The death of an Australian actor after injecting unapproved peptides could result in tougher restrictions on the substances.

Richard Norton, 75, an experienced film industry fight choreographer, stuntman and martial artist, went into cardiac arrest in March 2025 after injecting a prescribed but unapproved peptide.

Tributes poured in for the beloved actor who worked alongside stars such as Chuck Norris and served as a bodyguard for music legends including David Bowie.

Victorian coroner David Ryan found Norton suffered a cardiac arrest after injecting the unapproved products CJC1295 and ipamorelin, which had been prescribed to him by a doctor.

In findings handed down on Wednesday, Ryan recommended the Therapeutic Goods Administration review the therapeutic benefits and safety risks of the peptides.

That review should consider shifting peptides from schedule 4 prescription-only drugs to schedule 10, allowing them only for clinical trials or other experimental use.

“I am not satisfied that it is…