Check the offer
Match the claim to the proof.
Ask for a result you can understand and a source that supports it.
Write down the promised result.
If an advert promises to “repair,” “renew,” or “make you better,” ask what change that would mean in daily life.
- What problem was studied?
- What result was measured?
- Was this the exact product being offered?
- How much is still unknown?
Ask for the full source. Check whether the answer supports the promise in the advert.
Treat an advert as a claim to check.
The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, says government agencies do not approve health ads before publication.
It also says health sellers must have scientific evidence for cure claims.
A seal, a polished photo, or a confident sentence is not the evidence you are looking for. Ask what the claim rests on.
Do not transfer proof between products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is usually called the FDA.
A drug prepared to order is called a compounded medicine.
The FDA describes claims of proven, equal results between compounded and approved medicines as misleading, as of September 2026.
Ask about the exact medicine offered to you, including how it differs from the one studied.
Sources behind this check
The FTC addresses health adverts. The FDA identifies misleading comparisons about compounded products.