Compounded glutathione injection vial

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Longevity

Glutathione injection

Compounded glutathione, 10 mL vial

Glutathione is an antioxidant your cells make for themselves. Prescribed by a Seattle provider and filled by a licensed US pharmacy we chose.

$99.67/month

With the 3-month plan. $129 month to month.

  • Online or video visit with a Seattle provider
  • Medication from a pharmacy we chose
  • Follow-ups in your patient portal, as often as you'd like

You only pay if a provider prescribes.

Injection supplies come with every order.

Every prescription gives 50 meals a month to those in need.

What it is

How glutathione works

Glutathione is a small molecule built from three amino acids. Almost every cell in your body makes it.

AntioxidantMade by your cells

Cells use glutathione to neutralize reactive oxygen species, the unstable molecules behind oxidative stress.

RouteInjection or capsule

Glutathione also comes as an oral supplement. The human studies on this page gave it by mouth, and an injection is a different route.

Want NAD+ in the same plan? See the Anti-Aging Bundle

How you take it

Glutathione injection comes as a liquid in a 10 mL vial that holds more than one dose. How much you take, how often and where you inject is set by your provider, and your pharmacy label shows it.

Injecting under the skin, from Cleveland Clinic

  • Your amount and schedule

    Your provider sets how much glutathione you take and how often, and your pharmacy label shows the exact amount to draw. If your provider changes either one, your new label shows it.

  • Drawing a dose

    Wash your hands, wipe the rubber top of the vial with an alcohol swab and use a new sterile needle and syringe every time. Then store the vial the way your label says.

  • Injecting under the skin

    Clean the spot with an alcohol swab and let it dry. Pinch a fold of skin, put the needle in at a 90 degree angle, press the plunger slowly, then pull the needle straight out and drop the syringe in a sharps container. Use a different spot each time.

  • How you talk it through

    Message your provider in your patient portal, or book a video visit at no extra cost.

Injection steps and sites from Cleveland Clinic's guide to giving yourself an injection under the skin. Your provider's directions and your pharmacy label come first.

The research

What the studies found

Glutathione injections haven't been tested in large randomized clinical trials for wellness or anti-aging use. The human studies below gave glutathione by mouth, and neither tested compounded glutathione injection.

Six months, by mouth

Oral glutathione compared with placebo

Glutathione in the blood rose 30 to 35% on the higher dose.

In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 54 non-smoking adults took 250 mg or 1,000 mg of oral glutathione or a placebo every day for six months. Levels went back to where they started one month after people stopped.

Richie et al., European Journal of Nutrition, 2015.
One month, by mouth

Liposomal glutathione in 12 adults

Whole blood glutathione rose by up to 40%.

Twelve healthy adults took 500 mg or 1,000 mg of liposomal glutathione a day for a month. The authors called the results preliminary, and the company that made the product funded the study.

Sinha et al., European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018.

Neither study tested glutathione by injection. Compounded medications are not FDA approved, and the FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality. Individual results vary.

First weeks

What to expect in your first weeks

The first weeks are about learning the routine. Here's what happens, in order.

  1. Before your first doseYour medication arrives

    Your pharmacy ships your vial with injection supplies. Store it the way your pharmacy label says, and check the beyond-use date on the label before each dose.

  2. First doseYour first injection

    Draw the amount on your label with a new syringe and inject where your provider showed you. Switch spots each time.

  3. First weeksWhat's common

    Soreness, redness or a small bruise where you inject can happen with any injection. Switching spots each time lowers the chance of bruising and discomfort.

    If anything bothers you or doesn't settle, message your provider in your patient portal.

  4. After you startChecking in

    Questions about your amount, your schedule or how it is going go to your provider in your patient portal. You can also book a video visit at no extra cost.

Keep your label handy

Your pharmacy label is the source for your amount, your schedule, storage and the beyond-use date. If your provider changes your plan, your next label shows it.

Something look off?

If your vial or delivery looks off, email hello@jointhebrightside.com before you use it.

Get medical help right away

For fever or chills after an injection, trouble breathing or wheezing, swelling of your face, lips or throat, or an injection spot that turns hot, red, painful or spreads.

Injection steps from Cleveland Clinic. There is no FDA prescribing information for glutathione injection. Your provider's directions and your pharmacy label come first.

