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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides despite safety concerns

a person injecting a weight loss drug
Evidence of human safety and efficacy for various types of peptides, such as Semax and BPC-157, range from thin to nonexistent. Photograph: Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon hold a meeting about whether to ease restrictions on access to some research peptides, a group of drugs with a zealous following and thin evidence to support them.

If restrictions are eased, US compounding pharmacies would be able to produce and fill prescriptions for Americans – a change that would effectively legalize a thriving gray market.

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