melanocortin receptor agonist

Bremelanotide

US: FDA-approvedEU: Not on the registerUK: Not on the registerCA: Not on the registerAU: Status unknownCH: Not on the registerBR: Not on the registerRS: Not on the registerSG: Not on the registerTR: Not on the register

Answer

Bremelanotide is authorised or registered in the US: 1 of the 10 registers read. Highest trial phase: Phase 2. It has 10 registered trials, 1 of them running. Brand names on the FDA label register: Vyleesi.

RegulatorTrial register10 regulators' registers, read 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-03 · ClinicalTrials.gov, read 2026-10-03

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Registered trials10Trial register ClinicalTrials.gov
Running now1Trial register recruiting, active or enrolling
Results posted4Trial register with results on the register
Stopped early0%Trial register all peptides: 10%

10 trials by status

Trial register
Running 1Completed 9

ClinicalTrials.gov · read 2026-10-03 · 4 trials have posted results

Trials first submitted per year

Trial register

ClinicalTrials.gov first-submitted date, last 8 years · read 2026-10-03.

Status by jurisdiction

World map
Authorised or registeredNot on the register, or withdrawnNot read yet, or status unknown
WhereStatusRegisterRead
United StatesFDA-approvedFDA, openfda2026-10-03
European UnionNot on the registerEMA, ema2026-08-31
United KingdomNot on the registerMHRA, uk-mhra2026-09-03
CanadaNot on the registerHealth Canada, ca-dpd2026-09-03
AustraliaStatus unknownTGA, au-artgnot read
SwitzerlandNot on the registerSwissmedic, ch-swissmedic2026-09-03
BrazilNot on the registerANVISA, br-anvisa2026-09-03
SerbiaNot on the registerALIMS, rs-alims2026-09-03
SingaporeNot on the registerHSA, sg-hsa2026-09-03
TurkeyNot on the registerTITCK, tr-titck2026-09-03

An EU decision applies in the 30 territories the EU register covers: its member states, and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. A dashed tile has no register read for this peptide.

Side effects

Trial register
4 placebo-controlled trials · 1,209 people on Bremelanotide · grey is placebo
Nausea33.6% 17.7%
Flushing17.9% 9.4%
Headache10.7% 6.5%
Sunburn6.8% 11.3%
Upper respiratory tract infection5.8% 5.8%
ClinicalTrials.gov posted results · read 2026-10-03All side effects

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ENFORCEMENT AND OFFICIAL ACTIONS

1 action by named authorities

Enforcement actions, board positions and payer rules that name Bremelanotide, quoted from the source document. These are not approval decisions. This list shows the actions found so far. It is not a complete list: no authority publishes one.

US-CAenforcement
California Board of Pharmacy, 2023-12-04
Respondent maintains a YouTube.com channel/account, on which it posts videos advertising its products. On or about November 21, 2018, a pharmacist employed by Respondent gave a presentation about CJC-1295, Ipamorelin, PT-141, Bremelanotide, and BPC-157. Respondent posted this presentation to its YouTube.com channel. In this presentation, Respondent promotes the referenced drugs as being safe for use in humans and useful for a number of conditions and performing a number of functions, none of which have been proven by any scientific studies.
California Board of Pharmacy, First Amended Accusation and First Amended Statement of Issues, Case Nos. 7160 and 7171, paragraph 54

REGISTERED TRIALS

10 trials, newest first

NCT06867835
Single Dose of Vyleesi in Lactating Female Subjects to Measure the Concentration of Bremelanotide in Breast Milk
completed · register updated 2026-01-13
NCT06565611
A Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Co-Administration of Bremelanotide With Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obesity
running, but no longer enrolling · register updated 2025-03-06
NCT04943068
A Phase 3, Bridging, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and
completed · register updated 2024-11-13
NCT05709444
A Phase IIb, Multicenter, Open-Label, Prospective Study of Bremelanotide in Diabetic Kidney Disease
completed · register updated 2024-10-17
NCT04179734
Role of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor in Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
completed · register updated 2024-08-09
NCT03973047
Study to Evaluate Rate of Nausea in Healthy Premenopausal Female Subjects Treated With Single Dose of Bremelanotide Alone or With
completed · register updated 2022-04-04
NCT02333071
1. Study to Evaluate the Efficacy/Safety of Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
completed · register updated 2021-04-09
NCT02338960
2. Study to Evaluate the Efficacy/Safety of Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
completed · register updated 2021-01-28
NCT01382719
Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and/or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
completed · register updated 2014-12-18
NCT00425256
Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Bremelanotide in Women With Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD)
completed · register updated 2011-02-23

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