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What proves this is a real medicine?
A badge is easy to display. Ask for the exact product and the FDA approval information that supports the claim.
What does approval tell me?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews each drug product for the particular uses covered by its approval.
By September 26, 2026, U.S. approval covered semaglutide sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, and tirzepatide sold as Mounjaro or Zepbound.
Ozempic and Mounjaro treat type 2 diabetes, where blood sugar is high.
Wegovy and Zepbound are medicines for weight management. Each product has its own rules about who it is for and how it is used.
Ask which approved use, if any, fits the reason you are being offered this exact product.
That approval does not extend to a pharmacy's custom version of the same ingredient.
What is different about a custom medicine?
A patient's individual needs guide how a compounded medicine is prepared.
As of September 26, 2026, FDA did not check compounded drugs for effectiveness, quality or safety before marketing.
FDA says there can be a place for custom medicine if an approved medicine cannot meet the patient's medical need.
Are all named peptides approved?
Peptides are substances made from small chains of parts, such as insulin. The name alone does not prove a medicine is safe or allowed by law.
BPC-157 and ipamorelin had no U.S. drug product with approval as of September 26, 2026.
FDA said compounding with retatrutide or cagrilintide was barred by federal law, as of September 26, 2026.
What can I ask about the evidence?
Ask: Did this research study the product and form being offered to me, for the same purpose?
Ask to see the source, and ask what it leaves unanswered.