Where the facts come from
The government pages behind this guide
Use each source for the job it actually does. A licence search cannot prove a drug is approved, and an FDA listing cannot prove a clinician is licensed.
New York records
People, pharmacies, and discipline
Check a licence or a pharmacyNew York State Education Department Doctor and physician-assistant disciplineNew York State Department of Health Other professional misconductNew York Office of the ProfessionsAs of September 2026, complaints about New York doctors and physician assistants went to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, while complaints about nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacies went to the Office of Professional Discipline.
Federal records
Products, compounding, and online-pharmacy checks
Approved drug applicationsDrugs@FDA How compounding differs from approvalU.S. Food and Drug Administration Weight-medicine agency recordU.S. Food and Drug Administration Online pharmacy checklistFDA BeSafeRx Suspicious payment methodsFederal Trade CommissionHow to use these pages
Check the source before you trust a claim
Government pages tell you whether a product is approved and whether a person or pharmacy is licensed. The medical boards’ advice tells you what good care should look like. A company’s own page shows only what it was offering on the day we looked.
Check the date
Rules, prices, and records change. When a sentence here starts with a month and year, it was true then; if much time has passed, check again.
When the issue is a complaint
Use the office that handles the problem
As of September 2026, the New York Attorney General’s Health Care Helpline handled health-provider and health-plan billing complaints, while its general forms covered other consumer complaints.
Where to complain in New York