Undisclosed conflicts of interest, publication in low impact journals, the published research, along with a severe lack of human data supports FDA's Category 2 designation of BPC-157.
FDA and industry leaders have made clear that many peptide drugs used in “peptide therapy” are not legal for use in compounded drugs. Unfortunately, the unlawful status hasn’t stopped a disturbing trend of some compounding pharmacies transitioning...
The Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding ("APC") issued a statement March 1, 2024 reaffirming APC’s position that many drugs commonly used in “peptide therapy” are not legal for use in compounded drugs...
Compounding plays a vital role in providing patients with safe and effective drugs, including medicines for rare diseases and conditions not available through pharmaceutical manufacturers. Drug compounding, or compounding, is the process by which...
When many people think of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), they think of steroids. However, there’s a boom of new “peptide therapies” that may have athletes, and other drug-tested individuals, unwittingly using PEDs. Most substances used in...
Peptides were first discovered by Emil Fischer at the outset of the last century, but it was several decades before they would first be synthesized paving the way for peptide drugs. Midcentury scientists were producing basic molecules with simple...
On September, 29, 2023, FDA warned pharmacists and consumers alike about the dangers of compounded peptides. This included drugs commonly used in “peptide therapy” such as Ipamorelin, Ibutamoren GHRP-2, GHRP-6, Mesylate, Tesamorelin, CJC-1295...
Antiaging doctors and antiaging doctors are selling peptide therapy as a frontline tool to be used with patients seeking to fight the effects of aging. There is no shortage of websites, blogs, and videos, touting the benefits of peptide therapy as...
Growth hormone has been touted as fountain of youth and virility by the antiaging community. Many of these drugs used in “peptide therapy” present a serious and potentially deadly risk to individuals living with, or predisposed to, cancer. Growth...