FindDrugs.org
Ranking factor

Controlled-Substance Legality & State Coverage

Medium

Whether the provider handles testosterone’s controlled-substance status correctly — Schedule III rules, DEA telehealth requirements, and honest state coverage.

Why it matters

Testosterone is a controlled substance, and the telehealth rules around it are strict and shifting. A provider that plays fast and loose with legality is a risk to you and a sign of how it operates generally.

How we assess it

We check compliance with the controlled-substance framework.

Source types: The provider’s stated legal and state-coverage disclosures against the applicable regulatory framework.

How we score it

Clean, compliant, clearly-disclosed handling scores high. Vague or non-compliant claims about where and how it can prescribe pull the subscore down.

Importance
Medium

Medium — a moderate weight within TRT.

Scope
Hormone Therapy / TRT overlay

What this tier is worth

Tiers carry fixed weights: Critical 5, High 3, Medium 2, Supporting 1. A score is the weighted mean of the factors we could establish, so you can recompute any of ours by hand — the methodology page works one through end to end.

Not medical advice

This factor rates how openly a provider discloses its process — not whether a treatment is right for you. That decision belongs with a licensed clinician who knows your history. Nothing here is medical advice.
Scope
Hormone Therapy / TRT overlay

More Hormone Therapy / TRT factors

All ranking factors