National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)

Is BPC-157 legal in China?

Not approvedNot an approved medicine in China; producing, importing or selling it as a drug is unlawful, and it is banned in sport.

Not approved as a medicine here.

No NMPA marketing approval for BPC-157 exists that we could find, and CDE's public register holds no application under that name. Under Articles 98 and 124 of the Drug Administration Law, producing or importing a drug without an approval document is prohibited and punishable by confiscation and fines, and hospital preparations cannot be sold on the market. The WADA Prohibited List names BPC-157 as a non-approved substance banned at all times for athletes.

Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify

BPC-157 elsewhere

Sources (4)

  1. 01Drug Administration Law of the PRC (中华人民共和国药品管理法)National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) · 2019-08-26 · accessed 2026-09-29
  2. 02CDE public register of accepted drug applications (受理品种目录浏览)Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE), NMPA · 2026-09-29 · accessed 2026-09-29
  3. 03The Prohibited List (2026)World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) · 2026 · accessed 2026-09-29
  4. 04China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) official websiteChina Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) · 2026 · accessed 2026-09-29