Legal status · Record reviewed
Cerebrolysin has no single legal status. It depends on the product and how it is supplied.
Authorized in Austria; no FDA-approved Cerebrolysin product was identified in the United States as reviewed August 30, 2026.
Sports: we found no ban in the rules we checked (checked August 30, 2026). That does not clear you to compete.
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Approved outside the U.S. only
A regulator in another country allowed a product. The record found no FDA-approved product in the United States.
What the record says: Authorized in Austria; no FDA-approved Cerebrolysin product was identified in the United States as reviewed August 30, 2026
Not named on this FDA page
This FDA page does not name it. That does not show that a pharmacy may compound it. Other FDA lists and conditions still apply.
Source: FDA's page of bulk drug substances that may present significant safety risks. FDA marks it current as of . We checked it on .
No prohibition identified
Cerebrolysin is not named in the reviewed 2026 WADA Prohibited List. The product is authorized in Austria, so it is not automatically in WADA's S0 group for substances with no government approval. This is not personal clearance. Athletes must check the current list and the rules that apply to their sport.
Checked . Read the rule we checked. Check the current World Anti-Doping Agency list and your sport's rules before you compete.
Other names in this record: Cerebrolysin Ebewe, Cerebrolyzin, FPE 1070, FPE 1070 (IS), FPF 1070 (IS), Renacenz.
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