Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.

I have been on both brand and compounded, and in the context of compounded supply, my experience has been equivalent with both. The key is finding a reliable 503B pharmacy with independent testing.

FDA_TrackerJim said:

Compounding pharmacy licensing verification for compounded supply: before ordering, verify your pharmacy's credentials: State Board of Pharmacy…

Thank you — that is the clearest version of this I have read, and I have read a lot of them. Taking it to my next appointment.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

Compounding pharmacy red flag checklist for compounded supply — if ANY of these apply, find a different source:

1. No verifiable physical address
2. No pharmacist available for consultation
3. COA not available or clearly template/fake
4. Prices dramatically below market ($30-40/month = suspicious)
5. No prescription required
6. Ships without cold pack or temperature control
7. No batch/lot numbers on product labeling
8. Pushes "research use only" products for human injection

Your health depends on product quality. Don't cut corners on source verification.

Dr.PainCLE said:

Compounding pharmacy red flag checklist for compounded supply — if ANY of these apply, find a different source: No verifiable physical address No…

Adding a me-too, because a thread of one person's experience is not much use. Nothing to add that would improve it.

Moderator note: a couple of off-topic posts removed. Carry on.