unapproved

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Others said the idea that Americans would be safer getting unapproved peptides from compounders doesn’t make sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Hims “unlawfully mass markets unapproved versions of Novo Nordisk’s FDA-approved semaglutide medicines, deceiving patients and putting their health at risk,” Novo said in a statement earlier this month.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The government agency said the biggest challenge was from medicines that were unlicensed or unapproved for use in the UK, which were often smuggled into the country across borders.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 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

So at one o'clock Paul went upstairs with his letter still unapproved.

From Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Norris, Kathleen Thompson