Recent studies by Sanofi-Aventis and Eli Lilly in phase 1 and 2, respectively, were the first to report and have stimulated further interest in the field
But compounded drugs themselves arent tested or approved by the agency for safety, quality or effectiveness, and they dont go through clinical trials like FDA-approved drugs do
Nevertheless, BPC-157 is not yet a household drug and is still investigational in veterinary medicine
Kathleen Valenton, an OB-GYN and Lemme medical advisory board member
A recent endoscopy showed I had herniated my esophagus from it
Zach Zalewski examined the legal and regulatory position of compounders during shortages, and raised difficult questions about how to distinguish between compounding as a safeguard for patients and compounding as a commercial enterprise