Needle-free oral peptide strips at our Durham office, or clinician-prescribed injections shipped to your door. Compare both and choose what fits you.
Complete Chiropractic Sports & Wellness
Understanding peptide therapy
Peptides are short chains of amino acids — the same building blocks your body uses to make proteins and many of its own signaling molecules. At Complete Chiropractic Sports & Wellness in Durham, we offer peptides two ways: needle-free oral strips you can pick up at our office, or injectable peptides prescribed by a licensed clinician through our partner CCRX and shipped to your door. Below, we'll help you figure out which one fits your goals, your comfort level, and your routine.
Injectable peptides are prescribed through our partner, CCRX: a licensed clinician reviews your health history and decides whether treatment is appropriate, and a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy fills the prescription. Oral peptide strips are a wellness product sold at our front desk. Neither one replaces medical care.
Two ways to start
Oral strips or injections: which is right for you?
Both options use peptides. What differs is how you take them, where you get them, and how much clinical oversight comes with them — and neither is the right answer for everyone.
In our office · No needles
Oral dissolvable strips
A thin strip that dissolves against the inside of your cheek in about 30 seconds. It's absorbed through the lining of your mouth rather than your stomach, and every strip is made in the USA and third-party tested.
A good fit if you…
Would rather skip needles entirely
Want to start the same day you visit
Are already coming in for chiropractic or wellness care
Like having a pre-measured dose in every strip
How it works
1Ask about peptide strips at your visit, or call us ahead of time.
2Choose the strip that matches your goals and pick up a box at our front desk.
3Place a strip against the inside of your cheek and let it dissolve — about 30 seconds.
A small injection just under the skin that you give yourself at home. You order through our partner, CCRX: a licensed clinician reviews your health history, and if treatment is appropriate, a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy prepares your prescription and ships it cold-chain to you.
A good fit if you…
Want a licensed clinician to review your health history first
Are comfortable giving yourself a small injection
Would like your peptides delivered to your door
Plan to pay with HSA or FSA funds
How it works
1Start an online consultation with CCRX using our link.
2A licensed clinician reviews your history and decides whether a compounded peptide is right for you.
3If approved, the pharmacy ships it cold-chain — usually within 3–4 business days.
Opens our partner CCRX in a new tab. Ordering requires our referral link, so start from this button.
Side by side
Compare
Oral dissolvable strips
Prescription injections
How it's taken
Dissolves against the inside of your cheek
Small injection under the skin, at home
Needles
None
Yes — a small subcutaneous needle
Where you get it
Our Durham front desk
Online through CCRX, shipped to you
Prescription
Not needed
Required, after a clinician consult
Time to start
Same day
A few days after approval
Payment
Paid in office — $119–$249 a box
Paid online; HSA/FSA eligible
Still deciding? Ask us at your next visit — we'll walk through your goals and help you pick the option that fits.
At our front desk
Our oral peptide strips
Prices are per box. Most boxes hold 30 strips; GLP-2 and GLP-3 boxes hold 8. Every strip is made in the USA and third-party tested.
BPC-157
$159
500 mcg per strip · 30 strips per box
Tissue repair support
Gut health
Inflammation support
Recovery
CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin
$154
250 / 250 mcg per strip · 30 strips per box
Growth hormone support
Lean muscle
Recovery & sleep
GHK-Cu
$149
3 mg per strip · 30 strips per box
Healthy aging
Skin
Collagen support
GLOW
$164
BPC-157 + TB-500 + GHK-Cu
250 / 250 / 3 mg per strip · 30 strips per box
Healthy aging
Tissue repair support
Inflammation support
NAD+
$119
100 mg per strip · 30 strips per box
Healthy aging
Focus & energy
Metabolism
Glutathione
$149
100 mg per strip · 30 strips per box
Detox support
Antioxidant support
Cellular health
Wolverine
$174
BPC-157 + TB-500
500 / 500 mcg per strip · 30 strips per box
Tissue repair support
Gut health
Inflammation support
Recovery
GLP-2
$229
2 mg per strip · 8 strips per box
Weight management
Metabolic support
Appetite support
GLP-3
$249
2 mg per strip · 8 strips per box
Weight management
Metabolic support
Appetite support
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Talk with your physician before starting if you're pregnant or nursing, manage a chronic condition, or take prescription medication.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids — the building blocks your body uses to make proteins. Many peptides occur naturally in the body, where they help carry signals between cells. Peptide therapy uses specific peptides, on their own or in blends, as part of a wellness routine.
At Complete Chiropractic Sports & Wellness, peptides sit alongside our functional medicine, nutrition coaching, and wellness care services. The oral strips we carry are grouped around recovery, healthy aging, energy, and metabolic goals.
