I tried this compounding pharmacy because I was in hormonal crisis and needed my prescription right away. I figured local must be faster than University Compounding Pharmacy in California I'd been using, because I could pick it up rather than having it shipped. But when I hadn't heard from them for verification for several hours after I knew the prescription had been faxed over, I called to give them my info (this was on a Thursday). They took all my info and then went to see if they'd received the fax; it took quite awhile but she finally came back and said they had it and that it would take 48 hours to fill. I explained that I was in crisis and had chosen them hoping to get the scrip faster and was really disappointed that I'd have to wait that long--oh, and they didn't bother to mention that it would really be 96 hours since the 48th hour falls on a weekend (fortunately I knew they were closed on weekend and pieced it together myself). There was no offer to expedite, but I figured I could hold it together until Monday. She said they'd call when it was ready so I could pick it up. Monday came and went with no call. Late Tuesday morning I still hadn't heard from them so I called. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes (no kidding), they finally told me with no apology whatsoever that it was in the que for today and I could pick it up any time after 2pm. (As an aside, which is not really their problem, if you're not familiar with that area, it's kind of a pain to find too.) Anyway, when I finally found my way there, there was some confusion over where my prescription was; a lab person asked if it was two creams and I said no, two gels, to which she responded she'd made it earlier. They finally found it and I was handed two bags of syringes. I asked where the Topi-click was. She wanted to know if I'd requested that; I told her it was part of the prescription. Another lady came over and explained that they didn't have topi-click, that the click pen they DO have isn't very accurate, and that my doc has given permission in the past to substitute the syringes. This would have been good info to have last Thursday when I could have declined using them, but now I'm so desperate to get my scrips I took their word for it and settled for the syringes. When I mentioned that having to wait so long didn't help, she said matter-of-factly 'it takes 48 hours' and I said the prescription was sent over last Thursday, at which point she said 'we're not open on weekends' and I pointed out that at latest then it should have been ready YESTERDAY. Then she said I should have told them I was in crisis. I explained that I HAD made that quite clear, and she pulled the original paperwork and the person I'd talked to on the phone had added NO notes so she obviously didn't care that I was desperate--probably she is lucky enough not to have a hormone imbalance herself. But then I got home with these hard won treasures, only to discover that the GELS my doc had ordered were filled as CREAMS. Despite my referring to them repeatedly as gels, no-one said a word about the substitution. Maybe the creams are just as good as gels but that's not the point. The point is that these people are not concerned about filling prescriptions AS WRITTEN, or conferring with client before making substitutions, and certainly not about being timely when someone is suffering. Perhaps the end product is perfect quality (I have no way of knowing for sure and haven't used it yet), but for me it's not worth the ridiculous amount of hassle it took to get it. I'm going back to University Compounding Pharmacy in California--it's faster even with the shipping, and they send what the doc orders.
Update: I still order out of state, but I've since started using anazaohealth.com . My amazing hormone doc checked them out so I feel confident in their quality, and best of all they are super fast and WAY cheaper than the others I've tried. One prescription that used to cost around $100 is now $24 for 3 times as much!! They typically turn it around in a day or two (although they ask you to give them 72 hours), and you have a variety of shipping choices. Even when I use overnight I come out WAY ahead. read more