What is CJC-1295?

The short answer

CJC-1295 is a lab-made, longer-lasting copy of part of the body's signal to make growth hormone.

  • What it is

    Long-acting GHRH analog that binds the GHRH receptor.

  • What people look into

    Muscle and exercise, aging, sleep

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What it is

Type
GHRH analog (peptide; with or without DAC)
Also known as
cjc-1295 dac, cjc 1295 no dac, mod grf 1-29
How it works
Long-acting GHRH analog that binds the GHRH receptor.

Regulatory status

Not FDA-approved How we label status

As of October 4, 2026, CJC-1295 is not FDA-approved for any use and is not on FDA's 503A bulks list.

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Federal (FDA)
Not FDA-approved
503A compounding
No category (nomination withdrawn; removed from Cat 2 2024-09-27); not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07; not an approved-drug component (as of October 7, 2026)
PCAC history
2024-12-04: against (free base 0-13; acetate 1-12; DAC forms 0-13 each; use reviewed: GHD); FDA staff: against
WADA 2026
S2.2.4

Timeline

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Timeline table
DateWhat happenedSource
Federal Register notice of an FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting lists CJC-1295 (with and without DAC) among bulk drug substances under consideration for the 503A bulks list.Federal Register, event of October 25, 2024, on federalregister.gov

US enforcement actions

1 US enforcement action, in 2026.

Actions by US federal and state agencies whose documents name CJC-1295. Each row links to the government's own document.

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US enforcement actions table
DateAgencyActionDocument
US Justice DepartmentIndictmentJustice Department document, indictment, April 1, 2026, on justice.gov

References

Sources as of October 4, 2026

  1. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
  2. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/185642/download
  3. FDA: www.fda.gov/media/183819/download
  4. FDA: www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/certain-bulk-drug-substances-use-compounding-may-present-significant-safety-risks
  5. WADA: www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/2026list_en_final_clean_september_2025.pdf
  6. Internet Archive: web.archive.org/web/20241107074712id_/https://www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
  7. eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23
  8. FDA: api.fda.gov/drug/drugsfda.json