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The One That Lost By A Vote
Seven peptides went to the committee. Emideltide — the compound most people know as DSIP — came out with a no, by a single vote.
The vote
6 yes
7 no
1 sat out
Not recommended · margin of 1
One vote in it. One member sat out. Move either and this reads the other way.
1
Vote margin
1
Member sat out
1977
First isolated
From sleeping rabbits
0
Scheduled to be reheard
What to know about it
- Emideltide and DSIP are the same substance.
Emideltide is the formal name the FDA uses. DSIP — delta sleep-inducing peptide — is what it is sold as. Coverage using one name or the other made it look like two different stories.
- A panel vote is a door, not a score.
It opens or it does not. Losing by one leaves it exactly where it stood before the meeting.
- It proves the panel was making distinctions.
Seven files went in and came out as six yes and one no, none of them by much. A room that passes everything tells you nothing. This one did not.
- A no is not permanent.
New work can bring a compound back in front of a panel. Nothing has been scheduled.
What a no vote does and does not mean
It means
- The file in that room, on that day, did not convince enough members
- It stays off the 503A list
- It can be looked at again later
It does not mean
- The compound is dangerous
- The compound is worthless
- The six that passed are safe to take
Nothing on this page says any compound does anything for anyone. None of them
is approved for people to take. Talk to a doctor about your health.