5-Amino-1MQ Cost in 2026: Price Per Vial, Per Dose, and Per Course
5-Amino-1MQ is dosed daily and runs 8 to 12 weeks, so the per-vial price tells you almost nothing on its own. What matters is the cost of a full course. This page works it out from the published price, with every figure taken from the same data the pharmacy bills against, current as of August 27, 2026.
7 min read · Updated August 27, 2026
Medically reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Snipes, MD and Kim Callender, NP, FNP-BC. Last reviewed August 27, 2026.Quick Answer
5-Amino-1MQ costs $80 for a 25mg vial, which is $3.20 per daily dose and about $96 a month. A vial holds 25 doses, so it lasts 25 days at the labeled protocol of one 20-unit injection daily. A full 8 to 12 week course is $240 to $320 in medication. A first order totals $134: the $80 vial, a one-time $39 medical visit, and the pharmacy’s $15 flat overnight shipping. RxPepsDirect compounds it as an injectable only.
5-Amino-1MQ cost at a glance
One SKU, one price, and the arithmetic that follows from it. Every number below comes from the published product data rather than a quoted range.
| Measure | Cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Per vial | $80 | 5mL at 5mg/mL, 25mg total |
| Per dose | $3.20 | 20 units (0.2mL, 1mg), 25 doses per vial |
| Per week | $22.40 | 7 daily doses |
| Per month | about $96 | 30 daily doses, which is 1.2 vials |
| Full course | $240 to $320 | 8 to 12 weeks, 3 to 4 vials |
Price as published on the 5-Amino-1MQ product page on August 27, 2026. Optimal Balance Pharmacy bills it directly; RxPepsDirect adds no markup to the medication.
What an $80 vial actually buys
A 5-Amino-1MQ vial holds 5mL of solution at 5mg/mL, which is 25mg total. The labeled dose is 20 units on an insulin syringe. Twenty units is 0.2mL, which delivers 1mg.
- 25 doses per vial. 5mL divided by 0.2mL per dose.
- $3.20 per dose. $80 divided by 25 doses.
- 25 days per vial, because the protocol is daily rather than weekday-only. A vial does not cover a calendar month.
- 90-day beyond-use date from compounding under USP <797>, so a vial is stable well beyond the 25 days it lasts.
That 25-day figure is the one worth holding onto. Anyone quoting 5-Amino-1MQ as a monthly cost is rounding, because the vial runs out five days before the month does.
What a full 8 to 12 week course costs
The labeled protocol runs 8 to 12 weeks and may be cycled or extended. Because the medication is dosed daily, the course total is the number that actually matters when you are deciding.
| Course length | Daily doses | Vials needed | Medication cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 weeks | 56 | 3 | $240 |
| 10 weeks | 70 | 3 | $240 |
| 12 weeks | 84 | 4 | $320 |
Note the 10-week row. Three vials cover 75 daily doses, so a 10-week course costs the same in medication as an 8-week one. The $39 visit fee and $15 shipping are charged per order, so the all-in total depends on how you reorder: vial by vial, an 8-week course is three orders at $134 each, which is $402. Consolidating reduces it, because both fees are per order rather than per vial.
Capsules versus injectable
A lot of 5-Amino-1MQ pricing searches are looking for capsules, so the honest answer up front: RxPepsDirect compounds 5-Amino-1MQ as a subcutaneous injectable only. It is a 25mg vial that arrives pre-reconstituted and ready to inject, and there is no oral capsule version of this molecule in the formulary.
If capsules are what you want, the prices on this page will not help you, and it is better to know that now than three clicks later. We do compound other peptides in capsule form, including oral BPC-157 at $2.50 per capsule, and those are grouped on the oral format page. For what 5-Amino-1MQ does and who it suits, the full breakdown is in the 5-Amino-1MQ guide.
What a 5-Amino-1MQ order costs in total
RxPepsDirect charges one flat $39 medical visit fee per order. Optimal Balance Pharmacy bills the medication separately at wholesale and adds a $15 flat FedEx overnight shipping fee covering the whole order. Those are the only two additions to the vial price, and neither recurs.
| Order | Medication | Visit | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Amino-1MQ, 1 vial | $80 | $39 | $15 | $134 |
| 5-Amino-1MQ plus AOD-9604, one order | varies by SKU | $39 | $15 | one $39, one $15 |
The second row is the point. The visit fee covers up to 3 different peptides per order and the shipping fee covers the whole box, so adding a second peptide to an existing order costs only the medication. Full fee structure is on the pricing page.
Why 5-Amino-1MQ quotes vary so widely
Three different things get quoted under the same name, and only two of them are comparable.
