Prescription and product claims
Is a prescription treated as optional?
As of September 2026, federal law requires a prescription for a prescription medicine to be supplied to you. A doctor or other health professional with legal authority to prescribe that medicine must write the prescription.
Ask who assesses the request and whose name would be on the prescription.
Source · Federal law on prescription medicines
Is a made-to-order drug called FDA-approved?
Made-to-order medicines are called compounded. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the U.S. federal drug agency.
As of September 2026, FDA says compounded medicines have no FDA approval.
It also calls claims that they are the same as approved drugs false or misleading.
Source · FDA on misleading compounding claims
Is a research label being used to explain treatment?
In its September 2026 record, FDA warns about weight drugs sold for people to use despite a research label. The label may say “not for human consumption” or describe the drug as “for research purposes”. These products may harm your health, and their quality is not known.
Ask if that exact medicine carries FDA approval or is prepared to order. If the seller points to a research label, ask why it is being offered for treatment.
Source · FDA’s concerns about drugs with research labels
Questions and payment
Can I ask a doctor questions after delivery?
FDA lists no access to a licensed doctor after medicine delivery as a warning sign.
Ask how to reach the person providing care with questions after delivery, before agreeing to the service.
Source · FDA’s telehealth concern checklist
Does the payment demand feel unusual?
The Federal Trade Commission, as of September 2026, warns about sellers who take only certain payment types. These are bank or wire transfer, gift card, payment app or cryptocurrency (digital money).
A cheap offer alone is not proof of a scam; valid cash offers may be lower than list prices.
Read the payment request alongside the licence, prescription and product checks.