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Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK…

Some Kennedy allies who sell peptides praised the proposal online soon after it was announced, and AP News also reported on the administration's move.

On air: Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on BBN Overnight
Published 1:57 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Photo: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by CNBC: “Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.”
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:57 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
Topics: RFK, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: MAHA moms divided over RFK Jr.'s food-safety efforts as recalls grow (October 15).

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CNBCTrump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington, the Trump administration has advanced a plan for peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorKennedy Jr., and some Kennedy allies who sell peptides were quick to praise it online.

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