Medical review & editorial policy

Who reviews our content

Our content is reviewed by the GLP-1 Grades editorial team. We want to be straightforward about what that means today: we do not yet have a named, licensed medical professional on staff, and we do not claim that a clinician has personally reviewed each page. Where a page carries a “Reviewed by” line, it refers to our editorial team’s fact-checking process, not to a physician sign-off. If and when a licensed medical reviewer joins the team, we will name that person, list their credentials here, and update the relevant pages. Until then, nothing on this site is a substitute for advice from your own licensed provider.

How we source clinical claims

Every clinical or factual claim on the site is checked by our editorial team against primary sources, in this order of preference:

• FDA-approved prescribing information (drug labels) and FDA announcements.
• Peer-reviewed trial publications (for example, the STEP, SELECT, and SURMOUNT trials in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine).
• Official manufacturer and government program documentation (e.g. Medicare, NovoCare, LillyDirect).

We avoid forums, anecdote, and marketing copy as sources of fact. Prices, coverage rules, and shortage status change often, so we date our pages and flag figures that readers should verify directly.

How clinic grades are evidenced

Grades reflect a clinic’s publicly documented practices only, meaning what the clinic states on its own site and in public records. They are not private information, patient outcomes, or any endorsement. A grade is never a clinical judgment about whether a specific clinic’s care is safe for you. See the grading methodology for the full rubric and the caps that override a score.

Corrections & right of reply

If we get something wrong, we want to fix it. Email a correction request with the page and the specific claim, and a source if you have one, and we will review it. Graded clinics have a right of reply: a clinic that disputes a finding on its dossier can send a written response, which we log and, where warranted, use to update the grade or add context. Material corrections are noted on the affected page.

Editorial independence

Grading is firewalled from advertising and sponsorship. Sponsorship or featured placement, if it ever existed, would be conspicuously disclosed and would never change a grade. Some outbound links may be affiliate links; those relationships do not influence which clinics we grade or the grades they receive.

This site is informational and is not medical advice. Always confirm a clinic’s credentials directly with the clinic and your state medical board, and make treatment decisions with a licensed healthcare provider who knows your history.