- Research-chemical vendors sell unlicensed material labeled not for human consumption. The per-gram price is lower because it is not a prescription medication compounded by a licensed pharmacy, so it is not a like-for-like comparison. See compounded versus research peptides.
- Bundled monthly memberships fold the clinician, the program, and the medication into one recurring charge, so the medication cost is not separable and you keep paying while enrolled.
- Unbundled pricing separates them. You pay a clinical fee once per order and the pharmacy bills its own price for the vial, so you can see exactly what the drug costs and you stop paying the moment you stop ordering.
RxPepsDirect is the third model. The pharmacy is named on every product page (Optimal Balance Pharmacy, a Texas 503A, TSBP license #34829), it bills at wholesale with no clinic markup, and every batch ships with an Eagle Analytical sterility and endotoxin certificate of analysis. The longer arithmetic across a protocol is in peptide therapy cost explained.
Bottom line
5-Amino-1MQ costs $80 a vial, $3.20 a daily dose, and $240 to $320 in medication for a full 8 to 12 week course. A first order is $134 all-in including the visit and overnight shipping, and nothing recurs. To see the protocol, mechanism, and contraindications before pricing it out, start at the 5-Amino-1MQ product page. When you are ready, start a $39 visit.
Common questions about 5-Amino-1MQ cost
- How much does 5-Amino-1MQ cost?
- 5-Amino-1MQ costs $80 for a 25mg vial at RxPepsDirect, billed by Optimal Balance Pharmacy at wholesale with no clinic markup. The vial holds 5mL at 5mg/mL and the labeled dose is 20 units (0.2mL, 1mg), so it contains 25 daily doses at $3.20 each. Add a one-time $39 medical visit fee and the pharmacy's $15 flat overnight shipping to get an all-in first order of $134.
- How much does 5-Amino-1MQ cost per month?
- About $96 a month in medication. The labeled protocol is one 20-unit dose daily, so a 30-day month is 30 doses at $3.20 each, which is 1.2 vials. Because a vial holds exactly 25 daily doses, it runs out after 25 days rather than lasting a calendar month. That is the detail most pricing pages miss.
- What does a full 5-Amino-1MQ course cost?
- The labeled protocol runs 8 to 12 weeks. An 8-week course is 56 daily doses, which needs 3 vials, or $240 in medication. A 12-week course is 84 doses, which needs 4 vials, or $320. The $39 visit fee and $15 shipping are charged per order rather than per course, so your final total depends on whether you reorder one vial at a time or your provider approves more than one vial on a single order.
- Does RxPepsDirect sell 5-Amino-1MQ capsules?
- No. RxPepsDirect compounds 5-Amino-1MQ as a subcutaneous injectable only, supplied as a 25mg vial that arrives pre-reconstituted and ready to inject. If you are specifically pricing oral capsules, this page will not match what you are looking for. For peptides we do supply in capsule form, including oral BPC-157 at $2.50 per capsule, see the oral format page.
- How much is a 5-Amino-1MQ vial?
- A single vial is $80. It contains 5mL of solution at 5mg/mL, which is 25mg of 5-Amino-1MQ in total, and it ships pre-reconstituted so there is no mixing step. Its beyond-use date is 90 days from compounding under USP <797>, which comfortably covers the 25 days of daily dosing the vial provides.
- Why is 5-Amino-1MQ cheaper at some places than others?
- Usually because the quotes are not measuring the same thing. Research-chemical vendors sell unlicensed material not intended for human use, which is why their per-gram price looks lower and why it is not a valid comparison. Among prescription services, the split is between bundled monthly memberships that fold the medication into a recurring charge and unbundled pricing like RxPepsDirect's, where you pay a flat $39 medical visit once per order and the pharmacy bills its wholesale vial price with no clinic markup on top.
- Is 5-Amino-1MQ covered by insurance?
- No. Compounded 5-Amino-1MQ is not an FDA-approved product and is not covered by insurance, so every legitimate provider is cash-pay. With no insurer absorbing a markup, whatever a clinic adds on top of the pharmacy's cost comes straight out of your pocket, which is why the fee structure matters more than the headline number.
- Can I lower the cost of 5-Amino-1MQ?
- Two things genuinely reduce the total. First, the $39 visit fee covers up to 3 different peptides on one order, so if your provider is already adding something to your protocol, putting it on the same order costs nothing extra in visit fees. Second, the $15 shipping is flat per order and covers the whole box, so consolidating orders is cheaper than staggering them. 5-Amino-1MQ is commonly run alongside AOD-9604 or NAD+, both of which fit inside the same $39.
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