A question about Seattle care
Which claims deserve a pause?
A reassuring label can leave the main question unanswered. Read the exact words, then ask for something you can check.
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The letters FDA stand for Food and Drug Administration. It approves specific medicine products.
As of September 26, 2026, a facility registered with FDA or a drug listed with it still did not thereby have FDA approval. A
An NDC, or National Drug Code, is a product code in a directory. Having that code does not establish FDA approval. A
Ask what the claim is actually about: the person, the premises or the medicine.
Licence
Can I find the state record?
Medicine status
What record supports this product?
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What did this organisation check?
Check each answer against the right record.
Made to order is not a generic.
Compounded medicine means medicine made to order.
As of September 26, 2026, FDA regarded two claims about compounded drugs as misleading: that they have approval or are generics of approved products. B
That concern is about the claim. Compounding itself can serve a medical need.
Ask which product is proposed and why it is being considered.
Pause at pressure, vague answers and unusual payment.
In advice checked September 17, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission says government agencies do not approve health adverts before publication. C
As of September 26, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission warns about sellers who demand only certain kinds of payment. These include bank or wire transfers, payment apps, gift cards and cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is digital money, used through a computer system rather than a bank. If a seller demands payment in digital coins as the only way to pay, pause before paying. D
A low price alone does not prove fraud; legitimate offers can also be lower than a published list price.
Ask for written answers without a countdown. Leave space to check them.
Notes for this chapter
- A
FDA: what approval does and does not cover.
Read the source - B
FDA: misleading claims about made-to-order medicines.
Read the source - C
Federal Trade Commission: health-advert claims.
Read the source - D
Federal Trade Commission: payment demands associated with scams.
Read the source