The Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors now has a Website that is extremely helpful for licensees. It is located at www.lsbwdd.org on the Internet. This site has many active functions and helpful links. You can do the following things on the site: print an application form, view the current Board members and staff, view and print the Rules & Regulations, view and print the Revised Statues, verify and print license information for wholesale drug distributors licensed by the Board and do various inquiries using the links. Using the links button, you can verify and print license information for Louisiana Dentists at the Louisiana Board of Dentistry link, verify and print license information for Louisiana Doctors at the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners link, and verify and print Louisiana CDS (Controlled Dangerous Substance) license information for Louisiana Dentists, Doctors, Veterinarians, Hospitals, and Clinics at the Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance link. These license print-outs will serve as customer license verification copies for wholesalers in Louisiana.

If you have any questions on the use of The Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors Website, please do not hesitate to call. The office phone number is 225-295-8567. John Liggio's cell phone number is 985-290-0509.

All sales and distribution of prescription drugs must be made to an authorized recipient. In addition, any location to which prescription drugs are sent must be authorized to possess prescription drugs. This means that you must have on file an applicable license to comply with this requirement. Many of these licenses can be acquired by using the www.lsbwdd.org Website.

There is a service that provides a DEA License database online. You can subscribe to this service for a fee. The products advertised on this Web site contain the complete official DEA database of persons and organizations certified to handle controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. The DEA authorizes the use of this database, and the inclusion of any individual or organization in the database, as proof of that entity's registration with the DEA. Information on this service can be found at www.ntis.gov/product/dea-csa.htm

Both sales locations and distribution locations of prescription drugs require wholesale licensing. In some cases both are not the same and both locations require licensing. Each location must be licensed on its own. If you have multiple locations that either sell or distribute prescription drugs, be sure they are both licensed.