MK-677 (Ibutamoren) in Germany: legal status and DmMV exposure in 2026

Legal status in Germany

No marketing authorization. Listed in Germany's DmMV with a 150 mg criminal possession threshold. Standard retail capsule bottles regularly exceed the threshold by 4× or more.

Approval and regulatory body

No EMA or BfArM authorization. Investigated in clinical trials for muscle wasting, growth hormone deficiency, and Alzheimer's disease (compound names including Nutrabol). No drug has been approved.

Scheduling

Not listed in BtMG. Explicitly listed in DmMV 2023 under Wachstumshormon-Sekretagoge (GHS) und ihre Mimetika — 'Ibutamoren, synonym MK-677, Nutrabol' — with a non-trivial-quantity threshold of 150 mg.

Doping (WADA) status

WADA prohibited list 2026: listed under S2.2.4 (Growth Hormone Secretagogues and their Mimetics). 'Growth hormone secretagogues (GHS) and their mimetics [e.g. anamorelin, capromorelin, ibutamoren (MK-677), ipamorelin, lenomorelin (ghrelin), macimorelin and tabimorelin].' Banned in-competition and out-of-competition. Non-Specified Substance. See the official WADA Prohibited List.

Prescription reality

None. No authorized product exists in Germany or the EU. No prescribing pathway is available.

Compounding pharmacy nuance

Not realistic — no GMP raw material in legitimate German supply chain.

Research-use legal basis

Sales labeled 'for research use only, not for human consumption' fall outside AMG when sellers do not present the product as medicinal. The DmMV listing means possession in quantities above 150 mg without legitimate research purpose creates AntiDopG criminal exposure under §4. Standard commercial bottles (60 capsules × 10 mg = 600 mg) sit 4× above the threshold.

Import & customs in Germany

Intra-EU shipments do not exempt German residents from AntiDopG/DmMV restrictions or AMG §73 prohibitions.

Non-EU personal import

Prohibited under §73 AMG. The 150 mg threshold is regularly exceeded by single retail bottles. MK-677 has also been detected as a contaminant in commercially sold nutritional supplements (mislabeling/adulteration) — buyers may be exposed unknowingly.

Research import

Permitted to registered research entities with proper documentation.

Typical seizure outcome

Letter from Zoll requesting research entity status. Without proof, shipment is destroyed. Above 150 mg — i.e., almost any retail bottle — AntiDopG criminal referral risk increases.

Market reality on the ground

Pharmacy availability: Zero. No prescription pathway exists.

Telehealth pathway: No legitimate German telehealth provider issues prescriptions — there is no legal pathway.

Domestic research-chem sellers: MK-677 is among the most widely distributed research chemicals in Germany's grey-market supplement ecosystem. Available from European and Chinese-sourced research chemical vendors.

Underground use: Heavily promoted in German-language fitness, bodybuilding, and anti-aging social media communities under the premise of oral GH stimulation without injection. The Pharmazeutische Zeitung (January 2026) reported on the peptide/GHS biohacking trend in German tech circles, noting dramatically rising import volumes from China. German Zoll regularly seizes MK-677 shipments.

Prices are observational ranges as of May 8, 2026, not endorsements. We do not link to research-chemical sellers.

Where DOSED stands on this

MK-677 sold in Germany carries a "research chemical, not for human consumption" label for a reason. The compound has no marketing authorization, no clinical trials registered, and no Apotheken pathway. The label is not marketing — it is the legal status. We do not provide dosing protocols, route-of-administration guidance, or vendor referrals. We do not make medical claims about safety or efficacy. We catalog the regulatory reality so you can make informed decisions, then point you to a licensed physician for any health decision that involves your body.

The aim here is the same one in every DOSED page: evidence over influence. Whatever you decide is on you. Our job is to make sure the decision is informed.