Coroner calls for TGA to review unapproved peptides after death of Australian actor
Summary
Australian coroner David Ryan found actor Richard Norton suffered cardiac arrest after injecting the unapproved peptides CJC1295 and ipamorelin, and died in March 2025. Ryan recommended that Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration review the peptides’ benefits and risks and consider restricting them to clinical trials or other experimental use.Key Facts
- Norton was 75 and worked as an actor, stuntman and fight choreographer.
- A doctor prescribed Norton CJC1295 and ipamorelin in March 2025.
- Norton told a nurse he had been using twice the prescribed doses.
- The coroner said the safety and therapeutic benefits of the peptides remain uncertain.
- An independent expert found insufficient evidence that CJC1295 or ipamorelin is safe, effective or beneficial for human use.
- The Medical Board of Australia required the prescribing doctor to complete individual training in clinical record keeping and management.
- The doctor accepted criticism of his practice and said he would not prescribe peptides without robust clinical evidence.
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