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A pharmacy that makes your medication, not just hands it to you.
We compound prescriptions at our own lab in Iowa City, at the strength and in the form your prescriber wants.
No prescription yet? Talk to our pharmacist for free, by video or in person.
Need a refill or want to move a prescription to us? Refills and transfers
Why compounding
Why a compounding pharmacy is different
The dose your prescriber wants isn't always a dose anyone manufactures. The pill might only come in 10 mg when you need 4. Or it has a dye you react to, or it's a tablet your kid won't swallow.
So we make yours ourselves, at your strength, in a form you can actually take: a cream, a lozenge, a liquid, or a capsule without the filler that gives you trouble.
This is not your traditional pharmacy. In Iowa, our pharmacist can review your labs, write a prescription if you need one, and run the lab that makes it.
Compounded medications are prepared for one patient at a time, from a valid prescription, and are not FDA approved. Use them as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
Not sure we can help? Ask.
Our pharmacist will talk it through with you for free, by video or in person in Iowa City.
Made for one patient
What we compound
Everything we compound is prescribed and overseen by a licensed prescriber.
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Hormone therapy
Bioidentical hormone therapy, made at the strength your prescriber orders, in creams, capsules, or lozenges.
↗02Medical weight management
Compounded medications for weight management, prescribed after a free consultation about whether they fit you.
↗03Everything else we make
Thyroid, pain creams, skin preparations, flavored medicine for kids, and prescriptions for pets. If your prescriber can write it, ask us whether we can make it.
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Prescription desk
Already have a prescription?
Refill a prescription
Refill online through our pharmacy portal. First time? Call (319) 337-3526 and we will set up your account while you are on the phone.
Refill a prescription ↗Transfer to us
Send us the name of your current pharmacy and what you are taking. We handle the rest, and you do not need to call them.
Transfer to us ↗Send us a compounded script
Your prescriber can fax it to 319-337-5271 or send it electronically. We will call you with the price before we make it.
Send us a compounded script ↗Prescribing
Can we prescribe for you?
Prescribing services are available only to patients located in Iowa.
Compounding & shipping
Can we compound and ship to you?
Yes. We compound and dispense medications for patients in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a valid prescription from a licensed prescriber.
From conversation to medication
How it works
- 01
Talk to us
Book a free consultation with our pharmacist, by video or in person in Iowa City. Or if you already have a prescription, skip this step entirely.
- 02
We make it
We compound it in our lab at 901 S 1st Ave, at your strength, in the form that works for you.
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Pick it up or we ship it
Collect it at any of our six locations, or we ship to the states we're licensed in. Most compounds are ready in two days or less.
About the pharmacist
Aaron McDonough, Pharm.D., runs our compounding lab.
He's responsible for every prescription that comes out of our lab at 901 S 1st Ave, and he's usually the pharmacist you'll talk to when you book a free consultation. He works with a team of pharmacists across our six Eastern Iowa locations.
Towncrest has been independently owned since 1963, and we're LegitScript certified. Everything we compound is made for one patient, from one prescription.
Talk to a pharmacist first
The consultation is free. No membership, no package.
Book online or give us a call. You can meet by video, or in person at 901 S 1st Ave in Iowa City. If a prescription isn't the right answer, we'll say so.
For prescribers
Are you a prescriber?
We compound for clinics across Eastern Iowa and ship to ten states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fax 319-337-5271.
For providersCommon questions
Frequently asked
What is a compounding pharmacy?+
A compounding pharmacy makes medications from scratch for one patient at a time, instead of dispensing what a manufacturer already produced. We do that here, at our lab in Iowa City, when the dose, the form, or the ingredients you need are not something you can buy off a shelf. Compounded medications are prepared from a valid prescription and are not FDA approved.
Can a pharmacist really write a prescription?+
Yes, in Iowa. Aaron McDonough, Pharm.D., holds the credentials that let a pharmacist write prescriptions, not only fill them. Prescribing services are available only to patients located in Iowa. A consultation does not guarantee that a prescription will be issued.
Where can you send medications?+
We compound and dispense for patients in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a valid prescription from a licensed prescriber.
What does a consultation cost?+
Nothing. It is free, by video or in person at 901 S 1st Ave in Iowa City.
Where are you located?+
We have six locations in Eastern Iowa: Iowa City (two, including our compounding lab at the Wellness Apothecary), Solon, Marengo, New Hampton, and our long-term care pharmacy. Addresses and hours are below.
Do you take insurance?+
For retail prescriptions, yes. Most compounded medications are cash-pay, because insurers often will not cover a preparation made for one patient. We will tell you the price before we make anything.