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Read the records behind the checks
Read for an answer, not a badge.
Use the links below to look up a doctor or pharmacy, check a medicine, or understand a visit or bill. Each note explains what to look for and what the record cannot guarantee.
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LOOK.CHECK.Use the links below to check a licence, medicine or bill.For the person treating you and pharmacy names
State board records show whether a doctor or pharmacy holds a licence; they do not rank the quality of care.
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- State medical board directory
Find your state board through the Federation of State Medical Boards’ links, then search for the doctor’s name on that board’s site.
- State pharmacy licence searches
Choose your state on FDA’s page, then search the pharmacy’s name. A licence does not guarantee that the medicine supplied is right for you.
- Online-pharmacy checks
FDA lists signs to examine together, including prescriptions, pharmacist access and licensing.
For the exact product and preparation
Compounded medicines are prepared to order; they lacked FDA approval as of September 2026. FDA had not checked each medicine’s quality, effects or safety before it was offered to patients.
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- Compounding questions and answers
Read why a patient may need a medicine made to order and who checks the maker. These medicines are not all the same.
- What approval language means
FDA registration means listing the maker with the agency. Under the rule recorded in September 2026, listing did not approve the maker or the medicine.
- When shortages affect medicines made to order
FDA’s national shortage list excluded semaglutide and tirzepatide as of September 26, 2026. That list affects when a maker may prepare a copy of an approved drug.
- Product concerns for weight medicines
Read FDA’s concerns about chemicals labelled for research and semaglutide salts, which are different ingredients from the semaglutide in approved medicines.
For the visit and payment terms
The Federation of State Medical Boards publishes suggestions for online care; each state sets the rules the service must follow.
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- Telemedicine policy
Read about checking your health, answering questions after the visit and arranging an exam or test.
- Recent prescribing guidance
This May 2026 guidance says picking a medicine from a menu without a proper health check is not enough. Patients should be able to ask their own questions.
- Medicare Bridge terms
As of September 2026, eligible people paid $50 a month for selected weight-loss medicines through a temporary Medicare program. It uses separate billing from Part D, Medicare’s usual prescription drug benefit.
For a medicine problem
FDA says its published medicine-problem reports cannot establish on their own that the medicine caused the problem.
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- MedWatch patient reporting
FDA accepts reports from patients as well as health professionals.
- Severe allergic reactions
MedlinePlus explains urgent symptoms and directs emergency action for severe symptoms.