GHRP-2 Reference

Educational, not medical advice reference for GHRP-2: GH Release; regulatory status, evidence posture, source review, and schedule notes. Also k…

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What it is
GHRP-2 (also called pralmorelin) is a lab-made peptide that signals the body to release more of its own growth hormone. It acts on the same body switch as ghrelin, the hormone that drives hunger.
What people use it for
In Japan it is approved only as a test to help check for growth hormone deficiency, not as a treatment. It is not an FDA-approved medicine in the US. People in gym and fitness circles talk about it for growth-hormone and appetite effects, but that is informal talk, not approved medical use.
What the science shows
Most human data come from using it as a quick test of growth hormone release, which supports its approved diagnostic role in Japan. In one small study of healthy men it raised growth hormone and made them eat more food, much like ghrelin. Long-term safety and benefit data are limited, and it can cause short-lived rises in the stress hormone cortisol.
The catch
GHRP-2 is not FDA-approved in the US, and US regulators flag it among bulk substances with safety concerns for pharmacy compounding. It is also banned in sport by the World Anti-Doping Agency at all times.

Reference summary

Clinical data exist primarily as GH-release provocative testing in adult and pediatric populations, supporting its Japanese diagnostic approval. Long-term therapeutic outcome data are limited.

Regulatory and posture

Categories
GH Release
Aliases
Pralmorelin, KP-102, GHRP2
Evidence posture
human - Approved only as a diagnostic in Japan; no US therapeutic approval. Long-term outcome data are limited.
Regulatory status
GHRP-2 (pralmorelin) is approved in Japan only as a diagnostic agent for GH deficiency. There is no FDA-approved GHRP-2 drug label in the US. FDA lists GHRP-2 among bulk drug substances with safety-risk concerns for compounding.
Content review status
research reference

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