Is BPC 157 Banned? Oral vs. Injectable Forms Explained The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving toward allowing compounding pharmacies to produce more than a dozen injectable peptides that were banned because of potentially significant safety risks, the New York Gray Market Peptides: So Much Hype, So Little Data of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).* Peptides Lack Reliable Safety Information, Watchdog Warns