doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.296812.x Hertz, H., Kristensen, H
The risk is simply not worth the unproven, short-term gain. The UK regulatory body for medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, told The Independent that it disregards claims that these products are for research purposes if it is clear that such claims are being used in an attempt to avoid regulations
What remains intriguing is this: after so many hard lessons learned from building around GLP-1 (the peptide of the decade) many founders still don't recognize that healthcare demands certain non-negotiable considerations: technology, regulation, and clinical expertise
Thorn and Aspenberg, 1993
They increase oxidative stress, damage cellular structures, and promote the fibrotic changes associated with permanent hair loss