Help with problems

A reaction or a worrying delivery

Here is when to seek urgent help, what to ask about a delivery and where a medicine problem can be reported.

Get emergency help for a severe reaction

A severe allergic reaction can cause difficulty swallowing or breathing, a swollen tongue or face, or loss of consciousness.

Call 911 now, or go straight to the nearest emergency room.

Anaphylaxis means a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.

This reaction can begin in seconds or minutes.

As of September 17, 2026.

If a weight-loss injection reaches you warm or has not been kept cold enough, the FDA advises against using it.

As of September 17, 2026.

Peptide medicines do not all share a storage temperature.

Each product has its own storage needs. Follow that product’s label and the instructions from its pharmacy instead of a broad rule for peptides.

As of September 17, 2026.

Reports received by the FDA describe mistakes with compounded semaglutide amounts; some reports describe care in hospital.

As of September 26, 2026.

Arizona’s Nursing Board has also published advice about label differences and measurement errors in made-to-order weight-loss medicines.

As of October 3, 2026.

Take this question

Can the pharmacist explain the unclear label, and how do I reach the prescriber with a new concern?

Federal law is broken when a prescription medicine is supplied without a valid prescription.

FDA approval claims for medicines made to order are false.

As of September 26, 2026.

Patients can report medical-product problems to MedWatch, a service run by the FDA.

A report puts a concern on record; that record alone cannot establish that the medicine was the cause.

As of September 17, 2026.