Exact claim · Version 1 · Reviewed 2026-07-23
“Athletes can use it because it is not a steroid.”
A verdict on this wording and scope, not a universal grade for BPC-157.
01 · Verdict
Misleading
WADA lists BPC-157 under S0 non-approved substances, prohibited at all times for covered athletes.
- Evidence basis
- Regulatory or product record
- Scope
- Athletes subject to the current WADA Code and their applicable governing-body rules.
- Category
- Performance and recovery
02 · Primary record
Check the attached evidence
- Editorial review
- Internal editorial review recorded
- Responsible editor
- Anthony Treviso · Founder and responsible editor
- Clinical-review boundary
- Not independently medically reviewed.