US EditionA Closer Look at the Unapproved Peptide Injections Promoted by Influencers and Celebrities
Millions of Americans self-inject unapproved peptides amid FDA oversight reduction and political shifts led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising safety and efficacy concerns.
- This past week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has touted peptides and vowed to end the FDA's 'war' on them, as Americans inject unapproved peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, The Associated Press reported.
- The GLP-1 boom, driven by Ozempic's uptake, normalized injectable hormones as over 25 million prescriptions were filled in 2023 and 30 million Americans learnt to inject Ozempic.
- Safety testing revealed contamination and wildly variable purity, with purity levels from 5-75% and heavy metals reaching 10× limits, according to Finnrick Analytics' analysis of 2,999 samples from 123 vendors.
- Most U.S. injectable peptides come from compounding pharmacies, which sued the FDA as Kennedy removed experts from the FDA compounding advisory panel, and nearly 20% of staff left.
- In recent years, wellness influencers and celebrities have driven interest in obscure peptides despite no randomized-trial evidence, while Suzhou Redgie Biotech sells vials for $4-5 on TikTok and Alibaba.
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When 30 million Americans learnt to inject themselves with Ozempic, they lost weight while creating the infrastructure for an entirely unregulated peptide market. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a longtime advocate of peptide use, now wants to legitimise this market and the science behind it. The Associated Press reported this week that Americans are injecting themselves with unapproved peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-5…
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