What LegitScript means
LegitScript certification can be useful because it reviews healthcare businesses for legitimacy signals such as practitioner credentials, medication sourcing, advertising accuracy, and operational compliance. For consumers, it is a trust signal, not a guarantee that a specific compounded medication has been FDA-approved.
What FDA approval means
FDA approval applies to specific drugs after review for safety, effectiveness, quality, labeling, and manufacturing. Compounded drugs are different: they are prepared for patient-specific needs or under specific compounding conditions and are not FDA-approved products.
How to use this in provider comparisons
The best consumer checklist includes both business trust and medication safety: clear prescriber oversight, licensed pharmacy, prescription requirement, transparent formulation, dosing instructions, adverse-event support, and honest disclosure that compounded tirzepatide is not FDA-approved.