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New Zealanders are buying potentially high-risk, unregulated peptide medications from overseas websites to treat sexual dysfunction, memory loss and more. Medsafe is considering a crackdown, warning many are s…
Read guide →A poorly regulated grey market is growing online around unapproved peptides, which are being promoted on social media for uses that go from fat loss to anti-ageing. MedSafe has issued an alert on unapproved pe…
Read guide →NZ Herald 28 Apr, 2013 05:30 PM3 mins to read Powerful new-generation, performance-enhancing drugs are flowing into the country largely unchecked, a Herald investigation has found. Substances such as growth ho…
Read guide →P erformance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) are substances taken by people who want to improve their sporting performance or their physical appearance – in many cases, both. Generally, they aid recuperation…
Read guide →Scrolling through social media, it is easy to come across people claiming a product, diet or workout is a quick fix for weight loss, clear skin or banishing wrinkles. One trend that takes cutting corners to an…
Read guide →Experts say unregulated peptide sellers could be tiptoeing around regulations by labelling them as "research chemicals" or "not for human consumption". The increase in imports and sales of unregulated peptides…
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