Skip to the briefing Turn a clinic search into questions QUESTION KIT / CHECK THE PRODUCT Take the question at your own pace. What exactly would you receive? The service has explained the visit. The name of the actual maker is still unclear. Ask for it before discussing the next step. The prescriber writes the medicine order. Keep the care service, prescriber and maker separate in your notes. Check the wording of the offer CHECK / OPEN The proposed medicine Its full ingredient name The named maker Tests on what you receive Trace the medicine to its maker. Get the maker's name According to FDA, someone ordering a medicine prepared to order online may be unable to identify its actual maker. The maker, also called a compounder, may be a pharmacy, a doctor or a facility that makes batches of medicine. State boards of pharmacy hold pharmacy licence records, separate from doctors' licence records. FDA's pharmacy lookup page links to state licence searches. Compare the maker's full name with the public record. Ask the service to explain any mismatch. Ask during the conversation Who would make the medicine, and who would send it? Where can I check that maker's licence? Would the maker's name appear on the label? Check the full ingredient name FDA found different versions of the ingredient sold under the name BPC-157, in its review checked in September 2026. For example, it treats BPC-157 and BPC-157 acetate as different ingredients. FDA views the naming issue as a safety concern: the substance a person receives could differ from what they ordered. Write down the complete ingredient name. Ask the prescriber and maker to confirm they mean the same substance. Ask during the conversation What is the full ingredient name on the label? Please explain any extra words after BPC-157. How do you check that the medicine I would receive contains that exact ingredient? A test sheet has a limited job A certificate of analysis is a test sheet for one batch—a group of an ingredient or medicine made together. Most BPC-157 sheets FDA reviewed showed only purity—a measure of how much of the tested sample is the intended ingredient. This finding was checked in September 2026. The sheets lacked details of tests for unwanted substances, called impurities. They did not state what amounts were allowed or show that tests kept those amounts within the limits. For an injection, FDA treats tests for germs, harmful substances left by bacteria and stray particles as key safety checks. The harmful substances are called bacterial toxins. Ask which tests concern the raw ingredient and which concern the medicine you would receive. Request an explanation of what each test leaves unanswered. Ask during the conversation What tests were done on the batch my medicine would come from? Does the sheet show the right ingredient, tests for unwanted substances and the safety checks for an injection? Source notes for this briefing Open FDA's state pharmacy lookup guide FDA explains who makes medicine to order FDA's findings on names and test sheets Start Check the product Previous: Check a licence Next: Prepare for a visit The guide helps you ask care questions; this site runs no clinic and supplies no product. Find a briefing Question sheet Read this briefing as text Take the next question when you are ready.