THENATIONALPULSE (The National Pulse) - China’s Fentanyl Suppliers Eye Their Next American Market.
Next week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will decide whether seven still-unapproved peptides should be added to the list of substances America's compounding pharmacies can legally use.
Next week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will decide whether seven still-unapproved peptides should be added to the list of substances America’s compounding pharmacies can legally use. The FDA’s own career scientists have already reviewed the evidence and recommended against it . The committee weighing that recommendation, however, is stacked with people who make money selling these peptides. The broader gray market this vote would help legitimize already includes Chinese chemical manufacturers who, until recently, were supplying the precursor chemicals behind America’s fentanyl epidemic. CHINA’S EXPLOITATION. Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, involved in roughly…Open