB-500. It is thought to act more widely across the body, while BPC-157 is used more for one sore spot.
How it works
- It comes from thymosin beta-4, a protein your body naturally uses to move repair cells where they are needed.
- It may help move those repair cells to the part of your body that hurts.
- It may help ease stiffness in your muscles, tendons and joints while they recover.
- It is thought to act more widely than BPC-157, which is why the two are often used alongside each other.
Is it for you?
For you if
- A muscle or tendon injury that stopped getting better
- People who are happy to give themselves a small injection under the skin
- Anyone who wants a doctor to look at both peptides in one consult
Not the right fit if
- An active or recent cancer diagnosis, without specialist clearance
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Athletes who get drug-tested for their sport
Dose & protocol
Your doctor decides how much you take, and for how long, at your R99 consult, based on your health history. We do not list one dose for everyone, because the right dose is different for each person.
Wolverine Stackfor an injury that still hurts, using BPC-157 and TB4 together.
The Wolverine Stack is BPC-157 and TB4 used together, so one may help at the sore spot while the other may help more widely across your body.
How it works
- It combines BPC-157 and TB4, two peptides that may help in different ways.
- BPC-157 may help grow new blood vessels right at the sore spot.
- TB4 may help move repair cells through the body more broadly.
- The idea is that one may help at the local site while the other may help more widely, and your doctor decides whether using both suits you.
Is it for you?
For you if
- People with an injury that has lasted months who want to try both peptides together
- People who tried one peptide on its own and want to add the other
- Anyone who wants a doctor to look at both peptides in one consult
Not the right fit if
- An active or recent cancer diagnosis, without specialist clearance
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Athletes who get drug-tested for their sport
Dose & protocol
Your doctor decides how much you take of each peptide, and for how long, at your R99 consult, based on your health history. We do not list one dose for everyone, because the right dose is different for each person.
BPC-157 for one sore spot, TB4 for aches in several places, or both.
If the pain is in one place, BPC-157 is the one people use. If you are stiff or sore in several places, TB4 is used more widely. Some people use both together.
BPC-157
Used for one sore spot
Used for one problem area, such as a tendon, a ligament, a muscle or the gut. It may help your body repair the damage right where it hurts.
TB4
Used across the whole body
It may act more widely across your body. It may help move repair cells to where they are needed and ease stiffness in more than one place.
Why some people use both: the Wolverine Stack
BPC-157 may help at the injury itself, while TB4 may help more widely across your body. Your doctor decides at the R99 consult whether you need both or whether one is enough.
You know who checked you, who made it, and what is in it.
A doctor who knows peptides
A registered South African doctor reviews your history and decides whether a peptide is even appropriate for you. If it isn't, they will tell you straight.
Made in Clarve's own licensed pharmacy
Clarve has its own licensed compounding pharmacy in Johannesburg. We make your medicine to your doctor's prescription, with your name on it, not a powder from an unlicensed seller.
Every ingredient is lab-tested
Cheap peptides from personal trainers, unlicensed sellers and unknown sources are often research grade, which means they were made for lab experiments, not for people. We only use pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and each one is tested in a lab to check it is at least 98% pure before we make your pen.
Decided by a registered doctor, not a checkout button.
Before anything is prescribed or made, a registered South African doctor looks at your health history and what you want help with, and decides whether a peptide is safe and suitable for you. If it is not, they tell you why and what to do instead.
Registered SA doctorsRegistered with the HPCSA, the council for doctorsA doctor reads your health history firstOnly sent with a valid prescription
Peptides bought without a prescription have no doctor and no lab test behind them.
Most people in South Africa get peptides from someone at the gym, a friend or a seller on WhatsApp. Nobody checks what is inside, or whether it suits them. Compare that with a doctor and a licensed pharmacy.
| Without a prescription Unlicensed sellers | With a Clarve doctor Clarve | |
|---|---|---|
| Who decides if it is right for you | No one. The seller just takes your money. | A registered SA doctor, before any order. |
| What is actually in it | No one has tested it, so the dose could be wrong or it could be contaminated. | Pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, lab-tested to at least 98% purity. |
| Is it legal? | Usually an unregistered medicine sold with no prescription, and parcels from overseas can be seized. | Yes. A registered doctor prescribes it and a licensed pharmacy makes it. |
| If you get side effects or have questions | You are on your own. | You can contact your doctor during your treatment. |
| Who made it | An unknown lab, often overseas, with no way to trace it. | Clarve’s own licensed pharmacy in Johannesburg, checked by a pharmacist. |
Get your peptides legally in five easy steps.
The legal way to get these peptides in South Africa is a prescription from a registered doctor, made up by a licensed pharmacy. Clarve gives you both.
