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Hexarelin

Category · For EnergyStatus · RUOCitations · 60Cancer Concern · WADA-banned

The verdict

Mostly no — hexarelin is the GHRP with the most idiosyncratic safety footprint, and it desensitizes within weeks. There are cleaner tools in the same category.

By source — cost, legality, risk

Brand
Not available
None — no FDA approval
No FDA-approved hexarelin.
Compounded 503A pharmacy
$140–$280/mo where sold
Rx · niche channel
Mid. Few compounders carry hexarelin; tachyphylaxis profile is a disincentive for clinic-led programs.
RUO research peptide
$35–$110/mo
Sold 'for research only'
Highest. Smaller supply pool than GHRP-2/6; identity-failures more common.
Gray-market raw
$5–$11/mo
Unregulated overseas import
Crypto/Wise pay; one 5mg×10 box lasts ~16 months at typical dose. WADA-prohibited regardless of source.

Sources · top 5 of 60

01Guan C, et al. Hexarelin alleviates apoptosis on ischemic acute kidney injury via MDM2/p53 pathway. European journal of medical research. 2023;28(1):344. PMID: 37710348.
02Mao Y, et al. The cardiovascular action of hexarelin. Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC. 2014;11(3):253-8. PMID: 25278975.
03Jiang B, et al. Hexarelin attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by inhibiting SMC phenotype switch and inflammasome activation. Microvascular research. 2022;140:104280. PMID: 34856183.
04Agbo E, et al. Hexarelin protects cardiac H9C2 cells from angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy via the regulation of autophagy. Die Pharmazie. 2019;74(8):485-491. PMID: 31526442.
05Mosa RM, et al. Implications of ghrelin and hexarelin in diabetes and diabetes-associated heart diseases. Endocrine. 2015;49(2):307-23. PMID: 25645463.