WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will convene an outside panel of advisers to discuss whether to allow compounding pharmacies to manufacture certain peptides, the agency announced on Wednesday. The meeting will take place July 23 and 24.
In 2023, the FDA removed 19 peptides from a list of drugs the agency allows compounding pharmacies to produce. The July panel will discuss whether to add back seven peptides. There is limited data on the effectiveness and safety of many of these products, but they have become increasingly popular, promoted by online influencers and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The move comes after Kennedy told podcaster Joe Rogan in February that he wanted to make those peptides more accessible.
“I’m a big fan of peptides,” Kennedy said. “I’ve used them myself to really good effect with a couple of injuries.”
