synthetic pentadecapeptide

Is BPC-157 legal in the United States?

Answer

BPC-157 is not on the FDA register of medicines in the United States. Read on 2026-10-03.

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FDA COMPOUNDING LIST (503A)

BPC-157 is on FDA's 503A bulk-substances list (nominated for compounding, withdrawn by the nominator).

Compounded drugs containing BPC-157 may pose risk for immunogenicity for certain routes of administration and may have complexities with regard to peptide-related impurities and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) characterization. FDA has identified no, or only limited, safety-related information for the proposed routes of administration. Therefore, the agency lacks sufficient information to know whether the drug would cause harm when administered to humans.

Regulator FDA list, read 2026-10-03. Not legal advice.

ACTIONS BY NAMED AUTHORITIES

2 actions naming BPC-157

US-OH	Ohio Board of Pharmacy, 2026-04-16 Regulator During the inspection, [redacted] was found to possess multiple vials of the following illegal dangerous drugs, in either a white powder, purple powder, or clear liquid form, intended for injection, which were obtained from an unlicensed, foreign source: g. BPC 157/TB500 10mg, 4 vials; h. BPC-157 10mg, 8 vials; State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Order, Case No. A-2026-0037, Findings of Fact paragraphs 2(g)-2(h) · quoted with the party redacted
US-CA	California Board of Pharmacy, 2023-12-04 Regulator BPC-157 is derived from a particular stomach protein, but it is considered a synthetic product because it has a unique peptide chain that does not occur in nature. BPC-157 contains 15 amino acids and is therefore a peptide. It is a dangerous drug pursuant to Code section 4022. California Board of Pharmacy, First Amended Accusation and First Amended Statement of Issues, Case Nos. 7160 and 7171, paragraph 31

US-OH

Ohio Board of Pharmacy, 2026-04-16 Regulator

During the inspection, [redacted] was found to possess multiple vials of the following illegal dangerous drugs, in either a white powder, purple powder, or clear liquid form, intended for injection, which were obtained from an unlicensed, foreign source: g. BPC 157/TB500 10mg, 4 vials; h. BPC-157 10mg, 8 vials;

State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Order, Case No. A-2026-0037, Findings of Fact paragraphs 2(g)-2(h) · quoted with the party redacted

US-CA

California Board of Pharmacy, 2023-12-04 Regulator

BPC-157 is derived from a particular stomach protein, but it is considered a synthetic product because it has a unique peptide chain that does not occur in nature. BPC-157 contains 15 amino acids and is therefore a peptide. It is a dangerous drug pursuant to Code section 4022.

California Board of Pharmacy, First Amended Accusation and First Amended Statement of Issues, Case Nos. 7160 and 7171, paragraph 31

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