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CJC-1295 (no DAC) + Ipamorelin vs Tesamorelin

Updated 10 sources

Key differences

  1. 1Tesamorelin plus ipamorelin pairs a GHRH analog that has Phase 3 visceral-fat data with the same GHRP. CJC-1295 no DAC has no human data at all.

Side by side

Facts from each record, in the same words as their own pages.
CJC-1295 (no DAC) + Ipamorelin and Tesamorelin side by side
CJC-1295 (no DAC) + IpamorelinTesamorelin
Category
  • GH axis
  • GH axis
Evidence
  • No human trials
  • Strong human trials
FDA status
  • Not FDA approvedRegulatory
  • FDA approved as Egrifta +2Regulatory
WADA
  • Prohibited
  • Prohibited
Half-life
  • Ipamorelin: about 2 hours after IV dosing. CJC-1295 no DAC: about 30 minutes per guides, never measured in humans.Competitor guide
  • 8 minutes (Egrifta SV) and 11 minutes (Egrifta WR) in healthy subjects. Older figures for the original formulation are 26 to 38 minutes.Clinical study
Routes
  • Subcutaneous injection
  • Subcutaneous injection
Reported doses
  • 100 to 400 mcg (subcutaneous injection)
  • 100 to 500 mcg (subcutaneous injection)
  • 1 to 2 mg (subcutaneous injection)
  • 125 to 1,000 mcg (subcutaneous injection)
Most cited frequency
  • Once daily, before bed
  • Once daily
Vial sizes
  • 10 mgCompetitor guide
  • 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mgCompetitor guide
Mixed vial keeps
  • Fridge, 2 to 8 °C.Competitor guide
  • Egrifta SV: use right after mixing and discard the rest.Competitor guide
Protocols on file
  • 8
  • 11

Doses shown are what sources report, labelled by origin. Not medical advice.

Read each in full

Sources

10 sources, each checked by date. Record updated Oct 23, 2026. Numbers are restated in our own words and labelled by where they came from.

Clinical study3

  1. Tesamorelin pooled Phase 3 (Falutz 2010)PubMed · checked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Performance-enhancing peptides modulating GH-IGF1 axis (Dominikowski 2026)PMC · checked Oct 23, 2026
  3. Ipamorelin PK-PD (Gobburu 1999)PubMed · checked Oct 23, 2026

Regulatory6

  1. Egrifta SV labelDailyMed · checked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Egrifta WR labelDailyMed · checked Oct 23, 2026
  3. Certain bulk drug substances, safety risksFDA · checked Oct 23, 2026
  4. WADA Prohibited List 2026WADA · checked Oct 23, 2026

Competitor guide1

  1. CJC-1295 no DAC dosage guideBodyHackGuide · checked Oct 23, 2026