Pharmacy checklist
Which pharmacy will send the medicine?
The care service’s name may be easy to spot. Ask separately for the pharmacy that fills and sends the prescription.
Follow the medicine back to its source
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Get the actual pharmacy name
Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription and, if compounded, which pharmacy makes the medicine.
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Open the state record
Compare the pharmacy’s name and location with its state record; an advert’s badge is no substitute for that check.
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Ask how pharmacy questions work
Ask how you can contact a pharmacist to discuss the product that arrives.
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Keep the source details
Save the pharmacy’s name with the product name and your care notes.
Where to look
For each state, pharmacy-license search links are available through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
A license listing confirms a license exists; it does not prove every dispensing decision is appropriate.
As of September 17, 2026.
Before a pharmacy ships across state lines, most states require it to hold a license or permit in the patient’s state.
As of September 26, 2026.
Why the label is worth checking
The FDA has found false pharmacy names on compounded tirzepatide labels.
The labels sometimes used names of nonexistent pharmacies; other labels used real pharmacy names even though those pharmacies had not made the product.
As of September 26, 2026.
A useful follow-up question
If the service holds back the pharmacy’s name, ask when it will share it. Leave this check open until you have a name that can be matched.