YMYL Medical Content Standards

    Medical Review Standards

    Prescription and drug information is life-affecting, so this page states how our medication guides are written and, honestly, how they are reviewed. Each guide is written by the Script Unlock editorial team from the primary sources below, with those sources linked on the page. A guide carries a named reviewer only when a licensed pharmacist has read it and approved it; until then the guide says it has not been independently reviewed. The editorial team does not include pharmacists or physicians.

    Our Primary Sources

    FDA Drug Databases
    FDA.gov, DailyMed, Orange Book - approved labeling and generic equivalence
    National Library of Medicine
    PubMed, MedlinePlus, LactMed - peer-reviewed clinical evidence
    State Pharmacy Boards
    Public license verification sites, used to check pharmacy licenses

    What each guide is built from

    • No prices: a price appears only as a pharmacy's response to a real prescription, never as an estimate on a page
    • How a drug is supplied (forms, strengths, generic availability): from FDA-approved labeling on DailyMed and the FDA Orange and Purple Books
    • What a drug is and is used for: from FDA labeling and the National Library of Medicine, with sources linked on each guide
    • Pharmacy licensure: NPI record and state board license, checked by a person before a pharmacy can quote
    • What we do not cover: dosing advice, drug interaction checks and clinical recommendations, which belong with your prescriber and pharmacist

    Medical Disclaimer: Script Unlock provides educational drug information. We are not a healthcare provider. All medical decisions should be made with a licensed healthcare professional. Drug information on this site is for reference only and may not apply to your specific situation.

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