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● L-CARNITINEMetabolic compound

Compound dossier · evidence, sources, and live market

L-Carnitine

Metabolic compound Moderate evidence 0 cited studies 1 live vendor

An amino-acid derivative studied in research on fatty-acid transport and energy-metabolism pathways.

Evidence brief

L-carnitine and its acetyl ester acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) are naturally occurring compounds that help shuttle fatty acids into mitochondria, and they have been studied in human randomized trials across several conditions.

read the evidence review →
cheapest (first-party)
$9.90/mg
highest
$9.90/mg
first-party vendors
1

first-party prices captured 40m ago

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▸ Regulatory statusUSapprovedEUapprovedUKapproved

The PRESCRIPTION form is approved, the supplement is not: levocarnitine (Carnitor, NDA 018948) is FDA-approved for primary systemic carnitine deficiency and for secondary deficiency from an inborn error of metabolism, and is authorised in the EU (Carnicor in Spain) and the UK. Over-the-counter L-carnitine supplements are not approved medicines.Research use only — not medical advice.

Sources: Carnitor (levocarnitine) tablets prescribing information · DailyMedchecked 2026-08-15 · AEMPS (Spain) · Carnicor 100 mg/ml oral solution, authorisation 55500checked 2026-08-15

● L-Carnitine · market statistics 1 source tracked

These figures are what pepmg still publishes about price: the floor, the middle, the spread and how many sources we track, computed from listings we captured first-party and refreshed on the same schedule as always. We no longer publish the individual listings or the sellers behind them.

lowest tracked $9.90/mg
median $9.90/mg
highest tracked $9.90/mg
spread 1×
Lowest tracked $/mg, 6 days flat over the period
08/10 · $9.90 low $9.90 · high $9.90 08/26 · $9.90

Computed from 1 in-stock listing across 1 source we captured first-party, with bulk vials, blends and statistical outliers excluded so the figures compare like with like. The spread is the highest tracked price divided by the lowest — how much the same milligram varies depending on where you look. The chart is the daily minimum; days we did not capture are left out rather than filled in.

COACertificate of Analysis: a lab report stating a batch's measured identity and purity. availability: 1 of 1 sources selling L-Carnitine publish a COA . What a COA proves →
Blends & stacks: 3 first-party multi-peptide products contain L-Carnitine , priced $50.00–$99.00 per unit. We don't rank these by $/mgPrice divided by the milligrams of active compound — the like-for-like way to compare cost across different vial sizes. — a per-milligram figure across different peptides isn't comparable — so they stay out of the figures above.
● Research articles about L-Carnitine All research →

▸ Why compare $/mg for L-Carnitine?

Prices for this compound vary widely between vendors; comparing $/mg avoids overpaying.

▸ Reading the COA

Always check each vendor's third-party Certificate of Analysis (COA) for identity and purity.

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→ Reconstitution calculator for L-Carnitine research math.
All products listed are sold by third-party vendors for laboratory and research use only (RUO). Where an FDA label or a peer-reviewed study has published a dose, pepmg reports it with the source named, because that is safer than guessing. It is a report, not medical advice and not a recommendation to use anything. pepmg sells nothing and ships nothing. Listings are price-tracking data, not endorsements.