Questions before a care plan
Keep the unanswered claims in plain sight.
A badge, a familiar name, or a fast checkout cannot answer every question. Ask for the underlying record.
The medicine and advertising position here was checked September 26, 2026.
Claims that need more than a reassuring reply
Supplying a prescription medicine to someone who has no prescription breaks federal law.
The rule is in section 353(b)(1), which covers supplying medicines on a prescription.
For a pharmacy-made (compounded) medicine, claiming FDA (the Food and Drug Administration) approval misstates what the product is.
The FDA also identifies claims that a compounded preparation is a generic of an approved product as false or misleading.
“Research-only” means the label presents the product as something for research, rather than medicine for people. In warning letters, the FDA said some sellers were still marketing these products for human use. Sending those unapproved medicines to customers in other states broke federal law, the agency said, despite the labels.
The Federal Trade Commission warns that a sales page can display fabricated seals or guarantees.
The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, is a US consumer protection agency. For each disputed claim, ask which record supports it. A repeated slogan is still a missing answer.
Notes for this chapter
- FDA on misleading compounding claims
Use this when “generic” or approval language is attached to a compounded preparation.
- Federal prescription requirements
Look for the part about supplying medicine on a prescription.
- FTC on checking a health offer
Check seals and guarantees against records outside the sales page.
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