Pause when an offer leaves gaps.

Get answers before paying or using a medicine. Save the label, the offer and any written reply so the details stay together.

Leave room for a check

Keep the answers beside the offer.

Gaps that need an answer before payment

A prescription with no real assessment
As of September 2026, Rhode Island’s doctor rules say ordering medicine from a form alone, without a proper assessment, breaks professional rules.
Rhode Island: assessment rule
A pharmacy name that cannot be checked
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports fake labels on made-to-order semaglutide and tirzepatide medicines naming pharmacies that do not exist, as of September 2026.
FDA: false pharmacy labels
An approval claim for a made-to-order drug
The FDA says calling a made-to-order medicine FDA-approved is misleading, in guidance checked September 2026.
FDA: misleading medicine claims
A research product offered as treatment
As of September 2026, FDA urges people to avoid weight-loss products offered as treatment when the label says “for research purposes” or “not for human consumption”.
These labels say the product is for experiments, not for a person to take. They do not mean it is a tested treatment.
FDA: products labelled for experiments
Payment limited to transfers or similar methods
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as checked September 2026, flags offers that accept only transfers, cryptocurrency, payment apps or gift cards.
Cryptocurrency is digital money used online. Ask how payment works if any method is unfamiliar.
FTC: how payment demands can signal a scam

Ask what is unresolved. If the service cannot explain the product’s status or name the pharmacy, leave the offer there.

As of September 2026, FDA says measuring errors with made-to-order semaglutide injections may be linked to harm, including hospital care.

Ask the person who orders your medicine and the pharmacist to explain the product’s own instructions. Bring them any part that is unclear.

Trouble breathing and face or tongue swelling are among the severe allergy symptoms listed by MedlinePlus, checked September 2026.

It directs people with severe symptoms to emergency care.

The US National Library of Medicine provides health information through its MedlinePlus service.

Keep the details of the problem
Save the medicine label and the written offer. Note what happened and when. Use the route that fits the issue.

As checked September 2026, patients may use FDA’s MedWatch service to report a suspected problem with a medicine.

As of September 2026, Rhode Island’s health department takes complaints about the health professionals it licenses.

It leaves fee and billing disputes to the Attorney General or your insurer.

Rhode Island’s Attorney General takes consumer complaints about services paid for but not delivered, as of September 2026.