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Coroner calls for TGA to review unapproved peptides after actor's…
Richard Norton, a veteran stuntman and fight choreographer, suffered cardiac arrest in March twenty twenty-five, and the coroner wants Australia's drug regulator to examine the substances he injected.
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- First reported by The Guardian: “Coroner calls for TGA to review unapproved peptides after death of Australian actor”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 4:14 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Australia, a coroner has asked the Therapeutic Goods Administration to review unapproved peptides after the death of the actor Richard Norton, who was seventy-five.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMr. Norton, a fight choreographer, stuntman and martial artist, went into cardiac arrest in March twenty twenty-five after injecting two prescribed but unapproved substances, CJC one two nine five and ipamorelin, according to the Guardian.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the coroner wants tighter rules on something that was prescribed. That seems like a question for the people who prescribed it.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe review could lead to tougher restrictions. Regulators tend to arrive after the fact, with a form.
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