Adamax is sold as a 10 mg lyophilized vial — Ion Peptide lists it as "Adamax 1032" — and buyers reasonably want to know what to do with it. This guide lays out the reconstitution math and the dose figures that circulate in vendor charts and community threads. The essential caveat comes first, not buried: there is no validated human dose for Adamax and no published Adamax dosing study of any kind. Every number below is either a community/vendor convention or a figure borrowed from the Semax parent literature, and it is labeled as such throughout.
That distinction matters because Semax itself does have clinical dosing data — intranasal doses in the single-digit-milligram-per-day range were used for stroke recovery in Russian practice (Gusev et al. 1999, PMID 10358912). But those are Semax doses, for a medical indication, in patients — not Adamax doses for cognitive enhancement in healthy people. The adamantane-modified molecule has never been dose-ranged in a published study, so its potency relative to Semax (vendors claim 2-3x, unverified) is genuinely unknown.
Research-context information only. Adamax is an investigational drug not approved by the FDA. Protocols, doses, and reactions reported below come from published clinical trials and self-reported community sources. This article reports what has been documented, not what should be done. Possession or use of investigational drugs outside an authorized clinical trial may be illegal in your jurisdiction. Consult a licensed physician for personal medical decisions.
Quick Reference: Reported Protocol
The at-a-glance figures below are the ones most commonly repeated in Adamax vendor charts and nootropic-community discussion. None is trial-validated for Adamax.
| Parameter | Community/vendor-reported figure | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Per-administration amount | ~100-300 mcg | Community/vendor convention |
| Frequency | Once daily, or every other day | Community-reported; some cite the "longer-acting" claim to justify less-frequent dosing |
| Route | Intranasal or subcutaneous | Carried over from Semax-family practice |
| Cycle length | ~2-4 weeks on, then a break | Community convention, no data |
| Vial size sold | 10 mg lyophilized | Vendor listings (Ion, Glacier) |
The single most important row is the last column: "provenance." There is no Adamax study behind any of these numbers.
Routes of Administration
Community sources describe the same two routes used across the Semax family. Intranasal administration mirrors how Semax is delivered clinically in Russia — the peptide is dissolved and applied as nasal drops, and the ACTH-derived peptides were selected in part for nasal-to-brain delivery. Subcutaneous injection is the other commonly reported route from a reconstituted vial. Vendors frame the adamantane group as improving blood-brain-barrier penetration, which some community users cite as a reason to prefer lower or less-frequent doses than Semax — but again, no comparative pharmacokinetic study of Adamax versus Semax exists to confirm any route or dose advantage.
Reconstitution Quick Reference
The reconstitution math below follows standard research-peptide handling for a 10 mg vial. It describes how the community prepares the material, not a dose the reader should take.
| BAC water added | Resulting concentration | Volume for ~250 mcg | Volume for ~150 mcg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mL | 10 mg/mL (10,000 mcg/mL) | 0.025 mL (2.5 units) | 0.015 mL (1.5 units) |
| 2 mL | 5 mg/mL (5,000 mcg/mL) | 0.05 mL (5 units) | 0.03 mL (3 units) |
| 5 mL | 2 mg/mL (2,000 mcg/mL) | 0.125 mL (12.5 units) | 0.075 mL (7.5 units) |
"Units" refer to the markings on a standard U-100 insulin syringe (100 units = 1 mL). A more dilute reconstitution makes small volumes easier to measure. No compound-specific stability data exists for reconstituted Adamax; community practice follows general research-peptide conventions (refrigerate, use within a few weeks, protect from light). None of the figures above are directions for use — they describe how community sources report handling the material, not what a reader should do.
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