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# A useful answer gives you something to check.

A friendly reply may still leave you guessing. Turn broad words into a name, a document, a cost breakdown or a clear next step.

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[When the reply is about a licence or training](#card-1) [When the reply is about the product](#card-2) [When the reply is about price or support](#card-3) [Sources for this chapter](#chapter-sources)

## When the reply is about a licence or training

State medical boards keep doctors' licence records. They also report steps taken against a doctor for breaking rules, such as limiting a licence. The details shown differ by state.

- Ask for the person treating you's full name and licence details.

- Ask which board holds the record for that person's role.

- Compare the record with the name you were given.

- Ask about anything in the record you do not understand.

## When the reply is about the product

Ask for the exact name and form in writing. Keep a statement about the medicine separate from a statement about the business.

- As recorded on September 26, 2026, FDA has not approved medicine prepared to order. A pharmacy licence does not confer approval on that medicine.

- If the reply says made to order, ask how the medicine is changed and the reason for that change.

- If the reply says branded, ask which brand and which form.

## When the reply is about price or support

Request terms that still make sense after the first conversation. Bring the question back to what is included and who is responsible.

- Ask whether the price includes medicine and later visits.

- Ask when a discount ends and what price follows it.

- Ask whose job it is to read messages once the visit ends, and how to contact that person.

- Ask for the cancellation terms before making a payment.

## Sources for this chapter

Use these sources to check the answers above. Bring any questions to the person treating you.

- [State medical boards federation · public records](https://www.fsmb.org/u.s.-medical-regulatory-trends-and-actions/guide-to-medical-regulation-in-the-united-states/information-for-consumers/)

- [FDA · pharmacy-made medicines](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-and-fda-questions-and-answers)

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