A FDA advisory committee will review evidence surrounding peptides. Experts are concerned there is a paucity of evidence to back their approval for legal compounding.

The committee will discuss whether compounding pharmacies can make the peptides in question. But FDA scientists say there’s little — if any — evidence they work in humans.

As regulators weigh whether pharmacies can legally compound wellness peptides, companies are preparing for a repeat of the GLP-1 boom—only this time with even murkier science.