Hormone Replacement
Estradiol, progesterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, BiEst, and TriEst in oral, topical, and sublingual forms — compounded in Palm Harbor, Florida and shipped to Waukegan, IL. 87,642 residents in Lake 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.
Ordering HRT compounds in Waukegan is a shipping relationship with a Florida 503A pharmacy. Waukegan is a mid-size city of about 87,642 residents in Lake County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is the state regulator we answer to on nonresident shipments into Illinois.
Service area — shipping, not a storefront
Providers in Waukegan can discuss patient-specific strengths, dosage forms, and availability for HRT compounds with our compounding team.
Waukegan has about 87,642 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.
Waukegan is a mid-size city of about 87,642 residents in Lake County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). Women’s health and menopause clinics here usually need two ship-to patterns: the suite, and the patient who never comes in. We do both on the same account.
Amy Patel, RPh, our COO, has more than 25 years in sterile compounding. Clinical questions from Waukegan accounts go to our compounding team in Palm Harbor.
From Palm Harbor, Florida to Waukegan, 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.
Illinois has broad telehealth prescribing parity compared with many states, which is why video-first women’s health and menopause clinics in Waukegan 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.
Illinois has one of the largest provider markets in the Midwest and supports telehealth-to-pharmacy fulfillment. Verify a pharmacy license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation site for current licensure information.
We do not operate a compounding bench in Waukegan. Promise Pharmacy is a 503A pharmacy at 31818 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Patient-specific compounds for Waukegan 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 Waukegan.
Credentialing is not a formality. We check an active Illinois-recognized prescribing license (MD, DO, NP, PA, or equivalent) before the account orders HRT compounds. Testosterone and other controlled substances also need DEA registration.
Ordering
Active Illinois 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 Waukegan storefront comparison.
| Promise Pharmacy (503A) | Commercial / retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Ship-to | Clinic or patient in Waukegan | Retail counter or mail-order PBM rules |
| Where it is made | Palm Harbor, FL compounding bench | Factory + wholesaler |
| Account model | Credentialed provider account + named manager | Retail profile or PBM network |
| Waukegan 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 |
| What is being filled | Patient-specific 503A compound | Manufacturer stock bottle |
| Dosing | Written to the prescription, including custom strengths | Fixed commercial SKUs |
Questions we actually get
Illinois compounding
These are separate programs on the same 503A account — still shipped from Palm Harbor, still not a Waukegan storefront.