ARA-290 (cibinetide): research, legal status and who sells it
This page is information, not medical advice. ARA-290 (cibinetide) is not approved as a medicine in the markets below unless stated. We don't publish dosing or usage instructions.
- Also known as
- Cibinetide, ARA290
- Category
- Erythropoietin-derived tissue-protective peptide
- Evidence level
- Early human trials
- Price range
- $1.75/mg to $15.04/mg, median $4.63/mg across 48 vendors (compare)
- Our lab tests
- None yet (how testing will work)
Legal and regulatory status
| Where | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Not FDA-approved; FDA lists cibinetide (ARA-290) in Category 3 (nominated without adequate support) for pharmacy compounding [1][2]. |
| United Kingdom | No UK-licensed medicine containing cibinetide (ARA-290) appears in the MHRA products database [3]. |
| European Union | No medicine containing cibinetide (ARA-290) is authorized in the EU, according to EMA's central and Article 57 product data [4][5]. |
| Canada | No product containing cibinetide (ARA-290) appears in Health Canada's Drug Product Database [6]. |
| Australia | Cibinetide is not named in Australia's Poisons Standard (October 2026) [7]. |
| Sport (WADA) | Not named on the 2026 Prohibited List, but section S2 bans innate repair receptor agonists at all times [8], and research describes ARA-290 (cibinetide) as a selective agonist of that receptor [9]. |
We haven't published a full overview of ARA-290 (cibinetide) yet. The legal status table and live prices on this page are current.
ARA-290 (cibinetide) prices: cheapest listings
The five lowest $/mg listings out of 66. See all ARA-290 (cibinetide) prices
| Vendor | Transparency | Product | Size | Price | $/mg | Stock | Vendor's page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk Peptide Wholesale | 45 | 10 mg × 10 | $175 | $1.75/mg | View | ||
| Royal Peptides FDA warning letter, Aug 2026 | 52 | ARA-290 30mgx10vials | 30 mg × 10 | $550 | $1.83/mg | View | |
| Bulk Peptide Supply | 57 | 10 mg | $20 | $2.00/mg | View | ||
| Bulk Peptide Supply | 57 | 10 mg × 10 | $225 | $2.25/mg | View | ||
| NuLife Peptides | 10 | 20 mg | $45 | $2.25/mg | View |
Sources
- Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs (database searched by active ingredient). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- 503A Categories Update for May 2026: Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding Under Section 503A. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- MHRA Products: licensed-medicine search for "cibinetide". Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK). Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- EMA medicines data: centrally authorised human medicines (export of 14 October 2026). European Medicines Agency. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- EMA Article 57 product data: medicines authorised in the EU/EEA (data as of 9 October 2026). European Medicines Agency. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- Drug Product Database online query (searched by active ingredient). Health Canada. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—October 2026) Instrument 2026 (F2026L01327, registered 30 September 2026). Federal Register of Legislation, Australian Government. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- World Anti-Doping Code International Standard: Prohibited List 2026 (in force 1 January 2026). World Anti-Doping Agency. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- Targeting the innate repair receptor to treat neuropathy. Pain Reports (2016). Accessed Oct 15, 2026