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Growth Hormone Illegal For Off-label Anti-aging Use, Study Warns

ScienceDaily (reporting Perls, Reisman & Olshansky, JAMA)

Published Nov 8, 2005accessed Nov 12, 2026Updated Nov 12, 2026

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051108084527.htm

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FactAnti-aging Treatment: Growth hormone for aging (US legal status) = Distributing human growth hormone off-label to treat aging or age-related illness is illegal under the 1988 and 1990 amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (JAMA analysis, 2005)