Is GHRP-2 legal in the US?
No. It is not approved and is sold as a research chemical.
CAnimal and cell studiesNot approvedas of 2026-10-26
GHRP-2, also called pralmorelin, is not approved by the FDA for any use and is sold online as a research chemical. It has been used in Japan as a diagnostic test for growth hormone deficiency, which is a separate regulatory system. In Japan the GHRP-2 test is still used to assess pituitary function. 2
No. GHRP-2 has no FDA approval for any use. Its diagnostic use as pralmorelin took place in Japan under a different regulator. Online products are sold as research chemicals. 2
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Citations
- Laferrère 2005, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism: GHRP-2, like ghrelin, increases food intake in healthy men doi.org
- Growth Hormone and IGF Research 2023: GH response to the GHRP-2 test and pituitary function in 65 elderly patients before pituitary surgery doi.org
- Nijland 1998, Eur J Endocrinol: five days of subcutaneous GHRP-2 causes response attenuation without raising IGF-I in healthy young men pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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