Know what calls for a pause

Get urgent help

Breathing trouble, or a swollen face or tongue, may signal a severe allergic reaction.

Call 911 for severe symptoms, or get to the nearest emergency room.

Claims that deserve a closer look

These positions are dated September 26, 2026. They come from the US drug agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• Federal law is broken when prescription medicine is supplied without a valid prescription, as of September 26, 2026.
• It is misleading to call a compounded product “FDA-approved”, as of September 26, 2026. Compounded means the medicine is made to order.
• The FDA warns against selling products labelled “for research purposes” for use by people. That label means use in studies, and the products’ quality is unknown.
• Claims that a compounded drug has the same proven results as an approved one are misleading.

Check the record behind a logo, then ask about the product and the pharmacy.

Check the medicine that arrives

GLP-1 medicines copy a hormone. This body signal is involved in blood sugar and appetite.

The FDA advises against using a GLP-1 shot that arrives warm or without enough cooling. This advice was checked on September 17, 2026.

Storage needs vary by product; its label and the pharmacy’s instructions answer the storage question.

When compounding is poor, medicine may contain germs or the wrong amount of the ingredient meant to do its work.

FDA reports reviewed on September 26, 2026 describe problems that may be linked to errors with semaglutide shots made to order. Patients measured or injected the wrong amount; health workers sometimes calculated it wrongly. Some reported problems required hospital care.

• Ask the pharmacist to confirm an unexpected label or damaged package.
• Ask for the storage instructions in writing.
• Ask who can answer a medical question after delivery.

Report a concern

MedWatch is FDA’s reporting service for patients who want to report a medicine problem.

A report documents a concern; it does not establish that the drug caused it.

Keep going

Use the official record that matches the question you still have.