Fullscript Vs. Amazon - Where You Buy Supplements Does Matter

If we have worked together and discussed supplements, your dietitian added those supplement recommendations to Fullscript. That was very deliberate! Let's learn more about WHY buying your supplements from a platform like Fullscript matters.

Unfortunately, the supplement industry is a little bit like the Wild West. Yes, there is some oversight, but not as much as most people think. When you add online vendors to the mix, like the thousands of businesses that sell through Amazon, quality standards become almost impossible to guarantee.

One issue is that labels are often completely wrong and totally misrepresent what is actually inside your supplement. Listed ingredients may not be in the product at all. Supplements may have contaminants in them, like heavy metals, or unlisted pharmaceutical drugs. (The FDA discovered this when investigating supplements sold on Ebay and Amazon in 2020. Here's a link to a Consumer Reports article about it.) There are also reports of Amazon sellers listing products under the wrong brand labels. Oops!

This does not mean all supplements from Amazon are untrustworthy! But it does mean that there are risks, and it can be hard to know which options ARE genuine and trustworthy. We use Fullscript, making it easier for you to feel confident with the products we recommend.

Supporting Small Business

When you order from Fullscript you also support our small, woman owned business! When you make purchases, we receive a small percentage of what you spend, but this does not increase the cost of the items for you. Not only that, but we are passionate and intentional about offering our clients a discount code for every single purchase. In the same way that we provide discounted sliding scale services, we also provide up to 20% off your supplement purchase, based on financial need.

Quality Control

Fullscript guarantees the sourcing, quality, effectiveness, and distribution practices for the supplements sold on their site (You can read more about it here.) When you purchase supplements this way, it also allows us to see details about what you purchased, so we can keep track of it too.

Quality Assurance Measures Provided by Fullscript:

• NSF-registered warehouses  → Ensures the warehouse facilities use safe, quality-protecting storage procedures. (Eg. safe cleaning agents, proper temperature control, etc.) 

• cGMP-audited brands  → “Current Good Manufacturing Practice” - third party testing to verify that product are safe, consistent, pure, and effective. This testing is required from every brand partner, every year.

• Fullscript chooses products from popular or problematic categories to undergo enhanced testing by independent third-party labs in order to confirm potency and purity claims.

• Fullscript medical experts apply "Top Pick" badges to Fullscript tested products

If you still want to order your supplements outside of Fullscript, we recommend going directly to the brand's website, vs purchasing from Amazon. If you choose to purchase your supplements from Amazon, ensure your purchase comes directly from the supplement company's Amazon affiliated store, and is also shipped by them directly.

If you are interested in learning more about supplements, how we recommend them, and which ones might be appropriate for you, ask your dietitian at your next visit!

Check out the links below to learn more about our favorite supplement brands, as well as get direct access to purchasing supplements

on fullscript and getting your first order discount of 15%!

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