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They\u2019re the small molecules with the big buzz.<\/p>\n
In the past couple of years, peptides have become the hottest tool for biohackers, beauty buffs and even bodybuilders, many of whom are injecting them in the hopes of losing weight, improving skin and living longer.<\/p>\n
While our bodies create peptides naturally, synthetic versions have become big business \u2014 but since 2023, 19 of the manmade ones have been stuck on the government\u2019s naughty list. The FDA reclassified these peptides<\/a> as Category 2 Bulk Drug Substances, essentially barring compounding pharmacies from producing them due to safety and quality concerns.<\/p>\n Now, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is pushing to ease restrictions on 14 of these molecules so licensed compounding pharmacies can make them for patient use.<\/p>\n The body naturally produces thousands of peptides, like collagen and oxytocin, which regulate essential functions such as metabolism, tissue repair and immune response. Some are now also sold as synthetic compounds, like Ozempic<\/a> and GHK-Cu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kennedy, 72, is a \u201cbig fan of peptides\u201d you can buy, having seen \u201cgood effect\u201d when he\u2019s used them for injury recovery. Some of Kennedy\u2019s allies<\/a> also promote and sell peptides.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very anxious to move \u2014 probably not all of those peptides, some of them are in litigation \u2014 but about 14 of them back to making them more accessible,\u201d Kennedy said in February on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast<\/a>. \u201cI think within a couple of weeks we will have announced some kind of new action.\u201d<\/p>\n An HHS spokesperson didn\u2019t respond to a Post request for comment.<\/p>\n