GH secretagogues including GHRP-6 are prohibited by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) in competitive sports
Cancer-pathway concern IGF-1 signaling is mitogenic and anti-apoptotic, two properties relevant to cancer biology
Dietary supplements, on the other hand, are not required to go through any regulatory process
doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301371 Summary Keywords cigarette smoking cessation, fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, GLP-1RAs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus, nicotine dependence Citation Chen D, Li Z, Zhou C, Li R, Ji X, Feng B and Song J (2026) Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on cigarette smoking consumption in type 2 diabetes patients: study protocol of a randomized, parallel -controlled clinical trial
Xing C, Zhao H, Zhang J, He B (2022) Effect of metformin versus metformin plus liraglutide on gonadal and metabolic profiles in overweight patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Very high oral doses can cause nausea, cramping, or a fishy body odor