Match the evidence to the offer
You can ask for a written answer without having to judge a research paper on the spot. Ask the clinician to explain why the evidence applies to the proposed care.
Approval, registration and reports answer different questions
A drug-making business can be on the FDA’s register without being FDA-approved. A place on the FDA’s drug list is no proof of approval for the medicine, either. These rules were checked September 26, 2026.
Reports can describe problems without showing their cause. They also cannot tell us the rate at which a problem occurs.
A report of an unwanted event describes a problem that happened while someone was using a medical product. It does not prove the product caused that problem.
Keep an open space for “we do not know”
Write down the unanswered part, too. A clear limit can be more useful than a long list of links that no one has explained.
Use the source notebook