Where are the official tools?

Check the person and the pharmacy.

As of September 30, 2026, the Washington Department of Health search accepts names or credential numbers and shows public disciplinary records. A

Disciplinary records describe steps the licensing office took over concerns about a person or pharmacy. Read them for any limits on practice or loss of the right to practise. An empty record cannot show how well someone provides care.

Ask for a full name and the licence type before searching. Use the same process for the pharmacy named on the medicine.

Understand the product record.

FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. Start with its explanation of medicine made to order, also called compounding.

For an approval check, search the medicine’s exact name in FDA’s product records.

Compounded medicines had no FDA approval before marketing as of September 26, 2026. B

For an online pharmacy, FDA’s BeSafeRx page points readers to state licence searches.

Find the route for a concern.

These Washington complaint routes were checked as of September 30, 2026.

Use the Medical Commission for a doctor with a Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) or a physician assistant. Use the Board of Nursing for a nurse or nurse practitioner.

The Department of Health takes concerns about pharmacies, doctors whose degree is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and other professions it licenses. DO is a medical degree; use this office for a doctor with DO after the name.

For a business dispute, the Attorney General’s service seeks a response but cannot force a refund.

Report a medicine problem.

FDA’s MedWatch programme takes reports from health professionals and patients alike; this was checked as of September 17, 2026. C

For immediate concerns, begin with the urgent-help chapter.