{"id":44884,"topic":"peptides","source":"AOL.com","title":"FDA panel backs peptide drug beloved Joe Rogan after RFK Jr shows support for injections - AOL.com","url":"https://www.aol.com/articles/fda-considers-green-lighting-unproven-154500000.html","url_hash":"ff05be49d1d76d2e28bad09dff36f38c942d66df","author":"","summary":"<a href=\"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQcEZfWVJBckdBUDNKRjFhZVotS2E5VEpTOEwtaWxtekdwR2FzeHF2N2tVcTdYVVVUUzdtN1dJR3hPMWZINnc3dDJRQVJKSFdvTkdqX3lRMXo3RU9ZdGhSVGJZZHdWcjhRRGwwT1lfODZmRUVRU2xJcjZjY0s5ZnpEWGpVZlBCX1FB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">FDA panel backs peptide drug beloved Joe Rogan after RFK Jr shows support for injections</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">AOL.com</font>","content":"The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change.\nFood and Drug Administration health advisors voted Thursday in favor of expanding public access to a peptide chemical that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted.\nThe panel of advisors voted 8-6 to recommend broadening BPC-157, a popular peptide. They are expected to vote on six other peptides Friday.\nThat’s despite skepticism from scientists about the safety and efficiency of peptide injections, which are amino acid chains injected directly into the body that are popular among wellness influencers.\nPodcasters Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman have both claimed that the injections can help heal injuries. Hollywood stars like Jennifer Aniston have also touted their anti-aging benefits.\nKennedy, a self-described “big fan of peptides,” had pushed for looser regulations around them that would allow certain pharmacies to produce seven peptide injections.\nThe FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted in favor of expanding access to BPC-157, a popular peptide often marketed as a way to treat injuries, inflammation and potentially ulcerative colitis.\nIn briefing documents submitted to the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, some experts warned that the peptides are “extremely sensitive” to formulation and environmental conditions and lack evidence that they treat the conditions claimed.\nExperts said there was a general lack of evidence, effectiveness and safety information about the use of BPC-157.\nAdvertisement\nMembers of the advisory committee vote on proposals, but FDA officials make the final recommendation to the commissioner. Ultimately, Kennedy can overrule the FDA’s decision.\nSince the FDA removed more than a dozen peptides from compounding pharmacies’ list in 2023, the injectables have been sold online as “research grade.”\nPharmaceutical compounding is the process of mixing ingredients to create customized medication for a patient.\nOne document warns that a peptide, MOTS-c, marketed online to promote the metabolism of fatty acids in the liver, insulin resistance and weight loss, hasn’t been proven safe for human use in compounded drugs.\nSome peptides have limited research in animals, such as rats, that indicates they could promote wound healing or reduce inflammation. 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Pricing and availability are subject to change.\nFood and Drug Administration health advisors voted Thursday in favor of expanding public access to a peptide chemical that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted.\nThe panel of advisors voted 8-6 to recommend broadening BPC-157, a popular peptide. They are expected to vote on six other peptides Friday.\nThat’s despite skepticism from scientists about the safety and efficiency of peptide injections, which are amino acid chains injected directly into the body that are popular among wellness influencers.\nPodcasters Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman have both claimed that the injections can help heal injuries. 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