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15 articles

  1. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    Can Clinics Prescribe Compounded BPC-157 and TB-500 Now? What the HHS 503A Peptide Policy Allows

    Yes, under conditions. HHS's Oct 2026 policy allows 503A compounding of BPC-157, TB-500 and 4 other peptides. The 10 pharmacy conditions and prescriber checklist.

    13 min read

  2. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    HHS peptide enforcement discretion policy, October 2026: what it allows and what it does not

    On October 28, 2026, HHS filed an interim policy saying it does not intend to act against 503A compounding of BPC-157, Epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax or TB-500 under ten conditions. Nothing was approved and no list changed.

    10 min read

  3. Before You Prescribe

    Clinical Decision Intelligence: Which labs to order before and during peptide therapy, and how to document each decision

    For peptide therapy, a defensible clinical decision has three parts: a baseline lab panel taken before the first dose, monitoring matched to the specific…

    14 min read

  4. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    Can I legally prescribe peptides in 2026? What the FDA, your state board and USP each require

    No peptide removed from the FDA's Category 2 list has been added to the 503A bulk list, so compounding the six peptides backed by the July PCAC votes still has no federal basis.

    21 min read

  5. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    FDA PCAC July 2026: What The Peptide Committee Decided

    On July 23 and 24, 2026, the FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee recommended six of seven peptides for the 503A bulks list: BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-c, Semax, and Epitalon.

    14 min read

  6. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    Is injectable glutathione safe after the 2026 recalls? Only if your pharmacy can prove the ingredient was made for injection

    This is for MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, and the nurses who run injection and IV services in longevity, functional, aesthetic, and cash-pay clinics that stock glutathione.

    13 min read

  7. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    The 12 peptides removed from Category 2 in April 2026

    None of the 12 peptides the FDA removed from Category 2 on April 15, 2026 has been placed in Category 1 or on the 503A bulks list.

    15 min read

  8. New Research, New Evidence

    Are there BPC-157 human trials? Almost none controlled: here is the human evidence for BPC-157 and the other five PCAC peptides

    As of October 19, 2026, none of the six peptides FDA's advisers recommended in July (BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax, Epitalon) has a completed…

    13 min read

  9. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    Alabama Peptide Enforcement Action 2026: What Every NP, PA, MD, and DO Needs to Know

    In a notice published in May 2026 and reported by WSFA on May 26, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners barred physicians from compounding, administering…

    18 min read

  10. Grow Your Practice

    Clinical decision support systems vs AI chatbots

    Clinical decision support systems and AI chatbots can both inform care, but neither label proves a tool is clinically validated or keeps an adequate audit trail.

    17 min read

  11. New Research, New Evidence

    Is testosterone for menopausal women evidence-based?

    What evidence supports testosterone for menopausal women? HSDD guidance, safety limits, and the FDA comment window.

    13 min read

  12. Find the Root Cause

    The visit should start before the patient walks in

    Scriptura’s product direction starts with prepared patients, timely context, and clinical intelligence that strengthens the clinician’s judgment.

    2 min read

  13. Safety & Regulatory Alerts

    Why regulations are changing faster than clinics realize

    FDA compounding rules, DEA scheduling, PCAC meetings, and state pharmacy actions are moving fast. Here is how longevity clinics stay ahead.

    1 min read

  14. New Research, New Evidence

    How to stay current without reading hundreds of PubMed papers

    New peptide and biomarker research every day. Almost none of it changes Monday. Here is how to find the studies that actually matter.

    1 min read

  15. Grow Your Practice

    Most practices do not need another staff member. They need better systems.

    Documentation, retention, capacity, and growth all break when workflows are improvised. Here is how longevity clinics fix the operational layer.

    1 min read

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