Start card
A search result can mix together a visit, a prescription, a pharmacy and a product. Separate them first.
Step one
Is the page offering a medical visit, a made-to-order medicine, a chemical, or plain information? A chemical is often labelled “research use only”, a seller’s tag saying it is meant for lab work, not for people. Each of these is a different kind of offer.
Step two
If the whole visit is a set questionnaire and you cannot put further questions to anyone, it misses the model rules the state medical boards wrote. Under those rules, someone must be able to ask you about your health, and you must be able to ask questions back.
Claim sourceState medical boards’ prescribing guidance
Step three
According to the FDA, someone getting care online may have no idea which compounding pharmacy, meaning a pharmacy that mixes medicines to order, prepared and shipped the product.
Ask for that name before discussing payment.
Claim sourceFDA compounding questions and answers
Next stop
The quick card keeps the approval, evidence, safety and price answers together.
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