What Is LegitScript? Who Needs It and Who Does Not

If you sell peptides, run a telehealth service or operate a clinic, you will hear “get LegitScript” in almost every compliance conversation. Before you spend money, it helps to understand what it is and whether it applies to you.

What LegitScript Is

LegitScript is an independent verification company. Its certification tells ad platforms, payment processors and marketplaces that a healthcare business has been reviewed and meets its standards for legality, licensing and transparency. It is not a government licence, and it is not an endorsement of a product's effects.

What Its Healthcare Certification Reviews

LegitScript's healthcare certification standards cover nine areas:

1. Licensure and registration: licences for the services offered and the places where medications are prescribed, dispensed or where patients are located.
2. Legal compliance: compliance with applicable laws, including authorisation to prescribe or dispense, and no facilitation of unapproved medications.
3. Prior discipline and history: disclosure of criminal, regulatory or civil violations and litigation from the past ten years.
4. Affiliates and partners: partners must comply with the standards, and applicants must disclose affiliates and all domains and websites they control.
5. Patient services: disclosure of every state, territory, province or country where services are available.
6. Privacy: compliance with privacy laws, a privacy policy where required and encryption for sensitive data.
7. Validity of prescriptions: dispensing only on valid prescriptions from authorised prescribers, and telemedicine rules respected.
8. Transparency: accurate, non-misleading information about practitioners, treatments and financial terms, with no unsupported product claims.
9. Advertising: transparent, accurate advertising that complies with law and platform terms.

Who Needs It

What It Does Not Do

• It does not switch on advertising by itself. Each platform has its own application on top.
• It does not approve a product. Reviewers look at the business, its licensing and its transparency.
• It is not a one-off. Certified businesses stay under monitoring, and changes to your site, products or partners can be reviewed.

How LegitScript Relates to Peptide Advertising

LegitScript also tracks products that platforms treat as risky. Our explainer on the peptide monitoring list shows how that affects whether your ads are approved. For costs and process, see our certification cost and process guide. If an application has already failed, read why applications are denied.

Do You Need It? A Quick Test

1. Do you dispense or prescribe, or does a partner do it on your behalf?
2. Does a platform ask you to be certified before you can advertise?
3. Do you offer services that require clinical licensing?

If you answered yes to any, certification is probably worth planning. If all three are no, focus first on your ad account and landing page compliance with our flagship Google Ads guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LegitScript?

LegitScript is an independent verification company. Its certification tells ad platforms, payment processors and marketplaces that a healthcare business has been reviewed against its standards for legality, licensing and transparency.

Is LegitScript a government agency?

No. It is a private company. Its certification is not a government licence.

Do supplement brands need LegitScript?

Usually not. Supplement and cosmetic brands generally advertise under standard policies. Certification is aimed at pharmacies, telehealth providers, medical spas and similar healthcare businesses.

What does LegitScript review?

Its healthcare standards cover licensure, legal compliance, prior discipline, affiliates and partners, patient services, privacy, prescription validity, transparency and advertising.

Does LegitScript certification guarantee ad approval?

No. Platforms such as Google and Meta have their own applications and policies, and every ad and landing page must still comply.

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