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Chrono Pharm review
Temperature-controlled delivery and PayFast named, but a human injection dosing table on every retatrutide page and contradictory claims about lab reports.
Score by criterion
0 / 35Lab-verified quality
0 / 15Independent reviews
2 / 15Business transparency
8 / 15Responsible marketing
6 / 10Price
8 / 10Delivery, payment & policies
Share of criterion points: 0 <25% 25–49% 50–74% 75%+
Key findings
- The About page promises a "public COA on every batch"; the home page and FAQ say COAs are "available on request". None is published.
- Every retatrutide page has a dosing table from 2 mg up to 8–12 mg weekly, with subcutaneous injection and injection-site rotation. Vial kits include insulin syringes.
- Blog and landing pages describe weight loss and "promoting fat burning directly".
- Flat R150 delivery in 1–4 days, in temperature-controlled packaging. No courier named.
- No legal entity, registration, address or named person.
Score breakdown
Lab-verified quality
0 / 35| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Published retatrutide lab report | 0 / 10 | No retatrutide COA published. /coa/, /lab-results/, /certificates/, /lab-reports/, /test-results/ all 404; media search for coa/certificate/hplc/janoshik returns 0 files. FAQ: COAs 'available on request'. |
| Report can be verified with the lab | 0 / 8 | No COA and no lab named; no verification link. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Report tied to current stock | 0 / 6 | No COA; no batch or lot number on any retatrutide page. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Report is recent | 0 / 4 | No COA, so no test date. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Purity and measured content | 0 / 4 | No COA, so no result. 'HPLC >=98% verified' is a claim without a document. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Independent buyer-submitted test | 0 / 3 | No Finnrick vendor page (slugs cronopharm, chrono-pharm, crono-pharm return 404). Source: finnrick.com |
| Signs of fabricated test dataDeduction, up to -3 | 0 | No COA or test summary published, so no sign of fabricated data documented. |
Independent reviews
0 / 15| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 0 / 5 | No profile counted. Hellopeter /cronopharm, /chronopharm, /chrono-pharm, /crono-pharm all 404; Trustpilot blocked by bot challenge (Not verified, treated as no profile); no Google rating found. Source: hellopeter.comtrustpilot.com |
| Average rating | 0 / 6 | Not scored: fewer than 5 reviews on an independent profile. |
| Replies to complaints | 0 / 4 | No qualifying profile. |
| Review manipulationDeduction, up to -5 | 0 | No penalty. Reta 30mg aggregateRating/review structured data matches the 2 visible reviews; home '4.9/5 from 200+ verified orders' and lab-attributed testimonials are unverifiable but not hidden markup. Source: cronopharm.co.zacronopharm.co.za |
Business transparency
2 / 15| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity name | 0 / 3 | Only the brand 'Cronopharm'/'CronoPharm' (copyright line, Organization structured data). No legal entity name. |
| CIPC registration number | 0 / 4 | No CIPC number stated. Source: cronopharm.co.zacronopharm.co.za |
| Physical address | 0 / 4 | No physical address on T&C, About, Contact, FAQ, Privacy, Shipping, Returns or reseller page. |
| Contact channels | 2 / 2 | Channels: email info@cronopharm.co.za, WhatsApp +27 81 721 0751, contact form. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Named responsible person | 0 / 2 | No named person. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
Responsible marketing
8 / 15Starts at 15; deductions below. Cannot go below 0.
| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Weight-loss or disease claimsDeduction, up to -3 | -3 | Category 'Weight Loss & Metabolic'; 'Appetite control' benefit; SEO page 'Shop Weight-Loss Peptides'; blog 'promoting fat burning directly'. |
| Approval or safety claimsDeduction, up to -3 | 0 | No approval or safety claim; the site states products are not SAHPRA-evaluated. |
| Testing claims without a documentDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | 'Public Certificate of Analysis on every batch', 'Every batch independently tested, >=98% purity guaranteed', 'GMP-compliant manufacturing facilities', with no COA published. |
| Disguised product nameDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | Product names use 'Reta' only; 'Retatrutide' appears only in description text and tags. |
| No research-use disclaimerDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | Research-use disclaimer present on every retatrutide page, T&C s.1 and site-wide notice. Source: cronopharm.co.zacronopharm.co.za |
| Registered drug brand namesDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | No Ozempic/Mounjaro/Wegovy/Zepbound/Saxenda found on retatrutide pages, SEO pages or posts checked. |
Price
6 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Prices public, mg stated in text | 4 / 4 | All three pure retatrutide listings show price and mg in the title (15 mg, 30 mg, 32 mg). |
| Price per mg vs market median | 2 / 6 | Reta 30mg (vial kit: BAC water, syringes, swabs): R1 600 for 30 mg = R53.33 per mg. Median across rated sellers: R51.66 per mg. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
Delivery, payment & policies
8 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery terms | 1 / 3 | Cost (R150 flat) and timeframes (1-4 business days by province) stated; no courier named. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Cold-chain packaging | 2 / 2 | 'All orders are packed in temperature-controlled packaging'; pen includes a cold cooler pack. Source: cronopharm.co.zacronopharm.co.za |
| Returns for wrong or damaged goods | 2 / 2 | No-returns policy, but damaged or incorrect items reported within 48 hours with photos are reviewed and addressed case by case. Source: cronopharm.co.za |
| Card payment through a gateway | 3 / 3 | Home page names PayFast ('PayFast, EFT, and cryptocurrency'); FAQ says EFT and major credit/debit cards. Gateway named on site, though not visible in public code. Source: cronopharm.co.zacronopharm.co.za |
How firm is this place?
With equal weights for all six criteria, Chrono Pharm would be place 8. With our draft weights (quality 30, reviews 20), place 8. How we rate.
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