An afamelanotide product has a narrow approved context. TGA testing of a small set of melanotan sprays found content inconsistent with labels.
Do not transfer afamelanotide approval to melanotan II or interpret increased pigmentation as sunscreen protection. A targeted testing sample is not a market-wide prevalence estimate.
Sources and proposed-mechanism explanation
Pigmentation signaling is not equivalent to protection from ultraviolet injury. Afamelanotide and melanotan II must remain distinct.