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Startups sell off-label longevity drugs without clinical data

Biotech firms are now marketing rapamycin and metformin for anti-aging directly to consumers despite a total lack of long-term clinical trial data for healthy adults. This examines the regulatory loophole allowing 'off-label' prescriptions to become a billion-dollar wellness industry.

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