Compliance Resources

Plain-English guides to the marketing rules regulators actually enforce.

"Available in All 50 States" Is a Licensure Claim, Not a Marketing Line

Telehealth is regulated where the patient is, not where you are. Advertising nationwide availability tells every state board in the country that you are treating their residents.

2026-08-01

Is "Vaginal Rejuvenation" FDA Approved? What the Warning Letters Actually Say

FDA wrote to energy-device manufacturers saying it could not identify any clearance for the uses being marketed. What that means for your service page, and why the clearance — not the wording — is the issue.

2026-08-01

Med Spa Memberships and Auto-Renew: The Complaint Comes From a Patient Who Liked You

A membership that bills automatically is a negative-option offer. Three requirements, where practices fail them, and why the regulator here is your state's consumer-protection office.

2026-08-01

NAD+ and Longevity Drips: Every Phrase That Sells It Is a Drug Claim

"Repairs DNA," "reverses cellular aging," "lowers your biological age" — the vocabulary that justifies an $800 infusion is structure/function language. How to keep the service and fix the copy.

2026-08-01

PDGF Gels and Growth-Factor Topicals: When the Post-Procedure Serum Becomes a Drug Claim

Growth-factor products applied after microneedling or laser sit outside the cosmetic lane for two independent reasons — the claims, and the route. What to change on your menu and your aftercare sheet.

2026-08-01

Off-Label Is Legal. Unapproved Is Not. The Difference Decides Everything.

Physicians may prescribe approved drugs off-label — that part is settled. But "off-label" is not a defense for exosomes, peptides, or compounded gels, and it is never a defense for what you advertise.

2026-08-01

BPC-157 and the Peptide Problem: What Clinics Can No Longer Advertise

BPC-157, TB-500, MOTS-c and LL-37 can't lawfully be compounded under section 503A — and FDA's advisory committee took them up again in July 2026. What that means for your public menu.

2026-07-31

One Med Spa. Three Compliance Reviews. Three Very Different Answers.

We reviewed the same practice's marketing three ways — keyword screening said 96/100, AI deep analysis said 55, and a full multi-channel audit said Grade D. Here's why the difference matters to your practice.

2026-07-21

Exosome Skincare: When a Topical Is a Cosmetic and When It Becomes a Drug

Topical exosome and extracellular-vesicle products can be marketed legally — but FDA classifies by the claim you make, not the ingredient you use. Here is where the line sits, and the two ways practices cross it without noticing.

2026-07-21

Before & After Photos: The Five Rules That Keep Galleries Compliant

B&A galleries sell aesthetic services better than anything else — and generate more citations than almost anything else. The FTC, HIPAA, and state board rules in plain English.

2026-07-20

Stem Cells, Exosomes, and the Claims That Draw FDA Warning Letters

The FDA regulates regenerative products as biologics — and marketing them for structural repair is the fastest way onto its enforcement list. What the rules actually say.

2026-07-20

"Generic Ozempic" Doesn't Exist: The GLP-1 Marketing Claims Regulators Are Targeting

Why compounded semaglutide marketing is under FDA and FTC scrutiny, the exact phrases to remove, and what compliant weight-loss marketing looks like.

2026-07-20

"Guaranteed Results" and Other Phrases Your State Board Reads Differently Than You Do

Guarantees, superlatives, and painless-promises feel like normal marketing — until a medical board reads them. The advertising-conduct rules most practices don't know they're breaking.

2026-07-20

The Tri-State Marketing Compliance Checklist for Med Spas & Wellness Clinics (OH / PA / WV)

A practical self-audit checklist covering the FDA, FTC, and state board marketing rules that Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia practices get cited for most.

2026-07-20

Your IV Therapy Menu Is Probably Making Drug Claims

"Cures hangovers." "Boosts immunity." "Detoxifies." Why the most common IV lounge marketing phrases turn a wellness service into an unapproved drug — and what to say instead.

2026-07-20