unapproved
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“What is being sold on the black market is not a medicine — it is entirely unverified, unapproved and not worth the risk,” David Hyman, Lilly’s chief medical officer, said in a news release.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The FDA has said retatrutide cannot legally be compounded or sold, and that selling unapproved drugs can pose significant risks for patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
His sister, Jennifer Stechkober, who also pleaded guilty to selling unapproved medicines, was sent to prison for a year and four months.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The county identified three other companies that the nonprofit paid for unapproved work and deemed those payments conflicts of interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
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 William Graham Sumner
