Disclosure

About our recommendations

We believe in being upfront. This page explains, plainly, how this site is funded and the nature of our relationship with the consultation provider we link to.

For the site owner

Build note (TODO before launch): have the exact wording on this page reviewed by an attorney familiar with South African healthcare and advertising rules (including SAHPRA, the ARB Code and consumer-protection/POPIA requirements). The text below is a reasonable starting draft, not legal advice.

How this site is funded

Weightloss Meds SA is an independent education resource. When we suggest that someone considering treatment “book a consultation with a registered provider,” that link goes to a third-party consultation service, and we may receive a referral fee or have a commercial arrangement with that provider.

What that does — and doesn't — change

  • It does not change what we write: we cover multiple medicines, the risks, the costs and the alternatives, and we say when treatment isn't appropriate.
  • It does not add any cost to you, and it never changes the price you pay a provider or pharmacy.
  • It does not mean we endorse a specific medicine — that's a clinical decision for a registered provider.
  • We only refer to providers we believe to be appropriately licensed, and we always steer you to registered products from licensed pharmacies.

Our editorial firewall

Editorial and commercial are kept separate: our clinical coverage, comparisons and prices are decided on the evidence and reviewed for accuracy, independent of any referral arrangement. See our editorial policy.

Why we link out at all

These are prescription-only medicines that need a proper assessment — we can't (and don't) sell them. Pointing readers who want treatment to a registered provider is, we think, the responsible thing to do, the way any health publisher links to a service. You're never obliged to use it.