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FDA scientists opposed Trump administration’s move to ease peptide access

Published October 28, 2026 2:35 pm • Updated October 28, 2026 2:35 pm •
FDA scientists opposed Trump administration’s move to ease peptide access
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Effort to loosen rules on unproven peptide drugs, favored by RFK Jr, faced fierce pushback from agency scientistsA plan to give people in the United States easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting the policy, according to six people…

Effort to loosen rules on unproven peptide drugs, favored by RFK Jr, faced fierce pushback from agency scientistsA plan to give people in the United States easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting the policy, according to six people…

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