# Care, in plain words

A glossary and reading path for peptide care questions in South Florida.

- [Reading desk](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/): Read the terms behind peptide care offers, compare the evidence, and learn how to check care in Florida.
- [Find a term](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/start-here/): A short reading path through the words used in peptide care offers and visits.
- [Peptide](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/quick-card/): What peptide means, why the name alone is not enough, and how to ask about a proposed treatment.
- [Approval](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/fda-approval/): Understand FDA approval, registration and product codes before comparing a peptide offer.
- [Compounding](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/compounding/): What a compounded medicine is, how the pharmacy routes differ, and what compounding does not establish.
- [Prescription](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/prescription/): How a prescriber decides whether a medicine fits you, and what to ask before accepting a peptide plan.
- [Telehealth](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/telehealth/): Understand remote visits, Florida authorisation and how an examination or test fits into online care.
- [The healing claim](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/bpc/): Read what FDA found about BPC-157 approval, human evidence and withdrawn compounding requests.
- [Weight medicines](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/answer-cards/weight-medicines/): Separate approved semaglutide and tirzepatide products from compounded preparations and generic claims.
- [Evidence](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/evidence-cards/): Learn how to separate an animal result, a small report and a comparison study when reading a peptide claim.
- [Read a source](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/source-cards/): Match a care question to an FDA record, a Florida licence record or a published research report.
- [The visit](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/question-cards/visit/): Prepare a short visit note for an in-person or remote discussion of peptide care.
- [Florida checks](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/question-cards/florida-licence/): How to find Florida practitioner records and distinguish a licence from out-of-state telehealth registration.
- [The pharmacy](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/question-cards/pharmacy/): Questions about the pharmacy making a preparation and the Florida records that may apply.
- [Cost terms](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/cost-cards/): Separate a medicine price from the cost of a visit, follow-up and membership when comparing a care offer.
- [Coverage terms](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/coverage-cards/): Understand formulary, prior authorisation and the difference between a cash offer and insurance coverage.
- [Care precautions](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/safety-cards/): Read product-specific questions about handling, side effects and the gaps in BPC-157 knowledge.
- [Pause points](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/warning-cards/): Read the claims that call for a clearer answer before accepting a peptide care offer.
- [Raise a concern](https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/question-cards/concerns/): Distinguish an FDA medicine report, a Florida practitioner complaint and a billing question.

Complete text: https://southfloridafunctionalmedicine.com/llms-full.txt