Health Canada
Is Bremelanotide (PT-141) legal in Canada?
ProhibitedNot authorised; Health Canada seizure notices in 2025 name bremelanotide (PT-141) as an unauthorised injectable
Supply is banned or actively enforced against.
No bremelanotide product is in Health Canada's Drug Product Database. Health Canada's notices about Optimum Wellness Centre in Calgary (2025-04-02, naming PT-141) and Canada Peptide (2025-08-01, naming bremelanotide) list it among unauthorised injectable peptides, and say it is illegal to sell products Health Canada has not authorised. Health Canada says peptides are generally regulated as prescription drugs and that unauthorised drug products are illegal in Canada.
Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify
Bremelanotide (PT-141) elsewhere
Sources (4)
- 01Unauthorized injectable peptide drugs seized from Optimum Wellness Centre in Calgary, Alberta may pose serious health risksHealth Canada · 2025-04-02 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 02Drug Product Database API: active-ingredient search for bremelanotideHealth Canada (Drug Product Database) · 2026-09-29 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 03Think twice before injecting peptides bought online: unauthorized products can seriously harm you (RA-81874)Health Canada · 2026-04-09 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 04Unauthorized injectable peptide drugs seized and sold by Canada Peptide may pose serious health risks (RA-77807)Health Canada · 2025-08-01 · accessed 2026-09-29