“The same as the approved drug”
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in guidance checked September 26, 2026, warned about two claims made for medicines prepared to order.
One claim says the made-to-order medicine has FDA approval.
The other claim says its results have been proved to match those of an approved drug.
FDA called those claims false or misleading.
Why this source matters
Compounded means prepared to order. FDA, the Food and Drug Administration, gives no approval to compounded products.
“Research use” offered as treatment
As of September 26, 2026, FDA urged people to avoid research-labelled weight-loss products promoted for human use because their quality was unknown and they could cause harm.
Why this source matters
A research label does not provide a medical approval.
Watch for the ingredient names retatrutide and cagrilintide when reading a weight-loss offer.
In its position checked September 26, 2026, FDA said neither ingredient could be used to make medicines to order under federal law.
Neither ingredient was part of an FDA-approved drug in that check.
Why this source matters
The ingredient names identify what is being offered. They do not name approved medicines.
An offer without a prescription
In the September 26, 2026 check, federal law was violated when a prescription medicine was supplied without a valid prescription.
Why this source matters
Ask for the prescriber and assessment rather than accepting an automatic medicine order.