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Practitioners also carefully screen patients: for example, they check for metal allergies (since GHK-Cu contains copper) and discuss alternative evidence-based treatments
Competing Interests The authors declare the following competing interests: [Donghoon Kang and Chin-Ju Park] are listed as an inventor on a pending patent application related to A peptide inhibitor for senescent cell elimination, and a use thereof, filed by [Gwangju institute of science and technology] under application number KR10-2024-0086615

Critical Safety Gaps for Mental Health Applications Unknown effects on cognitive function, memory, personality, mood stability beyond intended therapeutic effect Long-term impacts on brain chemistry (chronic administration effects unexplored beyond 6 weeks in animals) Potential for psychological dependence or tolerance (not studied systematically) Impacts on developing brains in adolescents and young adults (completely unknown with no pediatric studies) Drug Interactions Pose Serious Concerns BPC-157s simultaneous effects on serotonin, dopamine, GABA, glutamate, and nitric oxide systems create multiple theoretical interaction points with psychiatric medications, yet interactions are not well studied. Specific concerns include: With SSRIs and SNRIs: Risk of serotonin syndrome is genuine