For care from a doctor, use the doctor’s board
An MD is a medical doctor. A DO holds a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, another kind of doctor degree with its own board. A
As of October 3, 2026, an MD care complaint goes to Arizona’s Medical Board. B
A DO complaint goes to the Osteopathic Board. B
Neither board promises money back or a set result. B
For care from a nurse, use the Nursing Board
As of October 3, 2026, you can tell Arizona’s Nursing Board about a nurse who may have broken a care rule or law. C
Its page has a link to send a complaint online. C
For a pharmacy concern, ask the Pharmacy Board
Arizona’s Pharmacy Board can investigate claims of a broken pharmacy law under its rules as of October 3, 2026. D
Ask the board how to send the facts you have. Keep the pharmacy name, label and papers together.
For clinic care or a misleading sale, use these offices
As of October 3, 2026, Arizona’s Health Department gives complaint routes for licensed health facilities. E
For unfair or misleading sales, the Attorney General has a way to send a complaint. E
Use the Health Department for care at a licensed facility and the Attorney General for a misleading sale. Neither promises a set result. E
For a medicine problem, there is also MedWatch
MedWatch lets patients and health professionals tell the FDA about medicine problems. F
The federal medicine agency is the Food and Drug Administration, abbreviated FDA.
MedWatch collects medicine-problem reports. A board handles concerns about how a person gave care or followed license rules. G
A concern can involve both the medicine and the care you received. You can tell MedWatch about the medicine and ask the person’s board about a care complaint. G
Sources for this note
- AArizona Medical BoardArizona MD record searchArizona Osteopathic BoardArizona DO record search
Evidence as of October 3, 2026.
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- EArizona facility records and complaintsArizona consumer complaint resources
Evidence as of October 3, 2026.
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Evidence as of September 17, 2026.
Back to the note ↑ - GFDA MedWatch reporting informationFDA online medicine-problem reportingArizona MD complaintsArizona DO complaintsArizona nurse complaintsArizona Pharmacy Board duties
Evidence as of September 17, 2026.
Evidence as of October 3, 2026.
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