Research archive

Category: News

Material developments in peptide science, clinical trials, biotechnology and regulation, reported with dates and primary sources.

News
23 Oct 20263 min

Foundayo (Orforglipron): What the October 2026 EMA Opinion Means

On 15 October 2026, the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee recommended marketing authorisation for Foundayo (orforglipron) for adult weight management and type 2 diabetes. The…

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News
20 Oct 20263 min

NSW Peptide Emergency-Department Presentations: What 1,180 Visits Show

NSW Health recorded 1,180 emergency-department presentations mentioning unapproved peptide use between 1 July 2025 and 30 September 2026. The surveillance covered unplanned visits by people aged…

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Evidence Explainers
15 Sep 20263 min

FDA Peptide Compounding Safety Review (2026): BPC-157, TB-500, MOTS-c, CJC-1295 and More

A substance-by-substance guide to the FDA's current peptide compounding safety concerns, including immunogenicity, aggregation, impurities and gaps in human exposure data.

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Australia & Regulation
15 Sep 20262 min

TGA Peptide Enforcement 2026: What the Retatrutide, CJC-1295 and Wolverine Stack Case Shows

The TGA's August 2026 enforcement action illustrates how importing, relabelling and social-media advertising create separate legal and safety risks around unapproved peptides.

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Clinical Trials
14 Sep 20263 min

CagriSema REIMAGINE 2: What the Published Phase 3 Trial Shows

REIMAGINE 2 published results: HbA1c, safety and trial limits, with sponsor headlines compared against the peer-reviewed phase 3 paper.

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Evidence Explainers
14 Sep 20262 min

Wegovy HD: What the FDA’s 7.2 mg Semaglutide Approval Means—and What It Does Not

The FDA approved a higher-dose semaglutide injection in March 2026. Here is the regulatory fact pattern, safety context and Australian caveat.

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Evidence Explainers
14 Sep 20267 min

FDA Warning on Unapproved GLP-1 Products and “Research Use Only” Marketing

The FDA’s September 2026 GLP-1 warning explains why unapproved, counterfeit and falsely labelled products cannot be treated as equivalents of approved medicines.

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Australia & Regulation
14 Sep 20265 min

TGA Retatrutide Alert: Semaglutide Found in Tested Vial

The TGA says a product sold as retatrutide contained undeclared semaglutide, no retatrutide, and was linked to a serious adverse event. What the 14 September 2026…

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