FTC action
The vocabulary of getting a claim paid, of FDA enforcement, and of what on-label and off-label really mean.
What is FTC action?
Federal Trade Commission enforcement aimed at deceptive advertising or billing.
The FTC is a different agency from the FDA, with different powers. Here it usually lands on negative-option billing, meaning a subscription you can sign up for in a minute and then cannot get out of.
Related reading: Corrections Policy page
GLP Watchdog writes these definitions from FDA labels and peer-reviewed PubMed literature.
Other terms under Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Warning Letter
- Prior authorization (PA)
- Step therapy
- Off-label use
- FDA Drug Shortage List
- Formulary tier
- FAERS (now AEMS)
- Untitled letter
- Close-out letter
- Consent decree
- LegitScript certification
- State board of pharmacy
- Asynchronous intake
- Enforcement discretion
- “Research chemical” / not for human consumption
Where the evidence lives
- The full GLP-1 glossary (150 terms, 8 categories)
- Research articles — written from primary sources
- Tools and calculators
- Compare GLP-1 telehealth providers