Dermatology
A credentialed 503A account for dermatology practices in Hammond. Five-day compounding, then about 2–4 business days in transit. Census: 76,193 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates).
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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 Hammond, IN — Hammond is a mid-size city of about 76,193 residents in Lake County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). Typical transit after dispatch is 2–4 business days. There is no Hammond storefront.
Service area — shipping, not a storefront
The useful question is not “does Promise Pharmacy serve Hammond?” It is “can an Indiana license, a five-day compounding SLA, and 2–4 business days of transit cover the way this clinic actually doses dermatology compounds?” For most dermatology practices, the answer is yes.
Hammond has about 76,193 residents in Lake County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). We ship here as its own destination. Typical transit after dispatch is 2–4 business days.
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 Hammond sits with the Indiana Board of Pharmacy.
Indiana has broad telehealth prescribing parity compared with many states, which is why video-first dermatology practices in Hammond are a normal account type for us. Controlled substances are still federal: testosterone remains Schedule III, and Ryan Haight is not waived by a friendly state telehealth statute. For the underlying 503A vs 503B split, we keep a longer explainer on 503A vs 503B compounding rather than restating it on every city URL.
Every tested batch has a Certificate of Analysis in the provider portal. If a Hammond medical director wants the COA on file before the first patient injection, that is a normal request, not a special favor.
Standard compounding time is five business days. After that, Hammond should plan on 2–4 business days in transit. If your protocol cannot survive that clock, say so on the onboarding call — expedite exists, magic does not.
Independent clinics, multi-site groups, and telehealth programs in Hammond all write dermatology compounds differently. The compounding constraint is the same: one patient, one prescription, one labeled package — not a crate of stock bottles for the fridge.
We do not operate a compounding bench in Hammond. Promise Pharmacy is a 503A pharmacy at 31818 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Patient-specific dermatology compounds for Hammond are prepared there, then shipped to the clinic or the patient named on the prescription. If you need a walk-in window on Lake County streets, we are the wrong vendor — and we would rather say that than pretend otherwise.
Amy Patel, RPh, our COO, has more than 25 years in sterile compounding. Clinical questions from Hammond accounts go to the same compounding team — not a city-specific pharmacist we invented for this URL.
Ordering
Active Indiana 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 Hammond storefront comparison.
| Promise Pharmacy (503A) | Commercial / retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Quality documentation | Third-party testing; COA in the portal | Manufacturer CoA, not yours to pull per patient |
| What is being filled | Patient-specific 503A compound | Manufacturer stock bottle |
| Where it is made | Palm Harbor, FL compounding bench | Factory + wholesaler |
| Hammond 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 |
| Ship-to | Clinic or patient in Hammond | Retail counter or mail-order PBM rules |
| Account model | Credentialed provider account + named manager | Retail profile or PBM network |
Questions we actually get
Indiana compounding
These are separate programs on the same 503A account — still shipped from Palm Harbor, still not a Hammond storefront.