BPC-157 and CJC-1295 Together: What Is Known
BPC-157 and CJC-1295 taken together: what each one is, how each is regulated, and what is known about combining them.
Medically reviewed by Juan Pablo Frías, MD · · DisclosureUpdated
Interaction notes
Timing, interactions and safety
Evidence for the combination
No studies tested these together (PubMed search: 7 results, 2 Oct 2026).
BPC-157 is not FDA approved, and we have no sourced data on combining it with CJC-1295.
Each component
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Showing 13 of 13 fields where the two differ.
| Field | BPC-157 | CJC-1295 |
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| Class | Gastric pentadecapeptide | GHRH analog |
| Also called | BPC, body protection compound, Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 | CJC, mod GRF, GRF 1-29 |
| Category | Healing & recovery | Growth hormone |
| FDA status | PCAC voted 8–6 for 503A (Jul 2026) | Not FDA approved · research chemical |
| PCAC vote, Jul 2026 | PCAC voted 8–6 for the 503A list (Jul 2026); not finalized | Not on the Jul 2026 agenda |
| WADA | Prohibited by WADA (S0)BPC-157 is named in S0 (non-approved substances), prohibited at all times, in and out of competition. | Prohibited by WADA (S2.2.4)CJC-1295 is named as a GHRH analogue in S2.2.4 (growth hormone releasing factors), prohibited at all times. |
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| Half-life | less than 30 minIV and IM (single and repeated) (rat, beagle dog) · Frontiers in pharmacology 2022, PMID 36588717 | No published half-life foundPubMed search, 2 Oct 2026 |
| Evidence strength | Human observational evidence, 3 of 4Strongest: Alternative therapies in health and medicine 2025, PMID 40131143 | Human RCT evidence, 4 of 4Strongest: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2006, PMID 16352683 |
| Human studies we summarised | 3 human (0 randomized or controlled) of 24 summarised | 4 human (1 randomized or controlled) of 7 summarised |
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| Vial sizes sold | 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg | 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg |
| US searches per month | 301,000 · Most searched | 60,500 · +49% searches |
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Sources
- 1FDA gives notice that 12 peptides will be removed from Category 2 (nominations withdrawn)FDA · 2026fda.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 2World Anti-Doping Code International Standard Prohibited List 2026World Anti-Doping Agency · 2026wada-ama.orgAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 3Stable Isotope Labeling-Based Nontargeted Strategy for Characterization of the In Vitro Metabolic Profile of a Novel Doping BPC-157 in Doping Control by UHPLC-HRMS.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023PMID 37959764Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 4Detection and in vitro metabolism of the confiscated peptides BPC 157 and MGF R23H.Drug testing and analysis · 2017PMID 28035768Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 5Pharmacokinetics, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of body-protective compound 157, a potential drug for treating various wounds, in rats and dogs.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022PMID 36588717Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 6Safety of Intravenous Infusion of BPC157 in Humans: A Pilot Study.Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2025PMID 40131143Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 7Effect of BPC-157 on Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: A Pilot Study.Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2024PMID 39325560Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 8Effects of BPC-157 and TB-500 on Achilles tendon healing in rats: A histopathological and biomechanical study.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026PMID 42542926Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 9An antibody-free, ultrafiltration-based assay for the detection of growth hormone-releasing hormones in urine at low pg/mL concentrations using nanoLC-HRMS/MS.Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis · 2022PMID 35298973Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 10Advances in the detection of growth hormone releasing hormone synthetic analogs.Drug testing and analysis · 2021PMID 34665524Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 11Prolonged stimulation of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I secretion by CJC-1295, a long-acting analog of GH-releasing hormone, in healthy adults.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2006PMID 16352683Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 12Pulsatile secretion of growth hormone (GH) persists during continuous stimulation by CJC-1295, a long-acting GH-releasing hormone analog.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2006PMID 17018654Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 13Once-daily administration of CJC-1295, a long-acting growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) analog, normalizes growth in the GHRH knockout mouse.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2006PMID 16822960Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 14PubMed search: ("CJC-1295"[tiab] OR CJC1295[tiab]) (33 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 15PubMed search: ("CJC-1295"[tiab] OR CJC1295[tiab]) AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) (7 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 16PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab]) AND ("CJC-1295"[tiab] OR CJC1295[tiab])PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 17Advisory committee backs 6 of 7 peptides for the 503A listNCPA · 2026ncpa.org
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