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Research snapshot · Sep 26, 2026
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FORZINITY / SS-31

One rare-disease approval does not validate gray-market use

Elamipretide’s accelerated approval is limited to Barth syndrome; prior primary-mitochondrial-myopathy endpoints were not met. Compounded SS-31 is not approved.

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