How it works

Choose how you meet your provider

StartPick a treatmentAnswer a few health questions online. No office visit and no insurance needed.
OnlineProvider reviewA Seattle provider reviews your answers and messages you if they have questions.
VideoMeet your providerBook a video visit if you'd rather talk it through face to face.
PrescriptionPay only if prescribedYour visit, online or on video, is included in the treatment price. If a provider doesn't prescribe, you're not charged.
DeliveryFilled and shippedThe pharmacy we chose for your treatment fills it and ships it to your door.
After deliveryOngoing careFollow up with your provider in your BrightSide patient portal as often as you'd like.
Who is behind it

Who fills it and who prescribes it

Your pharmacy

Our pharmacies

We grade the pharmacies we work with in five categories. More than eighty compounding pharmacies have been through our grading so far.

  • What we look atWho they are, what they can make, their record, where the ingredients come from and whether it works in practice.
  • Named on our siteOur pharmacy network page names each pharmacy that fills orders today and why we chose it.
  • Licensed US pharmaciesEvery prescription is filled by a licensed US pharmacy we chose.
See our pharmacies
Dr. Shannon AroraDr. Sean Arora
Your providers

Arora Health, Seattle

A physician-led medical group. A licensed provider reviews every visit and every dose change.

  • Dr. Shannon Arora, MDChief medical officer, Arora Health
  • Dr. Sean AroraFounder, Arora Health
Meet our medical team
Support

Support once you start

Your patient portalFollow up with your provider in your BrightSide patient portal as often as you'd like.
Video visitsBook a video visit with a provider at no extra cost.
A person, by emailEmail hello@jointhebrightside.com and a person answers.
Dr. Shannon AroraDr. Sean Arora

The same providers, after you start

A licensed provider from Arora Health in Seattle reviews every visit and every dose change. Questions about your dose, side effects or what comes next go to them in your patient portal.

Questions

Glutathione questions

Is glutathione injection FDA approved?

No. Glutathione injection is a compounded medication, made by a state-licensed pharmacy for one patient from a prescription. There is no FDA-approved glutathione injection, and the FDA does not review compounded drugs for safety, effectiveness or quality.

Has the FDA warned about glutathione injections?

Yes. On August 27, 2026, the FDA warned compounders not to make injectable drugs from dietary supplement grade glutathione, after reports of at least 30 patients with adverse events following IV glutathione. How we grade where our pharmacies get their ingredients is on our pharmacy network page. See how we choose them

How much glutathione will I take?

Your provider sets your amount and schedule with you, and your pharmacy label shows the exact amount to draw. If it changes, your new label shows it.

Why an injection instead of capsules?

They are different routes with different studies. The human studies on this page used oral glutathione. Your provider can talk through which fits you.

Does it go with NAD+?

The Anti-Aging Bundle puts NAD+, glutathione and Lipo-C in one plan with one provider review. See the Anti-Aging Bundle

Which pharmacy fills my prescription?

A licensed US pharmacy we chose. Our pharmacy network page names each pharmacy that fills orders today and its licenses.

How is it shipped?

Your pharmacy packs your vial and injection supplies and ships them to your door. Store your vial the way the label says. If anything about your delivery looks off, email hello@jointhebrightside.com before you use it.

Do I need insurance?

No. Insurance isn't needed, and your visit, online or on video, is included in the treatment price.

What if the provider says no?

You're not charged. Your card is only charged if a licensed provider prescribes your treatment.

Compounded glutathione, prescribed in Seattle

$99.67/month

With the 3-month plan. $129 month to month.

You only pay if a provider prescribes.

Important safety information

Glutathione injection is a compounded medication. Compounded medications are not FDA approved, and the FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality. There is no FDA-approved glutathione injection, and glutathione injections have not been tested in large randomized clinical trials.

On August 27, 2026, the FDA warned compounders not to use dietary supplement grade glutathione to make injectable drugs. It reported at least 30 patients with fever, chills, pain, dizziness, signs of shock and sepsis-like symptoms after IV glutathione, some of whom were hospitalized. How we grade where our pharmacies get their ingredients is on our pharmacy network page.

Soreness, redness or bruising can happen where you inject. Tell your provider about every medication and supplement you take, asthma, any liver or kidney condition, any past reaction to an injection, and if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant. Get medical help right away for fever or chills after an injection, trouble breathing, or swelling of your face, lips or throat. Use a new sterile needle and syringe each time and put used needles in a sharps container.