Urology
A credentialed 503A account for urology and men’s health practices in South Portland. Five-day compounding, then about 2–4 business days in transit. Census: 26,840 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates).
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South Portland providers order urology compounds from Promise Pharmacy as a licensed nonresident 503A, not as a local retail counter. South Portland is a smaller city of about 26,840 residents in Cumberland County (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 population estimates). Compounds leave Palm Harbor under 21 U.S.C. § 353a and usually arrive in 2–4 business days.
Service area — shipping, not a storefront
South Portland sits in the New England region, with about 7,000+ licensed prescribers statewide. That statewide figure is not a South Portland headcount — and we are not going to invent one. What we can say is how the work is done: patient-specific urology compounding under 503A, shipped from Florida.
South Portland has about 26,840 residents in Cumberland 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 South Portland as South Portland — not as a satellite of a larger metro.
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.
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 South Portland sits with the Maine Board of Pharmacy.
Every tested batch has a Certificate of Analysis in the provider portal. If a South Portland 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, South Portland 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.
South Portland is in Cumberland County. We print that on this page because national pharmacy templates love to say “Greater Maine.” Greater Maine is not an address.
We do not operate a compounding bench in South Portland. Promise Pharmacy is a 503A pharmacy at 31818 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Patient-specific urology compounds for South Portland are prepared there, then shipped to the clinic or the patient named on the prescription. If you need a walk-in window on Cumberland 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 urology compounds. Testosterone and other controlled substances also need DEA registration.
How this actually differs
This is a shipping 503A relationship with a Florida pharmacy — not a South Portland storefront comparison.
| Promise Pharmacy (503A) | Commercial / retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Account model | Credentialed provider account + named manager | Retail profile or PBM network |
| Dosing | Written to the prescription, including custom strengths | Fixed commercial SKUs |
| Ship-to | Clinic or patient in South Portland | Retail counter or mail-order PBM rules |
| Where it is made | Palm Harbor, FL compounding bench | Factory + wholesaler |
| South Portland 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 |
| Quality documentation | Third-party testing; COA in the portal | Manufacturer CoA, not yours to pull per patient |
Ordering
Active Maine prescribing license (and DEA if you will order controlled substances). Approval is typically within 48 hours — not instant.
Urology 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.
Questions we actually get
Maine compounding
These are separate programs on the same 503A account — still shipped from Palm Harbor, still not a South Portland storefront.