Physician FAQ
Where can Solutions Pharmacy ship?
Please review the states where we are licensed and can ship to. View Here
Pellets:
1. What strengths of pellets do you compound?
Estradiol: 6mg, 10mg, 12.5mg, 15mg, 18mg, 20mg, 22mg, 25mg, 31mg, 37.5mg, 50mg, 75mg
Testosterone: 12.5mg, 25mg, 37.5mg, 50mg, 87.5mg, 100mg, and fused 200mg
2. How much do the pellets cost?
Please call for pricing information
3. How do I order pellets?
Please call one of our pharmacists and we can tell you based on your state how to order the pellets.
4. Do you sell trochars?
Yes, we sell stainless steel autoclavable trochars. The smaller female trochars fit 3.5mm pellets and the larger male trochars fit 4.5mm fused (200mg testosterone) pellets. You can also purchase an optional tray and/or tweezer to accompany your trochar.
5. What are the NDC numbers for the pellets?
Estradiol: 62991-1049-01
Testosterone: 62991-2150-03
6. My patient is having an allergic reaction, what are the ingredients in the pellets?
Estradiol pellets: Estradiol USP (yam origin) & stearic acid (binding agent)
Testosterone pressed pellets: Testosterone USP (yam origin) & stearic acid (binding agent)
7. Do you compound progesterone products as well?
Yes. We compound progesterone into capsules, creams, sublingual troches, rapid-dissolve tablets, and sublingual drops. Please call for strengths and pricing.
8. How long does it take to get my pellets?
We ship pellets through UPS. Depending on where you are located, UPS ground can deliver next day or take up to 5 business days. We also offer next day air, second day air, and 3 day select shipping. View U.S. Ground Maps
General questions:
1. What dosage forms are available to prescribe?
Most medications can be compounded into a different dosage form than the manufactured product. We can compound transdermal creams, suspensions, sublingual drops, troches and rapid dissolve tablets. We also compound ointments, suppositories, eye drops, injectables, hormone pellets, and capsules. Call and ask if we can compound the medication you would like to prescribe into a dosage form that best suits your patient.
2. Why should I prescribe a compound versus a manufactured product?
Compounded medications offer a unique advantage over manufactured products because they are so customizable. Some medications are not easily absorbed in the GI-tract and would achieve better absorption topically or sublingually. Or perhaps you have a patient who won’t take their medication because they cannot swallow a large pill. Compounding can solve that problem and increase patient adherence by allowing you to prescribe the medication in a liquid form that is easy for the patient to take.
3. What kinds of safeguards does Solutions Pharmacy have in place to ensure the safety of sterile products compounded?
Solutions Pharmacy utilizes a third party testing company called DynaLabs. From their
website: “DYNALABS, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is an analytical testing lab that tests pharmaceuticals (sterile and non-sterile dosage forms) for pharmacies (retail – industrial – hospital) and pharmaceutical drug companies in the United States, Canada and Australia.” Please visit their website http://www.dynalabs.us/content/index.shtml for more information.