How we write and review what you read here

You are reading about a medicine you may take every day. This page says who writes these pages, who checks them, where the facts come from, and what we will not print.

Our editorial team writes them. Nobody is paid by the number of people who book a visit after reading a page, and no page is written to hit a word count.

We publish under the team name rather than an individual byline. If a page carries a named medical reviewer, that name means the thing it says: that person read that version of that page.

Pages that carry a reviewer credit have been reviewed by our Chief Medical Officer, Daniel R. Karlin, MD, MA.

We cite primary sources and we name them in the sentence, not only in a list at the bottom.

In practice that means the FDA-approved labeling for a medicine rather than a summary of it, SAMHSA's treatment protocols, CDC and NIDA surveillance data, federal regulations at the section being described, and peer-reviewed research identified by its PubMed ID or DOI. Where a number can move, we print the date it was true.

For prices we use the same standard. Our own prices are the prices we charge. Pharmacy cash prices come from discount-card prices at retail pharmacies, such as GoodRx, and can differ from one pharmacy to the next.

A number without a source. If we cannot point to a document that says it, the sentence goes out without the number. Several pages here say why a figure people expect to see is missing.

A review that did not happen. No reviewer credit, and no review date, until the named person has read that version.

A patient's words without their permission. Testimonials and reviews appear only where we hold a consent record for that person and that use.

That a compounded medicine is the same as a brand-name drug. Compounded tirzepatide is not Zepbound and compounded semaglutide is not Wegovy. They are made by a licensed pharmacy to your provider's prescription, and the FDA does not review them the way it reviews approved medicines. We say that on every page where those products appear.

Superlatives. Not cheapest, not best, not fastest. If a claim needs a superlative to land, it is not a claim we can support.

When a page is wrong on a point of fact, we correct it.

If you find something wrong here, tell us at our contact page or call 866-757-9868. A clinical error gets looked at the day we hear about it.

It is not medical advice, and neither is anything else on this site. These pages exist so you arrive at a conversation with a provider knowing what the options are. The decision about your treatment is made by you and a clinician who knows your history.

Who writes Recovery Delivered's content?

Our editorial team. We publish under the team name rather than individual bylines, and clinical pages carry a named medical reviewer when one has read that version.

What does "medically reviewed" mean here?

That the named clinician read that version of that page. If we rewrite the page substantially, the credit comes off until it is reviewed again.

Do you cite your sources?

Yes, and we name them in the sentence. We use FDA labeling, SAMHSA, CDC, NIDA, federal regulations and peer-reviewed research identified by PubMed ID or DOI.

Why do some pages have no number where you would expect one?

Because we could not source it. We would rather say what is known and what is not than print a figure we cannot stand behind.

How do I report an error?

Use our contact page or call 866-757-9868. Clinical errors are looked at the day we hear about them.

If something here is unclear, or you think a page is wrong, we would rather hear it.

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