Check the pharmacy that will send the medicine

Check the business permit as well as the person

Arizona’s Pharmacy Board grants pharmacist licenses and pharmacy permits; the two records are separate as of October 3, 2026. A

A pharmacist is the medicine professional; the pharmacy is the business preparing or supplying it.

The FDA, the federal medicine agency, has a state-by-state page for finding pharmacy license searches. B

An out-of-state pharmacy needs an Arizona permit

To ship medicine into Arizona, a pharmacy must hold an Arizona permit plus the required authority where it is based, under rules as of October 3, 2026. C

Compounded describes a medicine made or mixed for an individual patient, to order.

An Arizona permit does not prove that every custom medicine the pharmacy offers meets state and federal rules. C

Ask the pharmacist what allows the pharmacy to make your exact product. The custom-medicine note below explains the ingredient and copying checks.

Find out who can explain the medicine

The FDA’s online-pharmacy checklist includes a licensed pharmacist available to answer questions. D

Ask who will explain the label, storage and any unclear directions. Keep the written reply with the medicine information.

Confirm the pharmacy name on the label matches the source you were told to expect.

A permit is a starting check

A license record shows that the pharmacy has a license. It does not prove the pharmacy follows every rule when preparing or supplying your medicine. B

Ask for the exact product name, why it is being made for you, and which pharmacist will answer questions. Use the next note to check the rules for a custom product.