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BPC-157

Body Protection Compound · PL 14736

A synthetic pentadecapeptide (15 amino acids) derived from a gastric protein sequence, studied in animal models for angiogenesis and soft-tissue and gastrointestinal repair. Its effects appear to outlast its brief plasma presence.

BPC-157
Category
Healing / Recovery
Half-life
Short; ~15 min
Common vial
5, 10 mg
Regulatory
Research only

Tracking and educational reference only, on values you enter or import yourself. Not medical advice or a dosing recommendation.

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Regulatory status

Research only

This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.

Not approved for human use

A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.

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Half-life

Short; ~15 min (rat, IV); no human PK published. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.

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Storage & handling

Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light.

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References

  • Front Pharmacol 2022 (rat/dog PK)
  • Peer-reviewed angiogenesis reviews

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Common questions

BPC-157, answered plainly.

01What is BPC-157?+

A synthetic pentadecapeptide (15 amino acids) derived from a gastric protein sequence, studied in animal models for angiogenesis and soft-tissue and gastrointestinal repair. Its effects appear to outlast its brief plasma presence. It is also referred to as Body Protection Compound, PL 14736. It is listed here under Healing / Recovery as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.

02Is BPC-157 FDA approved?+

Research only. This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.

03What is the half-life of BPC-157?+

Short; ~15 min (rat, IV); no human PK published. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.

04How is BPC-157 stored and handled?+

Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.

05What vial strengths of BPC-157 are commonly sold?+

Commonly listed vial strengths are 5, 10 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.

Educational reference only, compiled from public sources. Not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a dosing recommendation, and not a recommendation to use any compound. Many compounds listed are research materials not approved for human use. Consult a qualified professional.