Matched to an FDA record
As of September 2026, an approval covers one product, in one form, for the conditions on its label. Compare the brand, the form, and the reason it is prescribed with the FDA record, not only the ingredient name.
Source primer
Healthy aging injections: check the source
A polished page can say almost anything. A government record shows the exact name, whether a licence or approval is current, and a public website where you can type the name to check it.
Medicine record
Start with the exact product name
Ask for three things: the ingredient name, such as semaglutide; the brand name, such as Wegovy; and the form, meaning a pen, a vial, or a tablet. Those details let you check whether the offer matches an FDA drug record or describes something compounded.
Two of these drugs have FDA-approved versions on the US market as of September 2026: semaglutide (the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (the drug behind Mounjaro and Zepbound).
Source ADo not blend three different categories
Mixed to order by a pharmacy
Compounded medicine lacks FDA approval as of September 2026; the agency runs no pre-sale review of its safety, effect, or quality.
Source BNot a treatment record
As of September 2026, “research use only” does not create a lawful treatment path when a chemical is really sold for human injection.
Source C
Badge check
Registered is not approved
As of September 2026, a drug maker or product appearing on an FDA registration list does not mean FDA approved either one.
Registration means the company sent its details to FDA. It does not show that anyone checked whether the product works or was made well.
Source DCheck each record in its own place
Use the state medical board
State medical boards show whether a doctor’s licence is current and whether the board has ever taken action against that doctor. A lapsed licence, or any action by the board, is worth asking about before going ahead.
Source EUse the state pharmacy board
FDA links to each state’s pharmacy licence search. Search the exact name given by the care service.
Source FUse the FDA facility table
FDA publishes a searchable list of registered outsourcing facilities, the larger businesses that compound medicine in batches. If your label names one, look it up here. As of September 2026, registration still does not mean approval.
Source GKeep the names together
Save the product name, the name of the doctor or nurse who prescribed it, and the pharmacy name in one place. If the medicine arrives, compare those names with its label.
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Page notes
Source A. FDA drug application records.
Source B. FDA compounding questions and answers.
Source C. FDA warning letter on research-labelled products.
Source D. Federal rule on registration and approval.
Source E. State medical board consumer guide.
Source F. FDA state pharmacy directory.
Source G. FDA registered outsourcing facility list.