FDA takes first step in possible reversal of ban on some peptides The Washington Post The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving toward allowing compounding pharmacies to produce more than a dozen injectable peptides that were banned because of potentially significant safety risks, the New York BPC 157 for athletes and injury treatment: Science, safety, and legal concerns What are peptides? The treatments promising weight loss and better skin, explained Vox Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway