By Isabelle Lee, Annika Inampudi and Muyao Shen, Bloomberg
The peptide boom has all the markings of a mainstream wellness craze: podcast evangelists, celebrity converts and a billion-dollar market promising shortcuts to weight loss, muscle gain and a longer life. One major hurdle: actually buying them.
Approved medicines move through clinical trials, regulators and pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS. Much of the online peptide trade bypasses that system. Cheaper compounds are shipped directly from overseas laboratories, without prescriptions or insurance coverage, some with disclaimers that they aren’t for human use.
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