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Editorial policy
How we research, score, review, and correct what we publish.
Effective
This page describes how content on this site is produced. It exists so you can check our reasoning rather than take our word for it.
Where our information comes from
Clinical claims are sourced from primary and authoritative material, in roughly this order of preference:
- 1FDA-approved prescribing information for the specific drug
- 2Clinical practice guidelines, principally from the American Urological Association
- 3Peer-reviewed research, favouring systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials
- 4Government and academic health sources such as the FDA, NIH, and NHS
We do not source clinical claims from provider marketing material, press releases, or other consumer review sites. Where we describe a company's own pricing or terms, that comes from the company and is dated.
Medical review
Every page that makes a clinical claim is reviewed by a licensed clinician before publication. Reviewers check accuracy against current labelling and guidance, and can require changes. The reviewer's name and credentials appear on the page, along with the date of review.
How we score medications
Medications are scored 0–10 on five named attributes. We deliberately do not use star ratings for drugs: a drug is not a consumer product, and a single star count hides the trade-offs that actually determine which one suits you.
| Attribute | What we assess |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness | Response rates in comparative clinical trials |
| Speed of onset | Time to reliable effect, including how much food interferes |
| Duration | The window in which the drug remains useful |
| Cost | Typical US cash price per dose, generic where available |
| Side effect profile | Frequency and severity of common effects, and selectivity for PDE5 |
How we score providers
| Attribute | What we assess |
|---|---|
| Ease of signup | How much friction stands between arriving and being treated |
| Price transparency | Whether you can determine cost per dose before paying |
| Clinician access | Whether a real clinician is reachable, and how |
| Value | Total cost against the cheapest legitimate alternative route |
| Cancellation | How hard the service is to leave |
The overall score is our editorial judgement informed by these attributes. It is not a simple average — a service that is impossible to cancel is penalised more than an arithmetic mean would suggest.
Independence
- No one can pay for a review, a ranking, or a score. See our advertising disclosure.
- Rankings are set before any commercial conversation.
- We include options that pay us nothing, including pharmacies and discount-card routes, because they are frequently the cheapest answer.
- Medical reviewers have no commercial stake in the products they review.
How often we update
- Medication pages — reviewed at least annually, and immediately on any material labelling or safety change
- Provider pages — pricing and terms re-checked on a rolling schedule, with the check date shown on the page
- Articles — reviewed at least annually
- Safety information — updated as soon as we become aware of a change
Every page shows when it was last reviewed. If a page has no recent date, treat it with more caution.
Corrections
We correct errors rather than quietly deleting them. Substantive corrections to clinical content are noted on the page. If you have found a mistake, tell us — clinical corrections go to the top of the queue.
Email editors@theedwatch.com or use the contact form.
Use of AI
AI tools may assist with research, drafting, and editing. No page publishes without a human writer taking responsibility for it and a licensed clinician reviewing the clinical claims. AI does not have the final word on anything on this site.