'This is not minor': Peptide warning after surge in NSW hospital visits

Key points

• NSW Health data shows 1,180 people went to emergency departments across the state between July last year and September this year after taking unapproved peptides. Monthly presentations rose from five in July 2025 to almost 220 last month.
• NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said the products can cause liver and kidney damage, allergic reactions and severe vomiting, and urged people not to buy or use them.
• A Tasmanian GP said he was seeing similar patterns and that some young people were ordering the products online.