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Selank
Selank is a synthetic peptide of seven amino acids, Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro, designed from the immune-system fragment tuftsin at the Institute of Molecular Genetics in Moscow (Volkova et al., 2016). No FDA drug record or individual Australian Poisons Standard entry for it was found on 14 October 2026. This hub collects the questions people ask about Selank and answers each from published studies and official records.
Record card
| Common name | Selank |
|---|---|
| Also written | TP-7; Selank acetate (FDA compounding page, content current as of 22 April 2026) |
| Structure | 7-amino-acid peptide, TKPRPGP, a synthetic analogue of tuftsin |
| CAS | 129954-34-3 |
| Formula and weight | C33H57N11O9; 751.9 g/mol (PubChem) |
| Origin paper | Volkova et al., Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016 |
| Australian status as of 14 October 2026 | No individual entry in the October 2026 Poisons Standard (F2026L01327) |
| FDA drug record | None in Drugs@FDA data or DailyMed (14 October 2026) |
| Registered medicine in Russia | 0.15% nasal drops (label on RLS, changed 15 July 2025) |
Questions answered here
04- What have studies of Selank found? Human, animal and cell resultsWhat published studies of Selank found: five small human studies, plus animal and cell work, with each study's size, comparator and limits. Research material is not a medicine.Updated 2026-10-14
- Selank side effects: what studies, labels and regulators have recordedSide effects recorded for Selank in Russian patient studies, a Russian product label, FDA and TGA records, and animal and cell work, with study sizes and limits. A record of reports, not advice.Updated 2026-10-14
- Is Selank legal? Australian, FDA and Russian statusSelank's regulatory records: no individual entry found in Australia's October 2026 Poisons Standard, no FDA drug record found, an FDA compounding listing, a Russian registration and the WADA 2026 List, with check dates.Updated 2026-10-14
- Selank half-life and timing: what has been measuredSelank's half-life, how long it stays in the blood and how long studies saw effects: one Russian label figure of minutes in plasma, a 2006 degradation paper and animal time points.Updated 2026-10-14
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