Follow the question
Read a little further
Go to the record behind the words.
What approval means
FDA is the short name used by the Food and Drug Administration, the US agency behind these medicine pages.
Start here if an offer uses an approval claim or a government product code.
Pharmacy-made and research-labelled products
- FDA: Making medicine to order
- FDA: Problems with medicine made to order
- FDA: Concerns about weight-drug copies
- FDA: When pharmacies may make copies
- FDA: Claims in telehealth ads
These pages help unpack what is being offered and what the agency has checked.
Official starting points for licence checks
- State offices that license doctors: Find yours
- FDA: Find a pharmacy licence search
- US health department: Licences for online care
Follow the links to the state office that issues the licence. Search the full name you were given.
What care standards say
These documents advise the state offices that license doctors. Each state sets requirements through its own rules.
Payment and Medicare questions
- Government: Medicine prices without insurance
- Medicare: Weight-medicine program details
- Medicare: The temporary program
- Medicare: Eligibility and the medicines the program covers
Check which medicine is offered, which health problem it would treat, and what terms apply. Keep a copy of the answer.
Problems and urgent help
- MedlinePlus: Severe allergic reactions
- FDA: Report a product problem
- FDA: What problem reports can show
Use the urgent-help page for its emergency guidance. Use the reporting page to record a product problem.
Still unsure which word matters?
Return to the first page, or take the question in your own words to the person treating you.