A checkable route
Two licences, two lookups
The prescriber and the pharmacy have different records. Check both.
Checklist
Check the clinician
Use the state board record, not a badge on a sales page.
Get the full name
Ask who will assess and prescribe.
Confirm your location
As of September 2026, federal guidance says the clinician must be licensed or otherwise allowed to practise where the patient is located.
Open the board record
State medical boards show whether a physician has a current licence and whether public discipline appears.
Read the limits
A spotless public record only shows that no public action is listed. It is not a rating of care.
Checklist
Check the pharmacy
The medicine may come from a different business than the one hosting the visit.
Ask for its name
Get the pharmacy name before payment.
Use the state record
Pharmacy licensing sits with a separate state board.
Match the label
When the medicine arrives, compare the pharmacy name with the one you checked.
Treat “FDA registered” carefully
As of September 2026, federal registration does not mean a product or facility has FDA approval.
Read next
Official lookup doors
These links go to public or standards bodies, not to care sellers.
- Find a state medical board
Use the board site for the final licence record.
- FDA state pharmacy lookup
Choose the state, then use its official database.
- Search FDA agency letters
A letter is a point-in-time allegation, not a final court finding.