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GHRP-6

The original synthetic ghrelin-mimetic hexapeptide that activates the growth-hormone-secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a) to stimulate pituitary growth hormone release; it also strongly stimulates appetite.

GHRP-6
Category
Growth Hormone
Half-life
Short; ~20-30 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; ~20-30 min (some studies report up to ~2.5 h), subcutaneous. 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

  • Human PK study (biphasic profile)
  • Ishida et al. 2020

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Common questions

GHRP-6, answered plainly.

01What is GHRP-6?+

The original synthetic ghrelin-mimetic hexapeptide that activates the growth-hormone-secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a) to stimulate pituitary growth hormone release; it also strongly stimulates appetite. It is listed here under Growth Hormone as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.

02Is GHRP-6 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 GHRP-6?+

Short; ~20-30 min (some studies report up to ~2.5 h), subcutaneous. 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 GHRP-6 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 GHRP-6 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.