Ask for product-specific instructions
Before leaving a visit, ask how the product is stored and what to do if it arrives in poor condition. Ask who can explain its label.
As of September 2026, approved medicine labels give different storage instructions. Some peptide products require cold storage, while others may be kept at room temperature.
Use the storage instructions on the label for your exact medicine.
Get help with unclear measurements
The federal medicine-review agency is the Food and Drug Administration, abbreviated FDA.
As of September 2026, FDA reports mistakes in measuring semaglutide injections made to order. Some reports involved hospital care.
If written directions disagree, ask the pharmacist and the person who prescribed the medicine to explain the difference. Ask the care team to show you how to give the shot if one has been prescribed.
Make room for personal health questions
Bring your medicine list and tell the person treating you about pregnancy plans, breastfeeding or a current pregnancy. Ask what matters for the exact product being discussed.
As of September 2026, FDA-approved labels include information about pregnancy and breastfeeding that the agency has reviewed.
Unapproved or made-to-order medicines do not have an equivalent FDA-reviewed label.
Ask the person who wrote your prescription which problems mean you need to stop and call them. Get a phone number for help between visits.
Severe symptoms need urgent help
Anaphylaxis means a severe allergic reaction that can threaten life. As of September 2026, MedlinePlus, a public health-information site, lists trouble breathing, trouble swallowing and swelling of the face or tongue among its signs.
For severe symptoms of that reaction, MedlinePlus directs people to seek help at the closest emergency room or call 911.
These signs are a reason for urgent help, not a checklist for diagnosing yourself.
Report a product problem
MedWatch is FDA’s system for reporting medicine problems. As of September 2026, patients and health professionals can both send reports.
Open FDA MedWatchKeep the label and a note of what happened. Bring them when you speak with the person treating you.