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The US health department published a draft policy under which it would not act against pharmacies that make BPC-157 on a prescription for a named patient, until the FDA decides by rule. It is still not an approved medicine.
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Ipamorelin

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Scientific papers

StudiesKind of studyYear
Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling of ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide, in human volunteers.Pharm ResRandom groups1999
Peptides in urology and sexual medicine: clinical effectiveness, dosing, indications, and safety: a narrative review.Sex Med RevReview of studies2026
A new era of doping? Use of peptide and peptide-analog drugs in recreational and professional sport and bodybuilding: a critical review.J Sports Med Phys FitnessReview of studies2026
The emerging landscape of performance-enhancing peptides modulating GH-IGF1 axis: bridging the gap between clinical evidence and patient self-administration.Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)Review of studies2026
Injectable Peptides in Sports Medicine: A Structured Narrative Review of Evidence, Safety, and Antidoping Implications.JBJS RevReview of studies2026
Therapeutic Peptides in Aesthetic, Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions: Effects, Safety, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives.Int J Mol SciReview of studies2026
Therapeutic peptides in gerontology: mechanisms and applications for healthy aging.Front AgingReview of studies2026
Therapeutic Peptides in Orthopaedics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res RevReview of studies2026
Injectable Peptide Therapy: A Primer for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Physicians.Am J Sports MedReview of studies2026
Beyond the androgen receptor: the role of growth hormone secretagogues in the modern management of body composition in hypogonadal males.Transl Androl UrolReview of studies2020
The influence of ghrelin agonist ipamorelin acetate on the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in a cichlid fish, Oreochromis mossambicus.Anim Reprod SciIn animals2024
Doping control analysis of seven bioactive peptides in horse plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.Anal Bioanal ChemIn animals2013
Growth hormone and growth hormone secretagogue effects on nitrogen balance and urea synthesis in steroid treated rats.Growth Horm IGF ResIn animals2009
Efficacy of ipamorelin, a novel ghrelin mimetic, in a rodent model of postoperative ileus.J Pharmacol Exp TherIn animals2009
Seabream ghrelin: cDNA cloning, genomic organization and promoter studies.J EndocrinolIn animals2006
Mechanism of ipamorelin-evoked insulin release from the pancreas of normal and diabetic rats.Neuro Endocrinol LettIn animals2004
The influence of conformational restriction in the C-terminus of growth hormone secretagogues on their potency.Eur J Med ChemIn animals2002
Influence of chronic treatment with the growth hormone secretagogue Ipamorelin, in young female rats: somatotroph response in vitro.Histol HistopatholIn animals2002
The growth hormone secretagogue ipamorelin counteracts glucocorticoid-induced decrease in bone formation of adult rats.Growth Horm IGF ResIn animals2001
Highly potent growth hormone secretagogues: hybrids of NN703 and ipamorelin.Bioorg Med Chem LettIn animals2001
Do growth hormone-releasing peptides act as ghrelin secretagogues?EndocrineIn animals2001
Growth hormone (GH)-independent stimulation of adiposity by GH secretagogues.Biochem Biophys Res CommunIn animals2001
The GH secretagogues ipamorelin and GH-releasing peptide-6 increase bone mineral content in adult female rats.J EndocrinolIn animals2000
Methylprednisolone does not inhibit the release of growth hormone after intravenous injection of a novel growth hormone secretagogue in rats.Growth Horm IGF ResIn animals1999
Pharmacokinetic evaluation of ipamorelin and other peptidyl growth hormone secretagogues with emphasis on nasal absorption.XenobioticaIn animals1998
Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue.Eur J EndocrinolIn animals1998
Novel orally active growth hormone secretagogues.J Med ChemIn animals1998
A new series of highly potent growth hormone-releasing peptides derived from ipamorelin.J Med ChemIn animals1998
Peptide Supplements and Their Therapeutic Applications in Sports Medicine.Am J Sports MedOther paper2026
Attenuation of Visceral and Somatic Nociception by Ghrelin Mimetics.J Exp PharmacolOther paper2020
Glycine-modified growth hormone secretagogues identified in seized doping material.Drug Test AnalOther paper2019
A stable meta-carborane enables the generation of boron-rich peptide agonists targeting the ghrelin receptor.J Pept SciOther paper2018
Peptidomimetic growth hormone secretagogue derivatives for positron emission tomography imaging of the ghrelin receptor.Eur J Med ChemOther paper2018
Doping control container for urine stabilization: a pilot study.Drug Test AnalOther paper2017
Structure-activity relationship for peptídic growth hormone secretagogues.Drug Test AnalOther paper2017
Solid-phase extraction of small biologically active peptides on cartridges and microelution 96-well plates from human urine.Drug Test AnalOther paper2016
Simplifying and expanding the screening for peptides <2 kDa by direct urine injection, liquid chromatography, and ion mobility mass spectrometry.J Sep SciOther paper2016
Determination of growth hormone releasing peptides metabolites in human urine after nasal administration of GHRP-1, GHRP-2, GHRP-6, Hexarelin, and Ipamorelin.Drug Test AnalOther paper2015
A high-throughput LC-MS/MS screen for GHRP in equine and human urine, featuring peptide derivatization for improved chromatography.Drug Test AnalOther paper2014
Metabolism of growth hormone releasing peptides.Anal ChemOther paper2012
Efficacy of ipamorelin, a ghrelin mimetic, on gastric dysmotility in a rodent model of postoperative ileus.J Exp PharmacolOther paper2012
Determination of prohibited, small peptides in urine for sports drug testing by means of nano-liquid chromatography/benchtop quadrupole orbitrap tandem-mass spectrometry.J Chromatogr AOther paper2012
Determination of growth hormone releasing peptides (GHRP) and their major metabolites in human urine for doping controls by means of liquid chromatography mass spectrometry.Anal Bioanal ChemOther paper2011
Stimulation of growth hormone secretion from seabream pituitary cells in primary culture by growth hormone secretagogues is independent of growth hormone transcription.Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol PharmacolOther paper2004
Growth hormone (GH) hypersecretion and GH receptor resistance in streptozotocin diabetic mice in response to a GH secretagogue.Exp Diabesity ResOther paper2003
Pharmacological characterisation of a new oral GH secretagogue, NN703.Eur J EndocrinolOther paper1999

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