Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, says primary care and sports medicine specialist Anthony Tam, MD, chair of Family Medicine for Henry Ford Health in Jackson, Michigan
Physicians want to know about their patients use of unapproved peptides, just as they want to know about any vitamins or other supplements they take
If peptides are reclassified and allowed to be compounded, then a doctor can write a prescription, but it doesnt make [the substances] FDA-approved, and it doesnt create new data on safety or efficacy.
For instance, BPC-157 is touted for healing many types of injuries from [those of the] tendons and muscles to the gut and brain, says Kumar
In the longevity community its being injected systematically for this broader concept of repair and healing. Proponents believe that a peptide called GHK-Cu regenerates collagen and improves wound healing
Then, unscrupulous people take them and illegally compound them and sell them to questionable longevity clinics and gyms