How to choose between oral strips and injections
Both formats deliver peptides. The difference is how you take them, how you get them, and how much clinical oversight comes with them.
Oral strips may suit you best if you’d rather avoid needles, want to start the same day, or are already coming in for chiropractic or wellness care. You pick them up at our front desk, and each strip dissolves in about 30 seconds.
Injections may suit you best if you want a licensed clinician to review your health history and set your prescription, you’re comfortable with a small self-injection under the skin, and you’d like your peptides delivered. Injections are ordered through our partner CCRX and filled by a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy.
The two aren’t interchangeable one-for-one — they’re different formats with different doses. If you’re unsure, ask us at your next visit, or start a CCRX consultation and let the clinician weigh in.
About CCRX, our injection partner
CCRX is the platform behind our injectable peptide option. It isn’t a pharmacy itself: prescriptions are written by licensed clinicians after reviewing your health history, then compounded and dispensed by a licensed 503A pharmacy partner and shipped in temperature-controlled packaging. CCRX currently ships to 46 states, including North Carolina.
Complete Chiropractic Sports & Wellness doesn’t prescribe medication. The decision about whether an injectable peptide is appropriate for you belongs to the CCRX clinician.
Who should talk to a physician first
Peptides are not a substitute for medical care, and they aren’t right for everyone. Talk with your physician before starting any peptide if you:
Are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or nursing
Manage a chronic condition, or have a current or past cancer diagnosis
Take prescription medication, especially for blood sugar or weight
Are under 18
If a peptide isn’t a good fit for your situation, we’ll tell you — and point you toward care that is.
Important information
Oral peptide strips are wellness products. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, and these products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Compounded medications, including injectable peptides, are not FDA-approved; they’re prepared by a licensed pharmacy for an individual patient under a valid prescription.
Peptide therapy near Durham, NC
Patients from Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Apex, Morrisville, Raleigh, and Research Triangle Park can pick up oral strips at our office, and injectable peptides through CCRX ship directly to your home. Ready to get started? Book an appointment or ask about peptides at your next visit.
Good to know
Peptide Therapy FAQ
Still have questions? Contact us — we're happy to help.
What are peptides?+
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Your body makes many peptides naturally, and they act as signals between cells. Peptide therapy uses specific peptides as a wellness tool, taken either as an oral strip or as a prescribed injection.
What's the difference between peptide strips and peptide injections?+
Strips dissolve against the inside of your cheek, need no prescription, and are available at our Durham office. Injections go just under the skin, require a consult with a licensed clinician through our partner CCRX, and ship to your door once a prescription is approved.
Which option should I choose?+
Choose strips if you'd rather avoid needles, want to start today, or are already coming in for care. Choose injections if you want a licensed clinician to review your health history and prescribe, and you're comfortable giving yourself a small injection.
Is one form stronger than the other?+
They're different formats with different doses, so they aren't interchangeable one-for-one. If clinician-set, prescription dosing matters most to you, injections through CCRX give you that. If convenience and no needles matter most, strips are the simpler place to start. Injectable peptides are considered the gold standard as their absorption rates are higher, although both pass through the digestive system and liver.
Do I need a prescription?+
Not for the oral strips we carry. Injectable peptides do require one — an independent licensed clinician at our partner CCRX reviews your health history and decides whether treatment is appropriate, and a licensed 503A pharmacy fills it. Our chiropractors don't prescribe medication.
How do I take a peptide strip?+
Place a strip against the inside of your cheek and let it dissolve, which takes about 30 seconds. It's absorbed through the lining of your mouth rather than your stomach. We'll go over how to use the strip you choose when you pick it up.
How much do peptide strips cost?+
Strips range from $119 to $249 per box. Most boxes hold 30 strips, while GLP-2 and GLP-3 boxes hold 8. Injectable peptide pricing is shown on CCRX, and what you're prescribed depends on the clinician's review.
Can I use HSA or FSA funds?+
CCRX lists every prescription product as HSA/FSA eligible, which makes injections the easier route if you plan to use those funds. HSA/FSA can be used for oral peptides as they are treated the same as supplementation.
Are peptides safe for everyone?+
No product suits everyone. Talk with your physician first if you're pregnant or nursing, manage a chronic condition, or take prescription medication, especially for blood sugar. Peptides aren't a substitute for medical care, and we'll tell you honestly if something else fits better.
Can injectable peptides ship outside North Carolina?+
CCRX ships to 46 states. It isn't yet available in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Mississippi, or South Carolina. If you live in one of those states, the oral strips from our Durham office are the option available to you.
Do you serve patients outside Durham?+
Yes. Complete Chiropractic Sports & Wellness welcomes patients from across the Triangle, including Cary, Chapel Hill, Morrisville, Apex, Raleigh, and Research Triangle Park — and injectable peptides through CCRX ship directly to your home.
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