‘Wild West’: How an RFK-Inspired Start-up Is Cashing in on the Peptide Craze

‘Wild West’: How an RFK-inspired start-up is cashing in on the peptide craze

Nick Bell is a reality TV start-up judge, but in real life he’s running a company on the bleeding edge of medicine that’s offering $500 of peptides after a 15-minute phone call.

‘Wild West’ peptide craze surges beyond GLP-1s as FDA faces pressure to ease access

As GLP-1 weight-loss medications gain traction, the peptide market is experiencing a surge in interest.A variety of peptides — commonly marketed for weight loss, muscle building, injury recovery and other uses — have emerged as largely unregulated drugs sold through both licensed compounding pharmacies and unverified vendors.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to evaluate whether to loosen regulations on several peptides during a meetin…