Food & Drug Administration (FDA) includes epitalon in its group of peptides that pose a risk of immunogenicity, in which the body reacts to a substance as though it were a threat and mounts an immune response against it.37 The FDA warns that such immune responses can be life-threatening, so epitalon isnt completely safe for everyone.38 In addition, the healthcare providers weve consulted suggest that women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid epitalon, along with other therapeutic peptides, since there isnt enough research to confirm safety for them or their fetus/child
Not for human or veterinary use, consumption, or injection
Human trials are sparse, small, and not yet replicated
Leukocyte filters should be considered in the preparation of PRP to prevent such adverse events
Source and purity matter more here Peptides sold online for "research use" can be impure or mislabeled
Oral BPC-157 is designed to act locally within the gastrointestinal tract, which makes it more appropriate for gut applications than systemic injection