unapproved

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Novo Nordisk sued Hims for allegedly selling unapproved, compounded weight-loss drugs that infringe patents.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It can include diluting or substituting ingredients, altering documents, or going through unapproved processes.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“A lot of these patients undergo bizarre, unapproved therapies, like extended intravenous antibiotic therapies, for months or even years,” Dr. Durland Fish, the chief executive officer of the American Lyme Disease Foundation, told Slate.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

The EY records said Tetra Tech filed time sheets for unapproved costs, without sufficient supporting information, with questionable or excessive hours, with digital alterations that increased hourly rates, and without proper supervisor approvals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

The flagellants were a phenomenon of seething, popular passion, outside of the church and unapproved by its authority.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham