A licence record answers who may practise
State medical board records show a doctor’s licence status and public discipline history.
The absence of public discipline gives no rating of care quality.
What medical boards tell consumers ↗Use the record to check the name. Use the visit to ask how the person treating you makes a decision and follows up.
Medicine information answers product questions
For semaglutide, ask to see the official medicine information for the exact brand and form being discussed. Compare its approved uses with the explanation from the person prescribing.
As of September 2026, FDA approval of semaglutide products did not extend to pharmacy-made compounded versions.
The FDA separates compounding from approval ↗Registration is a different kind of record
As of September 2026, a place making medicines could be registered with the FDA without the agency approving that place or its drugs.
The FDA explains what it approves ↗A medicine’s National Drug Code (NDC) did not establish FDA approval, according to the agency as of September 2026.
The FDA’s explanation of drug codes ↗If a website shows a badge or points to an online record as proof, ask what the record is and what it confirms.
A study needs a product and a context
As of September 2026, the FDA warned that it was misleading to say studies proved a pharmacy-made medicine worked just like an approved drug.
The FDA on claims made about compounded drugs ↗When discussing a study, get three details: the people enrolled, their treatment and the treatment given to the comparison group. Keep those details beside the headline.