Finding and checking care
Who makes and sends the medicine?
Write down the pharmacy’s name before checking any label or badge. Keep that name with the written plan.
The service name may leave a gap
People who obtain compounded drugs online may be unsure who made them, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notes.
Read the basisFDA on tracing a compounded product
The medicine’s maker, whether a pharmacy or another facility, is called the compounder. Ask for the name of that maker and the pharmacy that will send it. If the names differ, ask each one’s role.
Use the licence record
The FDA links readers to state pharmacy licence searches through its online-pharmacy lookup page.
Read the basisFDA’s state pharmacy search links
If an online pharmacy is missing from the state’s list of licensed pharmacies, FDA guidance says not to use it.
Read the basisFDA’s advice about missing licence records
A licence listing shows that the licence exists. That listing does not establish whether this pharmacy may legally supply the exact medicine.
As of September 2026, putting a business on the FDA’s registration list does not mean the agency approves that business or its medicines.
Read the basisFederal rule on registration claims