In 2023, the FDA deemed 19 peptide drugs too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies, which mix components of approved drugs to create bespoke medication for people who have trouble taking Have you thought about taking peptides that aren't approved by the FDA? Think again. CBS News' chief medical correspondent, @drlapook, shares a cautionary tale from medical history about why testing medications is FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides I spent 4 months reporting on the peptide BPC 157 and its unlikely journey from a research lab in post communist Croatia to today's MAHA movement. Ask me anything. : r IAmA BPC 157 aka Wolverine. This peptide is not FDA approved, but it is very popular among the biohacking population. Ashley explains the science behind it, but remember, it doesn't have human data yet, so