It received GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for use as a food ingredient, which is a separate regulatory category
Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and the Central Nervous System
However, Partnership for Safe Medicines Executive Director Shabbir Imber Safdar stated that these votes are a serious setback for patient safety," adding that the Pharmaceutical Compounding Advisory Committee voted to advance substances that FDAs own scientists flagged as lacking adequate evidence of safety, efficacy, or quality
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BPC 157 entered early-phase clinical development for inflammatory bowel disease as PL 14736 (Pliva, Croatia), and a 2025 pilot examined intravenous administration in a small cohort, but no adequately powered randomised controlled trial exists
BPC-157 decreases prostaglandin production and cytokine levels within the first few days of administration