Process · April 2026

Medical Review Process

Every clinical, pharmacological, and safety article on Kratom Finder passes through a six-step review process anchored by Dr. Irvine Russell, M.D., a board-certified physician at UC Irvine.

01

Draft

Content is researched and drafted by our editorial team using primary-source medical literature, FDA notices, and peer-reviewed pharmacology.

02

Fact-check

Claims are fact-checked against primary sources. Citations are internally tracked for every clinical assertion.

03

Medical review

Drafts are sent to Dr. Irvine Russell, M.D. for clinical review. He validates pharmacology, dose ranges, interaction warnings, contraindications, and harm-reduction framing.

04

Revision

Changes requested by Dr. Russell are applied. Material corrections require his approval before publishing.

05

Publish

Approved content is published with a "Medically reviewed by Dr. Irvine Russell M.D." notation and a "last reviewed" date.

06

Re-review

Clinical content is re-reviewed quarterly. Regulatory content (legality, FDA enforcement) is re-reviewed monthly. Stale content is updated or unpublished.

What gets reviewed vs not

Reviewed: pharmacology pages, safety guide, drug-interaction table, withdrawal protocol, tolerance-reset guide, strain pages\' effects descriptions, all articles in /articles/, all pages referencing clinical claims.

Not reviewed (but editorially checked): retailer listings, city pages, brand pages, pricing tables, historical timeline pages, legal status pages.

Disclosure

Dr. Russell is compensated hourly for review time. He holds no equity in Kratom Finder, any indexed brand, or any affiliate partner. He can (and has) required us to soften, retract, or add warnings to content despite commercial considerations.

What review is NOT

Medical review is quality control on published information. It is NOT:

  • A prescription or medical advice for any individual reader
  • A personal consultation — Dr. Russell does not accept individual patient questions via this site
  • A guarantee of outcome for any reader
  • A substitute for consulting your own physician

Report an error

Medical errors must be reported. If you believe any clinical content on this site is incorrect, contradicts peer-reviewed literature, or is dangerous as stated, please contact us with specifics. We log every report and respond within 5 business days.