Track creatine in Peptimes™
Creatine is a small molecule, not a peptide, with the formula C4H9N3O2. FDA's substance registry also lists it as N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methylglycine. (Source: FDA's substance registry (GSRS).)
Is creatine FDA-approved?
No. Creatine is sold as a dietary supplement, and FDA doesn't approve supplements. Drugs@FDA lists no application with creatine as an active ingredient.
Creatine
Also: creatine monohydrate, CrM, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methylglycine
- Status label in the Peptimes Library
- Dietary Supplement
- Routes in Peptimes
- Oral
- Updated
- 1 Nov 2026
US regulatory status
What studies have looked at
Each point says who or what was studied and what the study reported, with its source and the date we checked it. These are findings from the sources cited, not advice or a promise of any result.
- In humans
In a 2-year randomised trial in 237 postmenopausal women in an exercise programme, creatine had no effect on bone mineral density at the hip or spine compared with placebo. Some measures of hip bone geometry were better maintained.
Source: PMID 37144634, checked 1 Nov 2026
- In humans
In a randomised trial in 1,741 people with early, treated Parkinson disease, creatine did not improve clinical outcomes compared with placebo. The trial was stopped early for futility.
Source: PMID 25668262, checked 1 Nov 2026
- In humans
In a randomised trial in 553 people with early Huntington disease, creatine did not slow functional decline compared with placebo. The trial was halted for futility.
Source: PMID 28701493, checked 1 Nov 2026
How to track it in Peptimes
Add creatine in My Protocols and set the schedule you already follow: days of the week, times of day and a start date. Peptimes never suggests an amount when you log or schedule a dose. Its Library entry shows the status label “Dietary Supplement”.
- Logging: the amount you took and how you feel. It’s logged as oral, so there’s no injection site to record.
- Reminders and history: reminders at your times, Dose History, the Calendar and CSV or JSON export work as described on the peptide tracker app page.
Peptimes is a tracking app, not medical advice. Talk to a licensed clinician about your treatment. Peptimes doesn’t sell creatine or any other compound.
More sources
- FDA, FDA 101: Dietary Supplements, checked 1 Nov 2026: FDA doesn’t approve dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness.
- FDA, Drugs@FDA, checked 1 Nov 2026: no application lists creatine as an active ingredient.
- NIH, Dietary Supplement Label Database, searched 1 Nov 2026: products with creatine monohydrate labelled as dietary supplements.
- FDA, Global Substance Registration System, Creatine and Creatine monohydrate, checked 1 Nov 2026: their formulas and other names.