# Coroner urges TGA review of unapproved peptides after Australian actor’s death

https://mins.news/en/item/120319

- The Guardian, 2026-10-29 07:22 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/29/peptide-actor-richard-norton-death-coroner-tga-review-ntwnfb

> Australian actor and stuntman Richard Norton suffered cardiac arrest after injecting prescribed but unapproved CJC1295 and ipamorelin, and died in March 2025. A Victorian coroner recommended that the Therapeutic Goods Administration review the peptides’ benefits and risks and consider restricting them to clinical trials or experimental use.