Legal & Regulatory

UK Compliance
Statement

Jurisdiction England & Wales
Last Updated May 2025
Regulatory Framework MHRA · ASA · GMC
Service Classification Private Medical Advisory
Enquiries hello@thecatalystclinic.com
MHRA Compliant ASA Code Adherent GMC-Registered Physician Team GMP-Certified Pharmacies No Efficacy Claims Private Medical Framework

Section 01

Who We Are

The Catalyst Clinic is a private medical advisory clinic operating from 96 Kensington High Street, London W8 4SG, with additional locations in New York (154 Grand St, 5th Floor, NY 10013) and Zürich (Bahnhofstrasse 10, 8001).

The Catalyst Clinic provides private physician-led advisory consultations. All clinical programmes are designed, overseen, and conducted by a qualified physician team. Our UK clinical operations are conducted under the oversight of our GMC-registered physician team in compliance with General Medical Council (GMC) standards of professional practice.

Lead physician and founder: Dr. Ethan Hausman-Marquis — PhD in Cell and Genomic Biology, doctor-scientist, US Board-Certified in Regenerative Medicine, European Board-Certified in Longevity Medicine, Member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), and author of two published works in peptide science.

Section 02

Nature of Our Services

The Catalyst Clinic provides private medical advisory consultations only. We are not a pharmacy, a treatment facility, or a provider of licensed medicinal products.

Important: Nothing on this website, in any consultation, or in any communication from The Catalyst Clinic constitutes medical advice, a diagnosis, a prescription, or a treatment recommendation. All discussions about compounds take place within the context of a private advisory consultation conducted by a qualified physician.

Our services involve the provision of physician-reviewed, evidence-informed advisory consultations in which clinicians discuss the current state of scientific research relating to peptide compounds. All advisory protocols are developed on the basis of mandatory comprehensive diagnostics reviewed by the consulting physician.

Where compounds are made available through the relevant prescribing pathway and are clinically appropriate, patients may be directed to GMP-certified, EMA-regulated, and FDA-registered compounding pharmacies. The compounds themselves are dispensed independently by those pharmacies — not by The Catalyst Clinic.

Section 03

Legal Status of Compounds

The peptide compounds discussed at The Catalyst Clinic — including but not limited to BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, Ipamorelin, Epithalon, Semax, Selank, NAD+, MOTS-c, KPV, Sermorelin, Humanin, Thymosin Alpha-1, Tesamorelin, LL-37, Cerebrolysin, VIP, and MK-677 — are not licensed medicines under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.

They are not approved by the MHRA for human use in a therapeutic, wellness, longevity, or aesthetic context. They are subjects of ongoing scientific research. No established efficacy claims for human use are made or implied in any communication from The Catalyst Clinic.

Under UK law, unlicensed medicines may be discussed and advised upon by GMC-registered physicians within the framework of a private medical consultation where there is a clinical rationale to do so. This is known as the "specials" provision and operates under the prescribing discretion afforded to registered medical practitioners under the Medicines Act 1968 and subsequent regulations.

The Catalyst Clinic operates exclusively within this legal framework. No compounds are sold, dispensed, or administered by The Catalyst Clinic directly.

Section 04

Regulatory Compliance

The Catalyst Clinic designs and reviews all clinical operations, communications, and marketing in reference to the following regulatory bodies and frameworks:

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

All communications are designed to avoid claims that would classify compounds as medicines for advertising purposes.

ASA / CAP

Advertising Standards Authority / Committee of Advertising Practice

All marketing materials adhere to the CAP Code. No efficacy claims, testimonials implying guaranteed outcomes, or misleading comparative claims are made.

GMC

General Medical Council

All UK clinical oversight is conducted by our GMC-registered physician team in accordance with Good Medical Practice standards.

ICO

Information Commissioner's Office

All patient data is handled in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Patient records are maintained securely and confidentially.

WADA

World Anti-Doping Agency

Patients who are competitive athletes are advised to verify the current WADA prohibited list before any advisory consultation. Several compounds discussed may be prohibited in competition.

