Hormone Replacement
Estradiol, progesterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, BiEst, and TriEst in oral, topical, and sublingual forms — compounded in Palm Harbor, Florida and shipped to Somerville, MA. 80,407 residents in Middlesex County. No local bench.
Get Provider Access
Talk with our clinical team about GLP-1, hormones, aesthetics, and specialty compounding. We'll verify your credentials and get you up and running.
Schedule a Call →By scheduling, you agree to our Privacy Policy.
Clinics in Somerville can order HRT compounds through a credentialed 503A account, with five-day compounding and packaging selected for the shipping conditions. Somerville is a mid-size city of about 80,407 residents in Middlesex County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). Transit after dispatch is typically 2–4 business days.
Service area — shipping, not a storefront
Providers in Somerville can discuss patient-specific strengths, dosage forms, and availability for HRT compounds with our compounding team.
Somerville has about 80,407 residents in Middlesex 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.
Somerville is in Middlesex County. We ship patient-specific compounds to clinics and patients in Somerville.
Credentialing is not a formality. We check an active Massachusetts-recognized prescribing license (MD, DO, NP, PA, or equivalent) before the account orders HRT compounds. Testosterone and other controlled substances also need DEA registration.
Every tested batch has a Certificate of Analysis in the provider portal. If a Somerville medical director wants the COA on file before the first patient injection, that is a normal request, not a special favor.
Massachusetts has broad telehealth prescribing parity compared with many states, which is why video-first women’s health and menopause clinics in Somerville are a normal account type for us. Controlled substances are still federal: testosterone remains Schedule III, and state telehealth laws do not waive Ryan Haight requirements. For the underlying 503A vs 503B split, we keep a longer explainer on 503A vs 503B compounding.
USP chapters 795, 797, and 800 are the compounding standards we work to. Chapter 797 addresses sterile compounding, and Chapter 800 addresses hazardous drug handling. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy can tell you how Massachusetts expects a nonresident pharmacy to document that. Massachusetts is also one of the states where nonresident compounding is not a paperwork afterthought — expect extra documentation up front.
We do not operate a compounding bench in Somerville. Promise Pharmacy is a 503A pharmacy at 31818 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Patient-specific compounds for Somerville are prepared there, then shipped to the clinic or the patient named on the prescription. Local walk-in service and pickup are not available in Somerville.
From Palm Harbor, Florida to Somerville, typical ground after dispatch is 2–4 business days. Most preparations for HRT compounds in this category do not require frozen packing, but we still choose packaging for the weather the carton will actually sit in.
Ordering
Active Massachusetts prescribing license (and DEA if you will order controlled substances). Approval is typically within 48 hours — not instant.
Every 503A compound requires a patient-specific 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 Somerville storefront comparison.
| Promise Pharmacy (503A) | Commercial / retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Somerville 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 Somerville | Retail counter or mail-order PBM rules |
| Account model | Credentialed provider account + named manager | Retail profile or PBM network |
| Quality documentation | Third-party testing; COA in the portal | Manufacturer COA |
| What is being filled | Patient-specific 503A compound | Manufacturer stock bottle |
| Where it is made | Palm Harbor, FL compounding bench | Factory + wholesaler |
Questions we actually get
Massachusetts compounding
These are separate programs on the same 503A account — still shipped from Palm Harbor, still not a Somerville storefront.