Peptides (BPC-157 and others)
Injectable or oral compounds sold online and by some clinics for healing, fat loss or growth.
Awaiting clinical review. Written carefully from the sources below, but not yet signed off by a qualified clinician. Please don't use it to make decisions about your health. How we review.
What the evidence says
Most popular 'healing' and 'growth' peptides have little or no good human evidence, aren't FDA-approved for these uses, and the FDA has raised safety concerns about compounding several of them. Products bought online may not contain what the label says.
- Good for
- Nothing we can recommend.
- Not for
- Everyone, outside a supervised clinical trial.
- Risks
- Unknown long-term effects, contamination, infection from injecting.
- Insurance
- Not covered.
Questions to ask
- If a clinic offers peptides: what's the evidence, is it FDA-approved for this, and who made it?
General education, not medical advice. Choose licensed providers, and talk to a doctor if you have a health condition, are pregnant or take medication. Medical disclaimer.
We never sell, prescribe or dispense medication, and we prefer licensed providers who use FDA-approved products.