Read one layer deeper
How this guide shows its work
Open the source, not just the citation.
A link is useful only when it takes you to the record that supports the claim. Each section labelled “Read the public sources” keeps that record near the text.
Use the closest record
- Approval: open the FDA product record or label.
- Compounding: open the FDA explanation or the rule.
- A licence: open the state board record.
- A claim in an advert: look for the study behind it.
Notice what a source cannot prove
A business appearing on an FDA facility list is not proof of approval. A licence record does not rate the care. A warning letter records the FDA’s position at one point in time, not a final court ruling.
The source sections say what each link is for. You do not have to trust a long list on sight.
Read the public sources
These links support the factual parts of this page. They are not care businesses.
- FDA on compounded medicines
- FDA list of larger compounding facilities
- State medical board guide
- FDA letter search
This page links to the public record behind each factual claim.