For the doctor’s licence
Use the first link to find the state medical board, which oversees doctors. The board’s own records show licences and any action against a doctor (source checked September 17, 2026).
Find the relevant medical boardRead what doctor records can tell youFor the pharmacy’s licence
Use the pharmacy-search link below, then choose your state to check a pharmacy’s licence. The FDA, which oversees US medicines, provides these links to state records (page checked September 17, 2026).
Find the state pharmacy searchFind a board of pharmacyFor drug approval and pharmacy-made medicines
The FDA review reports that no BPC-157 product has drug approval (checked September 28, 2026).
Groups asked the FDA to consider letting pharmacies use BPC-157 to make medicines, then took those requests back. The FDA page current April 22, 2026 records this and still warns about possible harm.
Read the FDA’s review (PDF)Read about the requests that were taken backRead about making medicines for one patientFor the human studies
The knee-pain report did not compare BPC-157 patients with people who received another treatment or none. This limit appears in the review checked September 28, 2026.
Public study records describe what researchers plan to do and how far the work has got. A record of a plan does not show that a treatment helped anyone.
Read a short summary of the knee-pain studyOpen the public study recordsFor the online assessment
The organisation that brings together state medical boards offers advice about online care. Its policy is guidance for boards, not a national law (source checked September 26, 2026).
Read the telehealth policy (PDF)Read the newer advice on prescribing (PDF)For an urgent reaction or a report
MedlinePlus explains severe allergic reactions and when to get emergency help. The National Library of Medicine provides MedlinePlus (page checked September 17, 2026).
MedWatch is the FDA service for reporting problems with medicines. Patients pay nothing to send a report (service checked September 17, 2026).
Read about severe allergic reactionsOpen the medicine-problem reporting serviceFor the tax rule and payment caution
The IRS tax guidance treats care for a medical problem differently from spending only for general health (checked September 26, 2026). This rule alone does not tell you whether a particular bill can be paid from a medical savings account.
Read the tax rules for medical expensesRead the trade regulator’s payment alert