Get the name before you agree
Patients receiving care online may be unaware of where their medicine was actually made, notes FDA, the Food and Drug Administration (September 17, 2026).
- Ask which place prepares it and which place sends it.
- Ask how to speak with a pharmacist about the product.
- Keep those names beside the proposed product name.
Use the pharmacy board’s record
Pharmacy licences come from state pharmacy boards, whose records are separate from doctors’ licence records (September 17, 2026).
- You can reach the pharmacy-licence search for every state through FDA’s links (September 17, 2026).
- A pharmacy sending medicine across a state border generally needs a licence or permit from the destination state. Most states impose this requirement, with differing terms (September 26, 2026).
- Look up the pharmacy for the state where the medicine would be sent.
- Ask the board to explain whether the licence is current and any restrictions on the pharmacy’s work.
Treat the result as a record
The board’s licence records can confirm a pharmacy’s licence. That does not prove the pharmacy fills prescriptions properly (September 17, 2026).
- Compare the name in the record with the name you were given.
- Ask who answers questions about a damaged package or a label or instructions you cannot read.
- Save the link to the board’s record. A website logo claiming “verified” or “licensed” leaves you needing that record.