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Trump administration paving way for temporary sale of some unapproved peptides

Food and Drug Administration scientists and some medical experts have raised alarms about increasing access to certain peptides.

People are giving their dogs peptides to boost their longevity

People are giving their dogs peptides to boost their longevity

More Americans are about to get scammed by the coming peptide rush

Patients will order these cheaper, unproven products via an 800-number or the internet, skipping appointments with real doctors who can provide accurate diagno…

Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren't Actually Peptides

WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.

Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns

TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide. Follow our Australia news live blog…

Novo Nordisk (NVO) CEO Advocates for Wegovy Sales Amidst Unregulated Peptide Market

Man speaks out after peptide vendor's sentencing: "I wanted to die"

A federal judge sentenced the owner of a peptide company to nearly 6 years in prison for deceiving customers and selling products adulterated with steroids, ci…

F.D.A. Panel's Vote on Peptides Raises Concerns About a Prescribing Boom

The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

FDA panel considers loosening regulations on certain unapproved peptides

The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is holding a second day of meetings on whether to loosen restrictions on certain unapproved peptide drugs. The…

FDA advisers vote against sleep peptide as they debate safety and health claims

The FDA's advisory committee is meeting for two days to discuss whether seven peptides - which have become popular in wellness circles - should be allowed to b…

Inside the unconventional FDA panel that could reshape the peptide industry

Inside the unconventional FDA panel that could reshape the peptide industry

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Outside experts - some with a vested interest in peptides - recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA's bulk list, including the "Wolverine sta…

FDA panel loosens restrictions for controversial peptides popular online

The vote marks a win for Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy who has said he's a big fan of the drugs, which haven't been well studied for human use.

US health panel recommends easing restrictions on controversial peptides

Vote from advisory group - whose members include people linked to peptides industry - likely to embolden RFK JrA panel of federal health advisers on Thursday n…

The Great Peptide Cash Grab Has Begun

The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.

Scientists' Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat ra…

UK becoming 'wild west' for experimental peptides, expert warns

Prof Channa Jayasena says growing online sales of unregulated drugs risk fatalities as responsibility falls between regulators. Fitness influencers linked to w…

FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides despite safety concerns

Committee will meet in July to discuss peptides now sold in gray market despite limited evidence of safety and efficacy. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administ…

The peptide boom: how the US got hooked on unregulated 'miracle' drugs | On the Ground

Across the US, thousands of people are injecting themselves with unregulated peptides in pursuit of weight loss, muscle growth and younger-looking skin. Despit…

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

Plus: Hackers use Meta's AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.

Serena Williams' comeback is huge for peptide bros

Serena Williams' comeback is huge for peptide bros

I went to the so-called 'steroid Olympics,' to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides

The Enhanced Games - a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs - may herald a new business model tha…

I don't think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is

I don't think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is

Inside San Francisco's hottest peptide club

Inside San Francisco's hottest peptide club

RFK Jr.'s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves

Hims may have an chance to grow peptides business as a potential revenue driver, with FDA review in 2026 shaping the opportunity.

FDA will consider easing restrictions on peptides as RFK Jr. calls himself a "big fan"

The FDA meeting announcement follows repeated pledges by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to loosen regulations on peptides, which are often pitched as a…

Hims & Hers stock jumps as U.S. moves forward with plan to reassess popular peptides

Hims & Hers Health's plan to enter the business of selling peptides is looking a lot more realistic.

Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

Dietary supplement companies are pushing to expand the types of ingredients they can use in their products

Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?

Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?

Welcome to the 'peptide gray market': where people are buying GLP-1s, Botox and filler on social media from China

A new underground industry has emerged where people are buying raw compounds for Ozempic, Botox, filler and skin-tightening treatments directly from Chinese su…