FDA is short for Food and Drug Administration, the federal agency responsible for reviewing medicines.
- Which pharmacy will fill the prescription?
- If it is custom-made, who prepares it?
- Will that same name appear on the label?
Assumption to check
Does the care service’s logo identify the maker?
What the facts say
As of September 26, 2026, FDA says the name or logo of a care service can give the mistaken impression that it makes your ordered medicine.
Ask for the business that actually makes the medicine. A name on the payment screen can leave that unanswered.
Check the pharmacy’s authority for Arizona
As of October 3, 2026, Arizona pharmacy permits and individual pharmacist licences are separate requirements.
As of October 3, 2026, a pharmacy located elsewhere needs both an Arizona permit and the required permission in its home state.
Ask the Arizona Pharmacy Board how to confirm the permit. Use the official record for the pharmacy’s full name.
- Does the record match the pharmacy named in the care plan?
- Does the authority cover sending this medicine to Arizona?
- Who answers questions about the supplied product?
A label can still need checking
As of September 26, 2026, FDA reports false pharmacy information on some custom-made semaglutide and tirzepatide labels.
In some reported cases the named pharmacy did not exist; in others a real pharmacy had not made the product.
If details do not match, ask the pharmacy named on the label to explain them before proceeding.
Permit and product are different questions
As of September 26, 2026, registering a facility with FDA does not give its custom-made medicines FDA approval.
Ask the prescriber about the exact medicine as well as the pharmacy. Keep both answers in your notes.
Open the source notes
Ask Arizona’s Pharmacy Board how to check the pharmacy’s current permit. Have the full pharmacy name ready.