What is Pancragen (Lys-Glu-Asp-Trp)?

The short answer

Pancragen is a peptide, a short chain of amino acids.

What it is
Pancragen (Lys-Glu-Asp-Trp): Synthetic tetrapeptide (KEDW).
Four-amino-acid peptide modeled on pancreas tissue, studied in aged animals.
What people look into
Aging

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What it is

How it works: Four-amino-acid peptide modeled on pancreas tissue, studied in aged animals.

Regulatory status

Not FDA-approved How we label status

As of October 4, 2026, Pancragen (Lys-Glu-Asp-Trp) 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 (no drugsfda/DailyMed record)
503A compounding: No category; not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07 (as of October 7, 2026)
WADA 2026: Not named; S0 (non-approved substances) applies if no health authority approves it for human use

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