The things people actually ask us.

Fill in our transfer form or call the pharmacy, and we do the rest — we contact your current pharmacy, collect your prescriptions and call you when they are ready. You do not need to phone anyone or collect paperwork. One exception: controlled substances generally cannot be transferred between pharmacies under federal law, so for those your prescriber sends a new prescription instead.

Yes. Every compounded preparation is made against a valid prescription from a licensed prescriber. If you think compounding would help, the usual route is to talk to us first so we can work out what is possible, then have that conversation with your physician — we are happy to speak to them directly about the formulation.

Many prescribers simply have not been told what is available. We work with physicians, dentists, veterinarians, dermatologists, podiatrists and fertility specialists across the Houston area, and we are glad to discuss a formulation with your prescriber before they write it — including strengths, bases, stability and beyond-use dating. Ask us to call them.

Yes. Dr. Sandra How holds a Master's in Nutrition and sees patients by appointment for one-to-one nutritional consultations, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5:30pm. For quick medication questions you do not need an appointment — call or come in.

A compounding pharmacy makes medication to order for one specific patient, instead of dispensing a mass-produced product off a shelf. That lets us change the strength, change the form — a cream, a liquid, a lozenge instead of a tablet — or leave out an ingredient you react to, while keeping the active drug your prescriber wants. Compounded medication is prepared against a valid prescription from a physician, veterinarian or other authorized prescriber.

Compounded preparations are not FDA-approved products, because approval applies to mass-manufactured medications tested on large populations. The individual ingredients we use are FDA-approved pharmaceutical-grade chemicals, and compounding pharmacies are regulated by state boards of pharmacy and held to United States Pharmacopeia standards. Triumph Pharmacy is additionally accredited by PCAB, which means an independent body has inspected our processes on site.

Ask whether it is accredited, and by whom. Accreditation means an independent organization has reviewed the pharmacy's policies and procedures and physically inspected the premises, rather than the pharmacy simply telling you it is careful. Triumph Pharmacy holds PCAB accreditation through ACHC, earned through a full documentation review and an on-site inspection led by compounding experts, and maintained on a recurring survey cycle.

Often, yes. Manufacturers discontinue medications for commercial reasons rather than clinical ones, and a compounding pharmacy can frequently still prepare them if the active ingredient is available as a pharmaceutical-grade chemical and a prescriber will write for it. Call us with the drug name and strength and we will tell you honestly whether it is possible.

This is one of the most common reasons families come to us. We can prepare the same medication as a flavored liquid, a lozenge, a lollipop or a cream, and we can compound a smaller dose than the adult-only strength a manufacturer sells. We can also make preparations free of dye, gluten, casein, sugar and preservatives where those cause problems.

Yes. We flavor medication with fish for cats, beef or chicken for dogs, and fruit flavors for birds, and we compound the exact dose for the animal rather than asking you to split tablets. For cats who refuse everything by mouth, many medications can be made as a transdermal gel applied inside the ear tip — painless, tasteless, and absorbed through the skin.

Sometimes, and it depends on the plan and the specific preparation rather than on compounding as a category. Some plans cover compounded prescriptions normally, some cover them only with prior authorization, and some exclude them. We will check your coverage before you commit to anything, and if it is not covered we will tell you the cash price up front so you can decide.

It depends on the ingredients, the strength, the dosage form and the quantity, so there is no single price list. What we will always do is quote you before we make it. Nobody should discover the cost of a medication at the till, and a compounded preparation is made for you specifically, so it cannot simply be returned to stock.

Not always. Where a commercial product exists and is covered by your insurance, that is usually the cheaper route and we will say so. Compounding tends to make financial sense when the commercial product does not exist, has been discontinued, comes only in a strength that means wasting most of it, or contains something you react to. For some medications a compounded preparation is considerably cheaper than the branded alternative.

We accept most major credit cards. We do not accept American Express.

Longer than picking a box off a shelf, because it is made for you. Simple preparations are often same-day; sterile preparations and anything requiring an ingredient we need to order take longer. Always call before driving over — we will tell you honestly when it will be ready rather than have you wait in the store.

Yes, anywhere in Texas — including compounded preparations written by out-of-town prescribers. We mail within Texas only, because pharmacy licensing makes shipping across state lines a different matter. Some compounded preparations need refrigeration, so we will confirm handling with you before anything is packed.

Blister packaging seals each dose of your medication into a small bubble, organized by day and time of day, usually a week at a time. You can see at a glance what you have already taken. It suits anyone managing several medications — and carers managing them for someone else. Every pack is checked three times: by the technician who makes it, then cross-checked against your medication chart by two pharmacists at two separate stages.

Yes. Se habla español. Ask for assistance in Spanish when you call or come in.

We are at 7030 FM 1488, Suite 110, Magnolia, Texas 77354 — on FM 1488, directly across from Shell Rapid Lube and next door to the FM 1488 Animal Center. We are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, and closed Saturday and Sunday.

Both. Triumph Pharmacy is a full retail pharmacy — we fill ordinary prescriptions every day, give vaccinations and run point-of-care lab tests — and we compound. You do not need a compounded prescription to be a patient here.