Keep the label in view
Keep these stop-and-ask notes close
An offer can give you pause. Keep the label or written offer nearby while you check the points that concern you.
- Research use only
- Words on a product label saying it is meant for research, rather than for treating a person.
The letters FDA name America’s drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA advice checked September 26, 2026 was to avoid weight-loss products sold with those research labels.
If a care offer includes one, stop and ask for an explanation before accepting it.
An approval claim has to match the product
An offer calling a compounded preparation “FDA-approved” conflicts with the agency’s position checked September 26, 2026.
Ask the service to identify the exact product and the record it is pointing to. Keep the wording of the offer in your notes.
Read a claim back to the recordTake the pharmacy name back to the record
Some compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide labels named pharmacies that did not exist, according to the FDA record checked September 26, 2026.
A real pharmacy name on a label may also have been used without that pharmacy making the product.
After matching the name in the state record, contact that pharmacy about whether it prepared the product.
Use the name-checking stepsAsk the storage question for this exact medicine
Product information checked September 17, 2026 gives cold storage for some peptides and room-temperature storage for others.
Use that medicine’s label and the pharmacy’s own instructions to settle the storage question.
Ask what the instructions mean for travel, delivery and keeping the medicine at home.
Emergency care for a severe allergic reaction
For severe allergic reactions, the MedlinePlus information checked September 17, 2026 includes trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue among the possible signs.
Seek emergency help for severe symptoms.