Is Amylin legal in Canada?

Co-released with insulin from the same beta cell, and the parent ligand of cagrilintide and CagriSema. Native human amylin clumps into amyloid, which is why it can never be a drug.

Amylin is secreted alongside insulin from the pancreatic beta cell in a roughly fixed ratio, which has a consequence people miss: someone with type 1 diabetes is deficient in two hormones, not one. It slows gastric emptying, suppresses glucagon after a meal, and produces satiation through the area postrema in the brainstem.

Mechanism: Acts at amylin receptors, which are not dedicated receptors at all but the calcitonin receptor in complex with a receptor activity-modifying protein. RAMP1, RAMP2 or RAMP3 give AMY1, AMY2 and AMY3 respectively, and that accessory-protein mechanism is why amylin pharmacology overlaps with calcitonin.

Regulatory history: Native amylin is not a drug. Its approved analogue pramlintide (Symlin) is listed as Discontinued in Drugs@FDA as of September 2026. Cagrilintide is investigational, in phase 3 combined with semaglutide.

Authorises drugs for sale through a Notice of Compliance and Drug Identification Number. A compound that is not authorised for sale cannot lawfully be sold for human use, and personal importation of prescription drugs is limited.

The classification above is the The Longevity Archive reading of Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch listings for Amylin at the reviewed date, not a legal opinion. Rules change, and importing, prescribing and possessing a compound can each be treated differently. Check the regulator directly before acting on anything here.