Aug 16, 2026 · 30 min · 11 segments
Today we discuss peptides and why we should care about them with Misha Kogan, MD, Professor of Medicine at GW, Chief Medical Officer at the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, and Founder of Access to…
Misha KoganHost
Janet RodriguezHost
Amy KossoffHost
Well, so that's a great question, right? So, and it also brings the bigger question, right? I mean, what is the quality control right now of all these peptides? Well, again, if you're in that first bucket where we're talking about insulin, you know, the GLPs, et cetera, well, I mean, that's a standard drug-like quality control.
Right, so when they're buying the raw material for compounding, they have to obtain it from the certified chemical producer, something like Sigma or others.
You know, then they have to follow certain sterile compounding procedures, et cetera, et cetera.
Because I think this would be a really important conversation about, so this field will not necessarily go straight to pharma.
So I think for people to understand, because I can only generally tell you that I think they're more than adequate.
In fact, I actually think that in some aspects, they often do a better job than a regular pharmacist, than a regular drug.
When you're making a mass product in large amounts that constantly follow certain standards, there is a risk at this large volume to screw up things.
Well, so that's a great question, right? So, and it also brings the bigger question, right? I mean, what is the quality control right now of all these peptides? Well, again, if you're in that first bucket where we're talking about insulin, you know, the GLPs, et cetera, well, I mean, that's a standard drug-like quality control.
Right, so when they're buying the raw material for compounding, they have to obtain it from the certified chemical producer, something like Sigma or others.
You know, then they have to follow certain sterile compounding procedures, et cetera, et cetera.
Because I think this would be a really important conversation about, so this field will not necessarily go straight to pharma.
So I think for people to understand, because I can only generally tell you that I think they're more than adequate.
In fact, I actually think that in some aspects, they often do a better job than a regular pharmacist, than a regular drug.
When you're making a mass product in large amounts that constantly follow certain standards, there is a risk at this large volume to screw up things.
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