Disclosures

Medical disclaimer & affiliate disclosure

MedCheck is an educational screening tool. It is not a healthcare provider, does not practice medicine, and earns commissions from some of the links on this site. Both of those facts are spelled out in full below.

Effective 2026-09-07

01What this site is

MedCheck is an educational tool that estimates your body mass index, summarizes publicly available FDA drug shortage data, and explains the screening criteria that telehealth weight-management programs commonly use. We call the output an eligibility snapshot because that is what it is: a summary of whether your answers line up with published screening thresholds.

An eligibility snapshot is not a diagnosis, a prescription, a treatment plan, or a promise that any provider will accept you. Only a clinician licensed in your state can evaluate your health and decide whether a medication is appropriate for you.

02What this site is not

River De is not a medical practice, a pharmacy, a telehealth provider, or an insurer. We do not employ clinicians who review your answers, we do not prescribe or dispense medication, and we do not recommend specific drugs.

Using this site does not create a doctor–patient relationship, a pharmacist–patient relationship, or any other professional relationship between you and River De.

Nothing here should be used to start, stop, change, or delay any treatment. If you are taking a medication and cannot fill your prescription, contact your prescriber or pharmacist — not this site.

03Emergencies

This site cannot help in an emergency and is not monitored for urgent messages. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. If you are in the US and struggling with thoughts of self-harm, call or text 988.

04Limits of BMI and of our screening logic

Body mass index is a crude screening estimate calculated from height and weight alone. It does not measure body composition, fitness, metabolic health, or risk for any individual person. It is known to misclassify muscular people, older adults, and some ethnic groups.

Our tiers reflect the BMI thresholds that telehealth programs commonly publish (roughly BMI 30 and above, or 27 and above with a weight-related condition). Those are screening conventions, not rules that bind any provider, and providers apply many additional criteria we do not ask about — medical history, current medications, pregnancy, personal and family history of certain cancers and thyroid conditions, and more.

05FDA shortage data: what it does and doesn't say

Shortage status shown on this site comes from the FDA's public drug shortage database. Two limits matter:

It is national, not local. The FDA reports shortages for the US market as a whole and does not publish state-by-state or pharmacy-by-pharmacy supply data. Stock at your pharmacy may differ in either direction from the national picture.

It can lag. We refresh from the FDA daily and show the date of the FDA's most recent update on each page, but the underlying database reflects manufacturer reporting and is not real-time inventory.

06Affiliate compensation

River De participates in affiliate programs. When you click a link marked as sponsored and then sign up with a partner, we may receive a commission. You never pay more because you arrived through us.

Where this matters most is honesty about incentives, so here is how we handle it:

  • Sponsored links are labeled as sponsored at the point of the link, not only on this page.
  • Screening thresholds and shortage status are taken from public FDA and clinical sources. Commission rates do not change them.
  • When your answers fall below the thresholds providers screen for, the tool shows no partner referral at all. We would rather show nothing than send someone to a program they are unlikely to qualify for.

We are not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affiliated with the FDA or any government agency, and we are not affiliated with the manufacturers of any medication named on this site. Product and brand names are the trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to identify the medications being discussed.

07Accuracy and corrections

We work from primary sources and date every factual claim, but coverage rules, shortage status, and telehealth regulations change frequently, and errors are possible. We make no warranty that the content is complete, current, or error-free, and River De is not liable for decisions made in reliance on it.

If you find something wrong, tell us at contact@myqualifycheck.com. We correct errors and note the correction date on the affected page.

08Who this site is for

This site is intended for adults in the United States. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. Information here may not reflect the rules or drug availability in other countries.