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RFK Jr.'s peptide push could unleash risky drugs | STAT First Opinion

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July 28, 2026↗ source

This opinion piece criticizes Health Secretary RFK Jr. for reportedly moving to reverse the FDA's 2023 safety classification of certain peptides, specifically BPC-157 and GHK-Cu. The author argues that returning these substances to a status that allows compounding pharmacies to produce them ignores the lack of clinical trial data and poses significant risks to the public.

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