US Health Secretary RFK Jr to expand access to unapproved peptides

The peptides mentioned in the plan include BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, MOTS-c and Semax. Compounding pharmacies will be able to mix them to create medications.

The BBC has contacted the FDA for comment.

An FDA advisory panel voted in July to loosen restrictions on the six peptides. But FDA staff members recommended against it.

Kennedy has described himself as a "big fan" of the drugs and has previously vowed to ease restrictions on them after the Biden administration clamped down on the growing industry.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, or small proteins, which our bodies naturally produce. They act as messengers, telling cells what to do, and play vital roles in skin health, immune system and hormone regulation.