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Questions to keep 

Questions to keep 

# What do I ask before agreeing to care? 

Take a short list into the conversation. Ask for plain answers and a written plan. 

Term in plain words 

## Informed discussion 

Start with your goal. Then ask about the medicine, the person responsible for care and the complete bill. 

## Check these points 

- **Ask about the treatment**
  What is the exact medicine and what problem is it meant to address? 

  Do studies show it helps my problem? What did they find? What other options can we discuss? 

  If it is pharmacy-made, why is that preparation proposed for me?

- **Ask about the people and the plan**
  Who assesses me, who prescribes and which pharmacy prepares or supplies the medicine? 

  How can I ask questions after the visit? What is the follow-up plan? 

  What changes if I am outside Massachusetts during an online visit?

- **Ask about the bill**
  What is included now, and which charges repeat? 

  What does my insurance need before it agrees to pay? 

  What will I owe if there is no prescription, and how do I cancel?

## Notes that explain the checks 

### Keep the answer beside the question 

Write the reply in your own words. Ask again if a term is unclear. 

Leave the conversation with the medicine’s name, the reason for the plan and a way to reach the person handling follow-up. 

### Find your saved questions again 

Use the notebook below to save questions on this phone or computer. Return to this page in the same app you use to view websites, such as Safari or Chrome. 

Open “My notes” to find them again. Leave names and medical details out. 

Saved questions from other pages appear in the same notebook. You can also copy the checklist to paper. 

[Further reading for this question →](/source-primer/#remote)

## My question notebook 

Save your questions here. To find them again, open “My notes” on this phone or computer in the same app you use to view websites, such as Safari or Chrome. The guide does not receive your notes. 

Leave names and medical details out. Someone using the same website app on this phone or computer may be able to read your notes. Deleting this site’s saved information in the app’s settings can erase them. Keep a paper copy if you need them later. 

Questions and answers to keep 

Save notes 

Copy notes 

Clear notes 

If “Save notes” stays grey and cannot be pressed, saving is unavailable here. Copy your questions to paper before leaving. 

Press “Save notes” after editing and check for a saved message. Your notes stay on this phone or computer; they will not appear on another one. 

## Keep this question 

What do I still need explained before I agree to a plan? 

Add to my notes 

Copy it to paper, or save it here and use “My notes” to find it again on this phone or computer. 

[Open my notebook →](/primer-questions/#notebook)

## Keep going with the question that matters next. 

Pick a term, check or practical step. 

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Boston / Peptide care primer 

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[My notes](/primer-questions/#notebook)

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This is Boston peptide care put into plain words: a guide for asking better questions, never a clinic or a seller.