Dermatology
A commercial cream that cannot combine the actives on the pad — that’s why Bangor clinics call. We compound dermatology compounds patient-by-patient and ship from Florida.
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Promise Pharmacy is a 503A compounding pharmacy in Palm Harbor, Florida. It prepares patient-specific dermatology compounds and ships them to licensed providers in Bangor, ME — Bangor is a smaller city of about 31,628 residents in Penobscot County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). Typical transit after dispatch is 2–4 business days. There is no Bangor storefront.
Service area — shipping, not a storefront
If you practice in Bangor, the honest version of this page is simple: we compound dermatology compounds in Palm Harbor, we are licensed to ship into Maine, and we will not pretend a USPS tracking number is a local pharmacist down the street.
Bangor has about 31,628 residents in Penobscot County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). That is not a same-day courier market. 2–4 business days from Palm Harbor is the planning number, and we ship to Bangor as Bangor — not as a satellite of a larger metro.
We do not operate a compounding bench in Bangor. Promise Pharmacy is a 503A pharmacy at 31818 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Patient-specific dermatology compounds for Bangor are prepared there, then shipped to the clinic or the patient named on the prescription. If you need a walk-in window on Penobscot County streets, we are the wrong vendor — and we would rather say that than pretend otherwise.
Credentialing is not a formality. We check an active Maine-recognized prescribing license (MD, DO, NP, PA, or equivalent) before the account orders dermatology compounds. Testosterone and other controlled substances also need DEA registration.
Bangor is in Penobscot County. We print that on this page because national pharmacy templates love to say “Greater Maine.” Greater Maine is not an address.
Winter in Maine delays trucks and freezes doorsteps. Refrigerated dermatology compounds ship in insulated packaging with season-appropriate cold packs — a cardboard mailer is not a plan. If a Bangor clinic would rather take delivery at the suite than leave a carton on a stoop over a weekend, we ship to the suite. Typical transit after dispatch is 2–4 business days.
Every tested batch has a Certificate of Analysis in the provider portal. If a Bangor medical director wants the COA on file before the first patient injection, that is a normal request, not a special favor.
Federal compounding authority for what we do is 503A of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 353a): a licensed pharmacy, a patient-specific prescription, USP compounding standards. State permission to land the package in Bangor sits with the Maine Board of Pharmacy.
Maine has expanded telehealth legislation and permits nonresident pharmacies to ship to Maine patients. Verify a pharmacy license on the Maine Board of Pharmacy site rather than trusting a marketing page, including this one.
Ordering
Active Maine prescribing license (and DEA if you will order controlled substances). Approval is typically within 48 hours — not instant.
Dermatology compounds are 503A. Each patient needs their own prescription in the portal.
Five business days on the Palm Harbor bench, with third-party testing on lots that require it.
Clinic or patient address. Typical transit 2–4 business days. Refrigerated compounds go insulated.
How this actually differs
This is a shipping 503A relationship with a Florida pharmacy — not a Bangor storefront comparison.
| Promise Pharmacy (503A) | Commercial / retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor transit & packaging | From Palm Harbor; typical 2–4 business days; insulated when the compound needs it | Local pickup or a chain that may not compound this Rx |
| Account model | Credentialed provider account + named manager | Retail profile or PBM network |
| What is being filled | Patient-specific 503A compound | Manufacturer stock bottle |
| Ship-to | Clinic or patient in Bangor | Retail counter or mail-order PBM rules |
| Quality documentation | Third-party testing; COA in the portal | Manufacturer CoA, not yours to pull per patient |
| Where it is made | Palm Harbor, FL compounding bench | Factory + wholesaler |
Questions we actually get
Maine compounding
These are separate programs on the same 503A account — still shipped from Palm Harbor, still not a Bangor storefront.