The Bigger Picture This advisory committee meeting is part of a broader and ongoing effort by FDA to impose order on the compounding landscape, particularly with respect to peptides and biologics that have grown popular in wellness, sports medicine, longevity, and integrative health settings
The assignment of 6.12 achievement points under the proposed administrative claims-based quality measure scoring methodology would be closer to the performance threshold equivalent of 7.5 than the assignment of 2.83 achievement points under the current scoring methodology, as discussed in our previous example in section IV.B.1.a.(2)(b)(i) of this final rule
Most of the authors are based in China, and their papers covered topics as diverse as physical sciences, business, technology, and social sciences
Inflammatory Modulation GHK-Cu works to reduce inflammation by inhibiting NF-B p65 and p38 MAPK pathways
Peptides are everywhere: in your favorite serum, on your TikTok FYP, and for many people, injected as part of a stack meant to help suppress appetite, stimulate muscle growth, or (purportedly) support longevity, often with code-like names of capital letters and numbers trailing behind
BPC-157 works primarily at the injury site for local tissue repair, while TB-500 has more systemic effects on muscle repair, inflammation, and flexibility
