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The FDA Voted for 6 Peptides. Its Own Scientists Said No

Aug 7, 2026 · 1h 6m

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An FDA advisory committee just voted to open a legal compounding supply line for six of seven peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500, over the objection of the FDA's own scientists, who recommended against all seven. Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum walks through what the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee actually voted on, why a vote about ulcerative colitis ends up governing tendon and joint use, what the single human BPC-157 trial does and doesn't show, and why "a pharmacy makes it safe" and "there's no money to study it" don't hold up. Evidence-based, no hype, no nocebo. Timestamps: | 00:00:00 | The FDA voted 8-6. What it actually means | 00:01:25 | What I am, and am not, claiming | 00:03:21…