A prescription follows a decision
The September 2026 check found that federal law lets a pharmacy supply prescription medicine only with a prescription written by someone licensed to do so.
Ask what the assessment found and what other options were discussed. A written plan gives you something to return to.
Get the name and kind of medicine
Get the complete product name. Ask whether it comes as a tablet or shot, and identify the supplier.
If the site uses a package or programme name, ask for the medicine name underneath it.
Separate approval from a code
The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is the U.S. drug agency.
FDA’s drug records use a product-listing number called the National Drug Code (NDC). FDA’s September 2026 position says the code offers no proof of FDA approval for the medicine.
Registration of a business or listing of a drug also does not show FDA approval.
If an offer shows this number as proof, ask for the medicine’s actual FDA approval record.
If the medicine is compounded
A compounded drug is made to order, and the September 2026 position is that it does not have FDA approval.
FDA says preparing a medicine to order may help if your medical need is unmet by an approved drug, or if that drug is unavailable for purchase.
Ask which need the proposed change addresses for you.
Clear up instructions with the care team
FDA has received reports of errors with semaglutide shots made to order. Some may have led to hospital care.
Ask the person who writes your prescription or the pharmacist to explain any instruction you cannot follow. Take your questions back to the people responsible for the product.