Is Tesamorelin legal in Germany?

Tesamorelin is among the peptides readers most often ask about in Germany. This page focuses on the regulatory reality there, not on how to obtain or use it, because that is where reliable, localized information is hardest to find.

In Germany, Tesamorelin has no marketing authorisation. It is FDA-approved in the United States (as Egrifta), but the European marketing-authorisation application was withdrawn in 2012, so there is no authorised tesamorelin product in Germany. It is an unlicensed medicine here.

Because there is no marketing authorisation, Tesamorelin can only be supplied as an unlicensed medicine, via a named-patient or “specials” import that a prescriber requests and takes responsibility for. General or online sale to the public is not lawful, and customs may detain unauthorised shipments. There is no ordinary lawful consumer route in Germany. Any legitimate access runs through the unlicensed-medicine / named-patient framework overseen by BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices).

Selling or supplying Tesamorelin without the required authorisation is an offence in Germany. BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices) sets out the applicable sanctions; we do not reproduce specific figures here because they change. Confirm the current penalties with the regulator. This page reflects our reading of the position as of the last-verified date; regulations change, so confirm with BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices) before making any decision.