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Verify Wholesale Drug Distributor Licenses

Prescription drugs should only be purchased from wholesale drug distributors licensed in the United States. To verify a wholesale drug distributor is licensed in the state(s) where it is conducting business, use the link provided in the table below to access your state licensing authority's database or contact information. Or you can directly contact the state agency. (Note: The databases accessible through the links below are maintained by your state licensing authority.)

U.S. State Agencies Responsible for Licensing Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors

STATE

AGENCY

WEBSITE LINK OR CONTACT INFO

Alabama

Alabama
Board of Pharmacy

http://www.albop.com/star/portal/alphr/page/LicenseLookup/
portal.aspx

Alaska

Alaska Board of Pharmacy

http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/CBP/Main/
CBPLSearch.aspx?mode=BL

Arizona

Arizona Board of Pharmacy

https://az.gov/app/pharmacy/search.xhtml

Arkansas

Arkansas Board of Pharmacy

http://www.ark.org/asbp/roster/index.php

California

California Board of Pharmacy

http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllqryna$lcev2.startup?p_qte_code=WLX&p_qte_pgm_code=7200

Colorado

Colorado Board of Pharmacy

https://www.doradls.state.co.us/alison.php

Connecticut

Department of Consumer Protection

https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx

Delaware

Delaware Board of Pharmacy

https://dpronline.delaware.gov/mylicense%20weblookup/Search.aspx?facility=Y

District of Columbia

Health Regulation and Licensing Administration

Call the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Licensing
Office at 202-442-4400

Florida

Department of Health

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID=

Georgia

Georgia Board of Pharmacy

https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverification/Search.aspx?facility=Y

Hawaii

Hawaii Board of Pharmacy

http://pvl.ehawaii.gov/pvlsearch/app

Idaho

Idaho Board of Pharmacy

http://bop.idaho.gov/verify_licensee/verify_licensee.cfm

Illinois

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

https://www.idfpr.com/LicenseLookUp/LicenseLookup.asp

Indiana

Indiana Board of Pharmacy

https://mylicense.in.gov/everification/Search.aspx?facility=Y

Iowa

Iowa Board of Pharmacy

http://www.state.ia.us/ibpe/verification.html

Kansas

Kansas Board of Pharmacy

https://www.accesskansas.org/pharmacy-verification/index.html

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Pharmacy

https://secure.kentucky.gov/pharmacy/licenselookup/Default.aspx

Louisiana

Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors

http://www.lsbwdd.org/
Requests for verification of a Louisiana license must be made in writing to:
Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors
12091 Bricksome Avenue, Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

  • Provide the contact name and address where the completed license
    verification form should be mailed.
  • Submit the license verification fee of $15 (as set in Louisiana
    Administrative Code 46:XCI.801.A.6) per each license verification
     being requested.

Maine

Maine Board of Pharmacy

http://pfr.informe.org/almsonline/almsquery/SearchCompany.aspx

Maryland

Maryland Board of Pharmacy

http://dhmh.maryland.gov/pharmacy/SitePages/verifications.aspx

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy

https://licensecheck.hhs.state.ma.us/mylicenseverification/
Search.aspx?facility=Y

Michigan

Michigan Board of Pharmacy

http://www7.dleg.state.mi.us/free/default.asp?Facility=Yes

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Pharmacy

https://www.hlb.state.mn.us/mnbop/glsuiteweb/homeframe.aspx

Mississippi

Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

http://msphrweb.starsystemlive.com/star/portal/msphr/page/
LicenseLookup/
portal.aspx

Missouri

Missouri Board of Pharmacy

https://renew.pr.mo.gov/licensee-search.asp

Montana

Montana Board of Pharmacy

https://ebiz.mt.gov/pol/

Nebraska

Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit

Can obtain a full list for $20 at this link:
https://www.nebraska.gov/hhs/lists/search.cgi
OR mail request to:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
Licensure Unit
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: (402) 471-2115

Nevada

Nevada Board of Pharmacy

https://pharmacy.bop.nv.gov/datamart/searchLicTypeByName.do

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy

http://www.nh.gov/pharmacy/licensing/verification.htm

New Jersey

Department of Health and Senior Services

http://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/FoodDrugLicense/fdSetSearch.aspx

New Mexico

New Mexico Board of Pharmacy

http://rldverification.rld.state.nm.us/Verification/
Search.aspx?facility=Y

New York

New York Board of Pharmacy

http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm#rx

North Carolina

Department of Agriculture

http://www.ncagr.gov/aspzine/fd/fdpd/search.asp

North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Pharmacy

https://www.nodakpharmacy.com/verify.asp

Ohio

Ohio Board of Pharmacy

https://license.ohio.gov/lookup/default.asp?division=96

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy

http://lv.pharmacy.state.ok.us/osbpinquire/FacilitySearch.asp

Oregon

Oregon Board of Pharmacy

https://obop.oregon.gov/LicenseeLookup/

Pennsylvania

Bureau of Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics

https://ecapps.health.state.pa.us/DDC/DDCPublicLookup.asp

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy

https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/Search.aspx?facility=Y&SubmitComplaint=Y

South Carolina

South Carolina Board of Pharmacy

https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Pharmacy/
Pharmacy.aspx?div=24

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Pharmacy

Send an email to melanie.houg@state.sd.us that includes the following
information:

  • License number
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Company name (Pharmacies and Wholesalers only)
  • City
  • State

Please include the necessary contact details for your preferred
method of receiving the information - email, fax or mailing address.

Tennessee

Tennessee Board of Pharmacy

http://health.state.tn.us/HCF/Facilities_Listings/facilities.htm

Texas

Department of State Health Services

https://vo.dshs.state.tx.us/datamart/mainMenu.do

Utah

Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html

Vermont

Vermont Board of Pharmacy

https://secure.vtprofessionals.org/Renewals/
LicenseLookupDownload.aspx

Virginia

Virginia Board of Pharmacy

https://secure01.virginiainteractive.org/dhp/cgi-bin/
search_publicdb.cgi

Washington

Washington Board of Pharmacy

https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/facilitysearch/

West Virginia

West Virginia Board of Pharmacy

http://www.wvbop.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=97

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy

http://online.drl.wi.gov/LicenseLookup/OrganizationCredential
Search.aspx

Wyoming

Wyoming Board of Pharmacy

http://pharmacyboard.state.wy.us/OLV.aspx

State Agency List Revised: November 2011

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