Eli Lilly Escalates Fight Against Black-Market Retatrutide: What Aesthetic Practices and Wellness Clinics Need to Know

Aug 13, 2026 | Legal Compliance, News

Eli Lilly & Co. has significantly escalated its legal campaign against the illicit trade of its investigational weight-loss drug, retatrutide. The pharmaceutical giant filed lawsuits in federal court against six U.S.-based businesses—including medical spas,...

The “Research Use Only” Myth: A Six-Year Prison Sentence and What the FDA’s Peptide Vote Actually Means

Aug 7, 2026 | Legal Compliance, News

Driven by booming consumer demand for anti-aging, weight-loss, and performance-enhancing therapies, integrative clinics, medical spas, and online vendors have rushed to offer popular compounds like BPC-157 and TB-500. Two recent developments expose a dangerous gap...

AbbVie and Allergan Sue Galderma Over Restylane Syringe Design: What Aesthetic Practices Need to Know

Aug 3, 2026 | Legal Compliance, News

If your medical spa or aesthetic practice relies on major dermal filler brands, a major legal filing in federal court deserves your attention. On July 21, 2026, Allergan, Inc. and its parent company, AbbVie, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Galderma Group...

FDA Panel’s Narrow Vote to Endorse Six Peptides: A High-Stakes Shift for Drug Compounding and Med Spas

Jul 28, 2026 | News

An FDA advisory committee has voted, narrowly, to add six popular peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500, to the federal list of raw ingredients that compounding pharmacies are allowed to use. Nothing a med spa or compounding pharmacy may lawfully offer changed that...

Navigating the Updated Georgia Rules on Nurse Protocol Agreements: What Physicians and APRNs Need to Know

May 22, 2026 | News, State-Specific Regulations

If you operate a medical practice, medical spa, or wellness clinic utilizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in Georgia, a series of critical rule updates from the Georgia Composite Medical Board deserves your immediate attention. The Board has officially...

Georgia Composite Medical Board Clarifies IV Hydration Rules: What Clinics and Prescribers Need to Know

May 20, 2026 | News, State-Specific Regulations

If you operate a medical spa, IV lounge, mobile hydration clinic, or work as a registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) or physician assistant (PA) in Georgia, a newly released position statement from the Georgia Composite Medical Board deserves...