Cerebrolysin_
Also known as FPF-1070
An injectable brain-peptide blend used abroad for stroke and dementia recovery.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Cerebrolysin?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
Cerebrolysin is a mixture of small peptides and amino acids extracted from pig brain tissue, rich in nerve-growth signals. In plain terms: injected in cycles, it feeds and protects brain cells, and it has the strongest human evidence in this group for stroke and dementia recovery.
What it's used for
An injectable brain-peptide blend with the strongest human evidence in this group, used abroad for stroke, dementia, and brain-injury recovery. It is given in cycles.
How does Cerebrolysin work?
What it does in the body, and where.Cerebrolysin is not one peptide but a mixture, extracted from pig brain tissue and broken into small fragments.
- 01It supplies nerve growth and protection signalsThe mixture contains fragments that mimic neurotrophic factors, the proteins that keep brain cells alive and connected.
- 02It is given in cycles, by infusion or injectionTypically daily for several weeks, then a break, rather than continuously.
- 03It has genuine human trial evidenceUncommon in this category. It has been studied in stroke, traumatic brain injury, and dementia, with modest and debated results.
- 04Being an animal-derived mixture, batches varyAnd the exact composition is not fully characterised, which is a real limitation on interpreting any of the trials.
Where this compound is thought to act.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Stroke recovery, where it is used clinically in parts of Europe and AsiaClinical use
- Dementia and Alzheimer's diseaseClinical use
- Traumatic brain injury recoveryClinical use
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.10 up to 50 mL per day (start low, increase slowly), 10-20 day cycles. 10 to 21 day courses of daily infusion, repeated after roughly two monthsTrial dose
The course structure here is real and documented, unlike most course-based compounds on this site. Stroke trials used 21 consecutive days; the vascular dementia trial ran four weeks then repeated after a two-month treatment-free gap. Both the course and the gap come from registered trials.
Source: Cerebrolysin in vascular dementia: 4-week course repeated after a 2-month interval (NCT00947531)
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
20 / 100 unitsHow do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized Cerebrolysin keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.22 July 2026Used clinically in parts of Europe and Asia in treatment cycles. Not FDA-approved. Counterfeits are widely reported, so source verification matters more than usual.
Who should avoid it
- Epilepsy or a seizure disorder
- Allergy to pork, since it is derived from pig brain tissue
- Severe kidney impairment
- Pregnancy
Stop and get help
- A seizure
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Warmth or flushing if injected too quickly
- Dizziness
- Injection-site reactions
- Counterfeits are common, so verify the source
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Cerebrolysin approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.Yes. Approved for clinical use.
Used clinically in parts of Europe and Asia in treatment cycles. Not FDA-approved. Counterfeits are widely reported, so source verification matters more than usual.
- DoseFrom product labeling and clinical guidelines.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like Cerebrolysin?
Others in Healing and recovery, side by side.If you're weighing Cerebrolysin, it's worth reading PDA (Pentadeca Arginate), GLOW blend, and KLOW blend in the same class.
An injectable brain-peptide blend used abroad for stroke and dementia recovery.
- Dose
- 10 up to 50 mL per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- 10-20 day cycles
A newer, more stable cousin of BPC-157 for faster healing.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 0.5 mg per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- 1-2x daily
A popular skin-and-healing blend of three peptides in one shot.
- Dose
- Per blend (mcg each)
- How often
- Daily
The GLOW blend plus an anti-inflammatory peptide, an all-in-one recovery stack.
- Dose
- Per blend (mcg each)
- How often
- Daily
10What these words mean
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What these words mean
- Titrate
- Starting at a low dose and increasing it slowly over time so your body adjusts and side effects stay mild.
- Subcutaneous
- An injection just under the skin, into the fat layer, usually with a short, thin insulin needle.
- Intramuscular (IM)
- An injection into a muscle, using a longer needle.
- Reconstitution
- Mixing a powdered peptide with liquid (bacteriostatic water) so it can be drawn into a syringe.
- Bacteriostatic water
- Sterile water with a tiny amount of preservative, used to mix powdered peptides.
- Concentration
- How strong the mixed peptide is, in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL). More water makes it weaker; less water makes it stronger.
- Units (on the syringe)
- The marks on an insulin syringe. 100 units equals 1 mL. They measure how much liquid you draw, not the dose in milligrams.
- mcg and mg
- Units of dose. 1 milligram (mg) equals 1,000 micrograms (mcg).
- GLP-1
- A natural gut hormone that lowers appetite and blood sugar. Drugs that copy it, like semaglutide, are used for weight loss.
- Growth hormone secretagogue
- A compound that nudges your body to release more of its own growth hormone, rather than injecting the hormone itself.
- Half-life
- How long a compound stays active in your body. A longer half-life means you inject less often.
- Peptide vs small molecule
- A peptide is a short chain of amino acids. A few items here (like MK-677 or methylene blue) are small molecules, not true peptides, but people use them the same way.
- Research only
- No approved dose or use in people. Sold for research and not reviewed by the FDA for safety or quality.
- Investigational
- Still being tested in clinical trials and not yet approved or legally sold for general use.
- Banned in drug-tested sport
- Prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); using it can disqualify a competing athlete.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026