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Health Canada warns against injecting peptides bought online and names seized products

Safety

Health Canada warned Canadians not to inject peptides bought online, saying unauthorized injectable products can seriously harm health. The seized products it listed as examples include BPC-157, CJC-1295, DSIP, epitalon, GHK-Cu, ipamorelin, KPV, melanotan I and II, MOTS-c, SS-31 (elamipretide), TB-500 and retatrutide. It said that labels such as 'For Research Use Only' do not make these products legal or exempt from regulatory requirements.

Source

  1. 01Think twice before injecting peptides bought online: unauthorized products can seriously harm your health(opens the source in a new tab) Health Canada (Recalls and safety alerts)

Peptides involved

  1. Not approvedBPC-157Synthetic gastric pentadecapeptide (research chemical)15 WADA banned
  2. Not approvedCJC-1295Long-acting GHRH analogue (research peptide)30 WADA banned
  3. Not approvedDelta sleep-inducing peptideNonapeptide of uncertain physiological role, first described as a sleep factor9 WADA banned
  4. Not approvedEpitalonSynthetic pineal tetrapeptide (geroprotector candidate)4 WADA banned
  5. Cosmetic ingredientGHK-CuCopper-binding tripeptide (cosmetic ingredient)3
  6. Not approvedIpamorelinGrowth hormone secretagogue (ghrelin receptor agonist)5 WADA banned
  7. Not approvedKPVAlpha-MSH-derived tripeptide (research chemical)3 WADA banned
  8. Not approvedMelanotan IINon-selective melanocortin receptor agonist (research peptide)7 WADA banned
  9. Not approvedMOTS-cMitochondrial-derived peptide (research peptide)16 WADA banned
  10. ApprovedElamipretideMitochondria-targeted cardiolipin-binding tetrapeptide4
  11. Not approvedTB-500Thymosin beta-4 fragment (research chemical)7 WADA banned
  12. In clinical trialsRetatrutideGIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptor triple agonist39 WADA banned