Ask for the actual pharmacy
The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is the US drug agency. People who order custom medicines online may not know the maker, according to FDA information checked on September 17, 2026. [a]
Ask who prepares the product and who sends it. Keep the names rather than just the name of the website.
Check the Arizona permit
To ship medicines into Arizona, an out-of-state pharmacy needs a permit from Arizona, as of October 3, 2026. [b]
It also needs the licence or permit required where it operates. An Arizona permit does not prove that every medicine it makes meets the law. [b]
The Arizona Pharmacy Board grants separate permits to pharmacies and licences to pharmacists. [c]
Ask the board how to confirm the named pharmacy’s permit.
A badge is not drug approval
FDA registration means a drug-making site is listed with the agency. That listing does not mean the site or its medicines have FDA approval, as of September 26, 2026. [d]
Ask which claim is being made: a listing with FDA, a state pharmacy permit or FDA approval of the exact medicine. Check each one separately.
Read the storage information for that product
As of September 17, 2026, storage requirements differ between peptide medicines. There is no rule that all peptides need refrigeration. [e]
Use the product label and the pharmacy’s instructions for that specific medicine. Ask the pharmacist about anything unclear. [e]
FDA advice checked on September 17, 2026, says not to use a weight-loss shot requiring refrigeration when delivered warm or with too little cooling. [f]