Is ipamorelin approved in Canada?

No. Health Canada has not authorized ipamorelin for any indication. There is no Notice of Compliance and no DIN, so it cannot lawfully be sold as a medicine in Canada and is not stocked by Canadian pharmacies.

Will ipamorelin be approved in Canada?

There is no basis for a date. Clinical development of ipamorelin was discontinued, so no regulatory submission is pending with Health Canada or any other regulator, and there is no expected approval timeline to report.

Can you buy ipamorelin in Canada in 2026?

Not as a medicine. No authorized ipamorelin product exists, so there is nothing a pharmacy can dispense and no prescription that can be written for it. What is sold is research material rather than an approved drug, supplied for in-vitro laboratory use only.

Compound research hub

Ipamorelin: Research, Handling and Batch Documentation

Ipamorelin (Aib-His-D-2Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) is a synthetic pentapeptide agonist at the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a.

Part of Volta's peptides.

Identity and specification

Form: Lyophilized powder
Appearance: White lyophilised powder
Compound class: Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a) agonist
CAS number: 170851-70-4
Molecular formula: C₃₈H₄₉N₉O₅
Molecular weight: 711.85 g/mol
PubChem CID: 9831659
Production: Synthetic, by solid-phase peptide synthesis
Solubility: Soluble in sterile water
Shelf life: 24 months from date of manufacture

Molecular structure, sequence and the published laboratory studies on Ipamorelin are in the compound library entry for Ipamorelin.

Vial sizes available

Every size of Ipamorelin Volta lists, in stock or not. Each is a separate catalogue page with its own batch number and specification table.

Ipamorelin 5mg 5mgBatch #: VPIP5100
In stock
Ipamorelin 10mg 10mgBatch #: VPIP10100
Restocking

Purity and batch documentation

Volta's release specification is >99% (HPLC). That is a threshold we set. >99% is the specification every batch is released to. The figure on a certificate is what a laboratory measured for one lot.

SideChain Analytics reported 99.5% by HPLC-MS/MS on September 27, 2026, lot VPIP5100.
Covers the Ipamorelin 5mg vial.
Read the certificate Verify on lab's website (Verify on SideChain Analytics's website, opens in a new tab)

the complete batch history dataset how each batch is tested laboratories that test peptides independently

Research on Ipamorelin

Comparisons

Handling and stability

Laboratory guides

storage and stability in solution

Regulatory context

Ipamorelin in Canada

Ipamorelin is not authorized for sale in Canada or anywhere else. No regulator has approved it for any indication, and no approved ipamorelin product exists.

Health Canada has issued no Notice of Compliance and no Drug Identification Number (DIN) for ipamorelin. There is no authorized product and no pharmacy stocks it.
It is unapproved in every major jurisdiction, including the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, and is Schedule 4 under the TGA in Australia.
Clinical development was discontinued, so there is no pending submission and no expected approval date to quote.
Volta supplies ipamorelin for in-vitro laboratory research only. It is not a medicine, is not dispensed against a prescription, and is not authorised for human use.

Is ipamorelin approved in Canada?: No. Health Canada has not authorized ipamorelin for any indication. There is no Notice of Compliance and no DIN, so it cannot lawfully be sold as a medicine in Canada and is not stocked by Canadian pharmacies.
Will ipamorelin be approved in Canada?: There is no basis for a date. Clinical development of ipamorelin was discontinued, so no regulatory submission is pending with Health Canada or any other regulator, and there is no expected approval timeline to report.
Can you buy ipamorelin in Canada in 2026?: Not as a medicine. No authorized ipamorelin product exists, so there is nothing a pharmacy can dispense and no prescription that can be written for it. What is sold is research material rather than an approved drug, supplied for in-vitro laboratory use only.

Regulatory position verified 2026-10-10. Positions change; this page states the date it was last checked rather than implying it is current.

More peptides

Ipamorelin sits in Volta's peptides group, alongside the other compounds of the same composition. The whole range is on the full research catalogue, and the library of comparisons and guides is under peptide research.