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Eligibility
Complete the short eligibility quiz
Answer a few quick health questions so we can check whether this therapy is suitable for you before you pay anything.
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Checkout
Pay the R99 consultation fee
Complete a quick checkout for the R99 consultation fee. You can add other peptides to your consult here if you'd like the doctor to assess them too. R99 is all you pay to start. Your therapy is priced separately once prescribed.
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Consultation
Meet with a registered doctor online
A registered doctor reviews your information in a short online consultation to assess what's right for you.
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Prescription
Your therapy is prescribed
Based on the consult, the doctor writes your prescription and confirms the price of your therapy.
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Fulfilment
Pay your invoice and receive your therapy
Once you settle the invoice, your therapy is compounded and dispatched to you.
Get your questions answered before you try recovery peptides.
Recovery peptides are tiny pieces of protein, the same kind of building block your body already uses. They may help your body grow new blood vessels and bring repair cells to an injured tendon, ligament, muscle or gut. At Clarve they are prescribed by a registered South African doctor and made in a licensed pharmacy, so you know exactly what is in your pen.
BPC-157 is a peptide based on a substance your stomach makes to protect itself. It may help your body build new blood vessels at a sore spot, draw in the repair cells you already make, and protect the lining of your gut. Your doctor decides if it suits you at the R99 consult.
TB4 is thymosin beta-4, a repair protein your body already makes to move repair cells where they are needed. Clarve’s TB4 is the whole protein, all 43 parts, not the short 7-part copy sold online as TB-500. TB4 may help those cells reach tissue under strain, and may help ease stiffness in muscles, tendons and joints. It is thought to act more widely than BPC-157.
The Wolverine Stack pairs BPC-157 and TB4. BPC-157 may help at the sore spot, while TB4 may help more widely across your body. Your doctor decides if the pairing makes sense for you.
There is no evidence that BPC-157 causes cancer. The concern people raise is that, because it may help grow new blood vessels, a hidden or existing cancer could in theory use a new blood supply too. That is exactly why a doctor screens your history first, and why an active or recent cancer diagnosis is on our not-the-right-fit list.
A doctor has to prescribe it, because whether it is safe depends on your health. A registered doctor reviews your full health history to decide whether it is safe for you, and your treatment is made from lab-tested, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients. If anything feels wrong during your treatment, you can contact your doctor.
Yes, when a registered South African doctor prescribes them and a licensed pharmacy makes them. They are not registered medicines, so nobody can legally sell them to you without a prescription. Clarve gives you both the doctor and the licensed pharmacy.
No. You are not allowed to order these from abroad for personal use without special permission from SAHPRA, the South African medicines regulator. Without it the order is unlawful and can be stopped at customs. Going through a South African doctor avoids all of that.
If you buy peptides without a prescription, you usually cannot know, because nobody has tested what is inside. With Clarve, your pen is made in our own licensed pharmacy from pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and each ingredient is tested in a lab to check it is at least 98% pure.
Because the price pays for a registered doctor, a valid prescription, a licensed pharmacy, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients that are tested in a lab, and a doctor you can contact if anything feels wrong. Peptides from someone at the gym or a WhatsApp seller come with none of that. Cheap peptides from personal trainers, unlicensed sellers and unknown sources are often research grade, which means they were made for lab experiments, not for people.
Then they tell you why, and what you can do instead. In that case the R99 consult fee is the only thing you pay. You are never charged for a therapy the doctor did not prescribe.
Yes. It is a small injection just under the skin, from a ready-to-use pen with a needle much thinner than the one used for a blood test. Your doctor sets how much you take and for how long at the consult, and you get clear instructions.
If you are a drug-tested athlete, this is not for you. BPC-157 and TB4 are both on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list at all times and anti-doping tests can detect them. Your doctor screens for this at the consult.
R99 is the consult, not the medicine.
R99 is the consultation fee only. It buys a registered doctor's time and judgement, not the therapy. If the doctor decides peptide therapy is not right for you, they tell you why and what to do instead. Therapy, if it is prescribed, is quoted separately so you always know what you are paying for.
R99
one-off consult fee
About the price of a lunch, for a registered doctor to look at your case properly. You are not buying medicine today. You are finding out if it is even right for you.
Articles
Read why your injury or sore joints keep coming back,and how a doctor can help you heal the legal way.
Answer a few questions, then speak to a doctor
Find out if a doctor thinks peptides could help your injury.
Pay R99 to speak to a registered doctor, who decides whether this suits you. You only pay for treatment if the doctor prescribes it and you choose to go ahead.
Prescription needed · Licensed South African pharmacy · Kept cold all the way to your door