Section 05

Pharmacy Standards

Where compounds are made available through advisory protocols, they are sourced exclusively through compounding pharmacies that meet all of the following standards:

  • GMP-Certified — Good Manufacturing Practice certification, ensuring consistent production quality, purity, and sterility standards
  • EMA-Regulated — European Medicines Agency regulatory oversight, applicable to EU-based compounding facilities
  • FDA-Registered — United States Food and Drug Administration registration, applicable to US-based compounding facilities
  • Certificate of Analysis — Every compound order is accompanied by a third-party certificate of analysis confirming identity, purity, and potency

The Catalyst Clinic does not work with unregulated research chemical suppliers, grey-market peptide vendors, or any source that cannot provide a certificate of analysis. This is a non-negotiable standard applied to every patient programme without exception.

Section 06

Clinical Standards

The Catalyst Clinic applies the following clinical standards to every patient programme:

  • Mandatory pre-consultation diagnostics — Comprehensive bloodwork is required before any advisory protocol is discussed. No programme is designed without baseline biomarker data.
  • Personal physician review — All diagnostic results are reviewed by the consulting physician personally. No algorithmic or delegated review processes are used for protocol design.
  • Ongoing monitoring — Monthly physician reviews and repeat diagnostics every four to five months throughout the programme. Clinical oversight does not end after the initial consultation.
  • Medication interaction screening — All potential interactions between discussed compounds and current medications are reviewed as part of the consultation process.
  • Full documentation — All clinical decisions are documented, explained, and traceable within the patient record.
  • Informed consent — Patients receive a full explanation of the advisory nature of the consultation, the legal status of compounds discussed, and the current state of scientific evidence before any programme begins.

Section 07

Advertising Standards

All marketing communications by The Catalyst Clinic adhere to the CAP (UK) Code administered by the ASA. Specifically:

  • No efficacy claims are made for any compound discussed. Language relating to scientific research is framed in terms of what is "studied", "investigated", or "researched" — not what is proven or established in humans.
  • No before-and-after claims or testimonials implying guaranteed or typical outcomes are used.
  • No comparative claims suggesting superiority over licensed medicines or other clinics are made without substantiation.
  • All references to scientific research are presented in an investigational context and do not constitute endorsement of efficacy.
  • Price references include all mandatory fees where required by applicable advertising standards.

If you believe any communication from The Catalyst Clinic falls outside these standards, please contact us at hello@thecatalystclinic.com. We take all such representations seriously and will investigate promptly.

Section 08

What We Do Not Do

For the avoidance of doubt, The Catalyst Clinic does not:

  • Diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition
  • Dispense, sell, or administer pharmaceutical compounds directly to patients
  • Prescribe licensed medicines (except where our GMC-registered physician team exercises standard prescribing discretion within a regulated private medical consultation)
  • Guarantee, imply, or represent any specific outcome from any advisory programme
  • Operate as a pharmacy or pharmaceutical distributor
  • Source compounds from unregulated, grey-market, or uncertified suppliers
  • Provide advisory consultations to individuals under the age of 18
  • Provide advisory consultations without mandatory pre-consultation diagnostics

Section 09

Patient Responsibilities

Patients engaging with The Catalyst Clinic are responsible for:

  • Providing accurate and complete medical history, medication lists, and health information prior to and during their consultations
  • Informing their GP or primary care physician of any advisory programmes they are participating in
  • Verifying their own regulatory and sporting compliance where applicable (e.g., WADA status for competitive athletes)
  • Understanding that compounds discussed are not licensed medicines and are the subject of ongoing research only
  • Promptly reporting any adverse reactions or unexpected changes in health status to The Catalyst Clinic and their GP

Section 10

Contact & Complaints

For any questions regarding this compliance statement, our regulatory approach, or the legal basis of our services, please contact:

The Catalyst Clinic
96 Kensington High Street, London W8 4SG
Email: hello@thecatalystclinic.com

If you have a complaint about our services, clinical conduct, or advertising communications, you may also contact the relevant regulatory body directly:

This compliance statement is reviewed and updated periodically. The date of last update is shown in the header of this document. The Catalyst Clinic reserves the right to amend this statement at any time. Continued use of our services following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised statement.

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