LL-37: research, legal status and who sells it
This page is information, not medical advice. LL-37 is not approved as a medicine in the markets below unless stated. We don't publish dosing or usage instructions.
- Also known as
- Cathelicidin LL-37, Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide
- Category
- Human antimicrobial peptide (cathelicidin)
- Evidence level
- Early human trials
- Price range
- $2.50/mg to $21.25/mg, median $8.50/mg across 39 vendors (compare)
- Our lab tests
- None yet (how testing will work)
Legal and regulatory status
| Where | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Not FDA-approved; the compounding nomination for cathelicidin LL-37 was withdrawn after FDA flagged safety risks, and FDA plans to consult its advisory committee on it before the end of February 2027 [1][2][3]. |
| United Kingdom | No UK-licensed medicine containing LL-37 appears in the MHRA products database [4]. |
| European Union | No medicine containing LL-37 is authorized in the EU, according to EMA's central and Article 57 product data [5][6]. |
| Canada | No product containing LL-37 appears in Health Canada's Drug Product Database [7]. |
| Australia | LL-37 is not named in Australia's Poisons Standard (October 2026) [8]. |
| Sport (WADA) | Not named on the 2026 Prohibited List; its section S0 bans any pharmacological substance with no current approval for human therapeutic use [9]. |
We haven't published a full overview of LL-37 yet. The legal status table and live prices on this page are current.
LL-37 prices: cheapest listings
The five lowest $/mg listings out of 55. See all LL-37 prices
| Vendor | Transparency | Product | Size | Price | $/mg | Stock | Vendor's page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimera Peptides | 27 | 5 mg × 20 | $250 | $2.50/mg | View | ||
| Chimera Peptides | 27 | 5 mg × 10 | $142 | $2.84/mg | View | ||
| Nexaph | 45 | 10 mg × 10 | $378 | $3.78/mg | View | ||
| Bulk Peptide Supply | 57 | 5 mg | $20 | $4.00/mg | View | ||
| Bulk Peptide Wholesale | 45 | 5 mg × 10 | $200 | $4.00/mg | View |
Sources
- Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs (database searched by active ingredient). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- Certain Bulk Drug Substances for Use in Compounding that May Present Significant Safety Risks (content current as of 22 April 2026). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (to be held before the end of February 2027). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- MHRA Products: licensed-medicine search for "cathelicidin". 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