Care guide / Question worksheet

Look up the names. Keep the answers.

Match the names you are given to public board records. Then compare what each option has actually explained.

If this is where you are

The websites look polished. You have a few answers from different care options, but their badges and headings make them hard to compare.

Check names against public records

Public doctor licence records come from state medical boards. The boards also publish disciplinary information: official penalties or restrictions on a doctor. What they show differs by state.

Medical-board federation / What public records can show

The medical-board federation has a directory that links to each state’s medical and osteopathic boards.

Find the board for your state

An osteopathic doctor is another type of doctor. Some states keep those licence records with a separate board. Ask which board to search, then match the full name and licence details.

A record with no public discipline shows no published penalty or restriction on the doctor. It cannot show the quality of that doctor’s care.

Medical-board federation / Read the record within its limits

Ask who makes and sends the medicine

The US agency that reviews medicines is the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA.

Write down the pharmacy name from the answer. Keep the pharmacy’s name apart from the service name used to arrange the visit.

The FDA provides links so readers can search state pharmacy licence records for the named pharmacy.

FDA / Open your state’s pharmacy search

As of September 26, 2026, FDA registration meant putting a business on the agency’s records. A drug listing put a medicine on those records. Neither was proof of FDA approval for the business or the medicine.

FDA / The reach and limits of approval

Ask for a direct answer about the medicine, rather than accepting a badge as the whole answer. If a name or record does not match, write down what needs to be cleared up.

Compare the answers, not the adverts

Use your own short labels for the options. This sheet does not rank them or decide who can treat you.

I matched the doctor’s name to the right state board record.
I wrote down the pharmacy name and checked its record.
I asked who will answer questions during follow-up.
I have a clear explanation of the exact product.

My label for an optionMy label for another optionNames and board records I have checkedWhere the answers differThe answer I am still waiting for

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