Is MK-677 legal in South Carolina?
status · caveats apply
Non-peptide ghrelin mimetic; Merck discontinued development for safety (CHF, hyperglycemia); PCAC voted NO Oct 29, 2024; WADA S2.2 explicitly named. No state-level peptide restrictions beyond federal law in South Carolina.
category: no approval · last verified May 13, 2026
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Quick answer
Non-peptide ghrelin mimetic; Merck discontinued development for safety (CHF, hyperglycemia); PCAC voted NO Oct 29, 2024; WADA S2.2 explicitly named. No state-level peptide restrictions beyond federal law in South Carolina.
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Full status breakdown
Federal status
FDA approval
no approval
DEA scheduling
not scheduled
503A compounding
FDA Warning Letters
none on record for this compound
Shortage status
not currently on shortage list
Sale framing
Research-use-only posture: Not a legal dietary supplement (DSHEA exclusion: investigational new drug). Selling as supplement is FDCA §403 misbranding; PCAC-rejected.
Personal possession: Not federally criminalized.
South Carolina — state-specific
Sport-body status
WADA 2026
on prohibited list · class S2.2 · both
Explicitly named as 'ibutamoren (MK-677)' under S2.2 (GH secretagogues/mimetics).
USADA
banned
NCAA
banned
What we couldn’t verify
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Also known as
MK-677 is also marketed or referenced under the following names (vendor pseudonyms, brand names, chemical identifiers):
IbutamorenIbutamoren MesylateMK-0677L-163,191Nutrobalghrelin mimetic
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Disclaimer
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