The Copium Meter

Is BPC-157 copium?

Hype against randomized trials for one topic, computed and dated 30 October 2026. It rates the topic, never a person, and gives no dosing and no sourcing.

The short version

308Kyearly wiki viewsEnglish Wikipedia, to 30 Sep 2026
0randomized-trial paperstyped on PubMed
Noneviews per trial papernothing to divide by
Pure copiumthe verdictby the published rule

BPC-157

Pure copium

No trialsto divide attention by

Lots of attention and zero randomized-trial papers. The hype has no human trial record to point at yet.

The full receipts

What does this verdict mean?

English Wikipedia readers opened the BPC-157 article about 308K times in the year to 30 September 2026. PubMed holds 0 papers typed as randomized trials for it, so there is nothing to divide attention by, and the verdict is Pure copium.

That is a statement about the gap between attention and trial record. It does not say whether BPC-157 works or whether it is safe for anyone.

How does it compare with the others?

BPC-157 next to the other fourhype above, proof below, read 30 October 2026

Top chart: attention. Bottom chart: randomized-trial papers typed on PubMed. The highlighted bar is BPC-157. A big top bar over a small bottom bar is what the meter reads as hype ahead of the trials.

BPC-157: Pure copium (308K views, 0 trial papers)
Tongkat ali: Hype is running ahead (78K views, 6 trial papers)
Ashwagandha: Hype is running ahead (680K views, 61 trial papers)
Gua sha: Hype is running ahead (141K views, 16 trial papers)
Finasteride: Hype is nudging ahead (229K views, 73 trial papers)
Niacinamide: Hype is nudging ahead (145K views, 52 trial papers)
Minoxidil: Hype is nudging ahead (299K views, 147 trial papers)
Retinol: Hype is nudging ahead (140K views, 71 trial papers)
Collagen: Hype is nudging ahead (232K views, 120 trial papers)
Creatine: Receipts check out (596K views, 732 trial papers)
Magnesium: Receipts check out (334K views, 429 trial papers)
Caffeine: Receipts check out (608K views, 1,021 trial papers)
Tretinoin: Receipts check out (107K views, 210 trial papers)
Melatonin: Receipts check out (252K views, 578 trial papers)
Sunscreen: Receipts check out (131K views, 321 trial papers)

Where do the numbers come from?

The PubMed search for BPC-157 papers typed as randomized controlled trials, read 30 October 2026.
The Wikimedia pageviews tool, for the English article's yearly views.
Our full guide goes through the regulator, the trials and the lab tests.

The rule that sorts a ratio into a verdict is on the Meter page and the full method is on how we check.