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6 pages in this section, most recently updated September 4, 2026. Each opens with a plain-English summary and cites its sources.
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FeaturedRed flags checklist for GLP-1 offers
You'll get: Four hard stops: no prescription required, research-use wording, generic Ozempic claims, and no named pharmacy for a compounded product.
Twenty things on a GLP-1 program's website or ad that should make you slow down, grouped by what they tell you, with the reason each one matters and what to do instead. Built from FDA statements and the patterns in our evaluations.
Updated September 4, 2026
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FeaturedQuestions to ask a GLP-1 program before paying
You'll get: Twelve questions, one per rubric row, written so you can paste them into a support chat before you create an account.
Twelve questions, one per rubric row and a few more, written so you can paste them into a support chat. What a good answer looks like, what a non-answer looks like, and how to check the answer afterwards.
Updated September 4, 202603 · Guides
How to read a pharmacy certificate of analysis as a buyer
You'll get: A certificate of analysis is a lab report on one batch. First check the lot number matches your vial.
You asked a program for a COA and they sent a PDF. Ten checks in five minutes: does it match your vial, does it cover the finished product, are the right tests there, who ran them, and what it still cannot tell you.
Updated September 4, 202604 · Guides
How refund windows work in GLP-1 subscriptions
You'll get: A refund policy must cover five moments: not eligible, not prescribed, changed your mind, stopped by a clinician, and a bad shipment.
The five moments a refund policy has to cover, the patterns we found across twelve programs, what is standard and what is not, and how to read a policy in three minutes.
Updated September 4, 202605 · Guides
How to check a telehealth prescriber's licence
You'll get: Get three things from the program: the clinician's name, licence type, and the state you will be in during the visit.
The prescriber on a GLP-1 program has a name, a licence type and a state. Here is how to get all three from the program, look them up on the right board in ten minutes, and what to do when the program only gives you a medical group.
Updated September 4, 202606 · Guides
Brand or compounded: how to tell what a program page is selling
You'll get: Sort any program's drug list into three bins: brand, compounded, or research-use products.
Program pages mix Wegovy, Zepbound, compounded semaglutide, oral kits and microdoses in one list. How to sort them in a minute, what each word means for the pharmacy behind it, and the questions that follow from each.
Updated September 4, 2026