Ask for the permit number in your state
Not the list of states — the actual pharmacy permit or license number issued to that pharmacy by your state's board. A pharmacy that holds one will give it to you without hesitation.
PATIENT GUIDE · LICENSURE
How to Verify a Compounding Pharmacy
Is Licensed in Your State
A pharmacy must hold a license in the state the medication is being shipped to. Every state board of pharmacy publishes a free license lookup, so you can confirm any pharmacy's claim yourself in about two minutes — including ours.
PCAB accredited · licensed in all 50 states + DC
Licensed in all 50 states + DCPCAB accreditedLegitScript certifiedCompounding since 1936
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT LICENSES
Why the pharmacy's own state
doesn't decide this.
The address a medication ships to is what governs which state's rules apply to the fill. A pharmacy that compounds in Tennessee and sends a preparation to a patient in Oregon is dispensing into Oregon, and Oregon's board is the one that has to have licensed it.
A resident license is the one a pharmacy holds in the state where it physically operates. A non-resident license — sometimes called an out-of-state or mail-service license — is one it holds in a state where it has no physical location but does ship prescriptions. A pharmacy claiming broad coverage should be able to name a permit number in your state, not just describe itself as nationwide.
STEP BY STEP
How to check, step by step
Open your state board of pharmacy's lookup
Every jurisdiction publishes a free license verification tool. All 51 are linked in the table below, so you do not have to hunt for the right agency.
Search by pharmacy name or permit number
Searching by number is the more reliable route, because pharmacy names are often similar and some boards list a legal name that differs from the trade name.
Confirm the license is active and unexpired
A record can exist and still be lapsed, inactive or restricted. Read the status field and the expiration date, not just the fact that a result came back.
Check that a pharmacist-in-charge is named
A licensed pharmacy has a named pharmacist responsible for it. Seeing that name — and being able to look that pharmacist up too — is a good sign that you are dealing with a real, supervised operation.
ALL 50 STATES + DC
Find your state's board of pharmacy
All 50 states and the District of Columbia, each linking to that jurisdiction's official license verification tool.
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Board websites and their search tools change from time to time. If a link has moved, searching "[state] board of pharmacy license verification" will find the current one.
BEFORE YOU ORDER
What to ask before you order
- Which states are you licensed in?
- What is your pharmacy permit number in my state?
- Who is the pharmacist-in-charge?
- Are you accredited, and by whom?
- Where is the medication actually compounded?
- Will you tell me before you fill if something cannot ship to my address?
OUR ANSWERS
What a good answer looks like
It would be hollow to publish that checklist and not answer it ourselves, so here are our answers.
- Licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Permit numbers, pharmacist-in-charge names and direct board-verification links published openly on our compliance page.
- PCAB accredited.
- LegitScript certified.
- Compounded in one lab in Johnson City, Tennessee.
- Compounding since 1936.
You can check every one of those on our compliance and licensure page, which lists our permit number and pharmacist-in-charge for each jurisdiction alongside a link to that state's board. Vetting a pharmacy for a clinic or telehealth program? Our 50-state licensure checklist covers what to ask.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Frequently asked
questions.
How do I know if a compounding pharmacy is licensed in my state?
Ask the pharmacy for its pharmacy permit or license number in your state, then look that number up on your state board of pharmacy's free license verification tool. The lookup will show whether the license is active, what type it is, and usually who the pharmacist-in-charge is. If a pharmacy will not give you a permit number for your state, treat that as your answer.
Does a compounding pharmacy have to be licensed in my state to ship to me?
Yes. The state the medication is shipped to is the state whose rules apply. A pharmacy that compounds in one state generally needs a non-resident (out-of-state) pharmacy license in your state before it can dispense to an address there.
What is a non-resident pharmacy license?
A resident license is the license a pharmacy holds in the state where it physically operates. A non-resident license is one it holds in a state where it does not have a physical location but does ship prescriptions. ProCompounding is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with a resident pharmacy license in Tennessee, where we are based, and a non-resident license in every other state and D.C.
What should I ask a compounding pharmacy before I order?
Which states are you licensed in; what is your pharmacy permit number in my state; who is the pharmacist-in-charge; are you accredited and by whom; where is the medication actually compounded; and will you tell me before you fill if something cannot be shipped to my address. Every one of those has a plain, checkable answer.
Is ProCompounding licensed in my state?
Yes. ProCompounding is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Our permit numbers, pharmacist-in-charge names and direct board-verification links are published openly on our compliance page so you can check us the same way you would check anyone else.
What does PCAB accreditation mean?
PCAB accreditation is a voluntary third-party review of a compounding pharmacy's facilities, procedures and quality systems against published standards, with periodic reinspection. It is separate from state licensure — a pharmacy needs the license to operate and chooses accreditation on top of it. ProCompounding is PCAB accredited. More on what PCAB accreditation involves.
CHECK US
Check us the same way.
Our permit numbers and pharmacist-in-charge names are published for every state and D.C.