Which pharmacy makes it?

What name do I ask for?

People seeking care online may be unsure who compounded their medicine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes this point; FDA is the US agency for drugs.

A pharmacy or facility that prepares a medicine to order is its compounder. Ask which business makes it and which business sends it.

Keep both names. If they differ, ask each business what part it handles.

Where do I check that name?

FDA’s pharmacy lookup page links to the licence searches run by state pharmacy boards.

FDA advises against using an online pharmacy that does not appear in the relevant state record.

A pharmacy’s licence status is what the state record confirms. That entry cannot establish whether your prescription is handled correctly or your medicine is supplied correctly.

Most states, as checked in September 2026, required a pharmacy based elsewhere to get a permit or licence before sending medicine into the patient’s state.

A permit, like a licence, is formal permission. Ask the state board which record applies to the pharmacy and the proposed shipment.

What if the maker is an outsourcing facility?

That means a larger facility making batches of sterile medicine, which is medicine made free of living germs.

FDA publishes a separate list of registered outsourcing facilities. Registered means the facility has signed up with FDA as this kind of maker.

Registration with FDA does not mean the facility or its medicine has FDA approval.

Use the exact facility name when comparing the answer with the list.