Plain-English explainers

The counselling you would get from a pharmacist who had time.

• What "compounded" actually means

  Not a knock-off, not an approved drug. A specific legal category with specific consequences — explained without the scare tactics or the sales pitch.

  Updated 2026-09-18

• 503A vs 503B pharmacies

  Two different licences, two different rulebooks, two very different answers to "who checked this?"

  Updated 2026-09-18

• Reading your label

  What each line on the vial and the paperwork means, and the four things to check the moment the box arrives.

  Updated 2026-09-18

• Who should not take these

  The contraindications and interactions an online questionnaire may not catch. Worth reading before you fill one in.

  Updated 2026-09-18

• How to spot a bad seller

  The FDA sent more than 55 warning letters to online GLP-1 sellers in one day. Here is how to tell a licensed programme from the rest.

  Updated 2026-09-18

• The twelve-month cost

  Month one is the cheapest month you will have. Here is the full-year arithmetic, including the costs nobody puts in the advert.

  Updated 2026-09-18