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GHRP-6·US LEGAL STATUS·LAST CHECKED 12 OCT 2026

Is GHRP-6 legal?

Not as a drug. GHRP-6 has no FDA approval, so selling it for human use breaks federal drug law, and a 'research use only' label does not protect a seller whose site signals human use. It is not a controlled substance, and possessing it is not a federal crime. Pharmacies cannot compound it.

RESEARCH-LABELLED SALE
Unapproved drug
PHARMACY COMPOUNDING
No
PRESCRIPTION
No approved product
WADA 2026
Prohibited (S2.2.4)

DESCRIBES THE LAW · NOT LEGAL ADVICE · NO DOSING INFORMATION

Federal, compounding and sport status

CHECKED 12 OCT 2026

Federal status

FDA approval
no approval
DEA scheduling
not scheduled
503A compounding
FDA interim category: Category 3 (nominated without adequate support)
503A Bulks List: not on list
503A Category 3 (nominated without adequate support), so not eligible. In 503B Category 2.
FDA Warning Letters
none on record for this compound
Shortage status
not currently on shortage list
Sale framing
Research-use-only posture: Unapproved drug; commercial human-use sale violates FDCA. Florida scheduling raises state criminal exposure.
Personal possession: Not federally criminalized. Florida possession/distribution is a state controlled-substance offense.

Sport-body status

WADA 2026
prohibited · class S2.2.4 · in and out of competition
Named under S2.2.4 (GH-releasing peptides).
USADA
NCAA

State rules

NONE FOUND

We found no state statute, board rule or enforcement action that names GHRP-6. The federal position above applies in all 50 states and DC.

What changed at the last check

3 CHANGES
DateFieldWasNowWhy
12 Oct 2026WADA 2026prohibited (S2.2)prohibited (S2.2.4)Named under S2.2.4 (GH-releasing peptides). source ↗
12 Oct 2026FL state noteFlorida § 893.03(3) explicitly schedules GHRP 6 as Schedule III (effective 2013 10 01 via HB 1041). Possession/distributremovedRemoved. Florida Statutes §893.03 (2025) names no peptide, GHRH analogue or GH secretagogue in Schedule III; the earlier entry was wrong. source ↗
12 Oct 2026503A interim categoryremoved from Category 2 (Apr 2026)Category 3Corrected: GHRP-6 is in 503A Category 3; its Category 2 listing is for 503B only. source ↗

Questions

3 ANSWERS
Is GHRP-6 legal in the US?

Not as a drug. GHRP-6 has no FDA approval, so selling it for human use breaks federal drug law, and a 'research use only' label does not protect a seller whose site signals human use. It is not a controlled substance, and possessing it is not a federal crime. Pharmacies cannot compound it.

Can a pharmacy compound GHRP-6?

503A Category 3 (nominated without adequate support), so not eligible. In 503B Category 2.

Is GHRP-6 banned in sport?

Yes. It is prohibited at all times under WADA 2026 class S2.2.4. Named under S2.2.4 (GH-releasing peptides).

Sources

4 DOCUMENTS
  1. FDA approval record
  2. DEA controlled-substance schedules
  3. WADA 2026 Prohibited List
  4. Source for: FL state note
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