Check what the approval language describes
For the U.S. medicine-review agency, these pages use FDA, short for Food and Drug Administration.
The word compounding describes preparing a medicine to order by making or mixing it.
Claims about a compounded product
In the FDA guidance checked for this sheet in September 2026, a compounded medicine cannot be described as an approved generic. Nor can it be claimed to be proven to match an approved medicine.
Claims about registration
For a batch-compounding business, FDA registration means it chose to add itself to the FDA’s list. As checked in September 2026, registration does not mean the FDA approved its medicines or endorsed the business.
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Ask how assessment and later questions work
Under the U.S. rule recorded in September 2026, supplying prescription medicine requires a prescription that is valid.
If no licensed doctor can answer questions once medicine has arrived, the FDA flags that online service.
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Medical-board guidance says a fixed form alone cannot support treatment if it cannot gather all needed information. This guidance was checked in September 2026.
This is advice to medical boards. Each state sets the rules a service must follow when prescribing online.
Pause before paying for a research-only product
FDA warning letters checked in September 2026 describe products marked “for research use only”. Other labels use “not for human consumption” to say the product is not for people to use. The offers included water for mixing and a guide to amounts. The FDA says these offers show the products are meant for people to inject.
In those letters, the FDA accuses specific businesses of breaking the rules. A warning letter is not a court ruling that the business broke the law.
Notice a demand for hard-to-reverse payment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gives consumer advice about scams.
FTC advice checked in September 2026 warns about sellers who accept only gift cards, wire transfers, payment apps or cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency is a kind of digital money.
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The FDA guidance is the basis for the claims checklist.