At Belmar Pharmacy, we’ve spent the last 40 years perfecting the art and science of compounded medications and creating personalized therapies that meet the unique needs of patients. With six compounding pharmacies across the country, and two outsourcing facilities in Colorado, our reputation for medication quality, compliance, and innovation has made us a trusted partner for healthcare providers nationwide.
So, why should your practice consider offering custom compounded prescriptions?
What Is Compounding?
Pharmaceutical compounding is the process of preparing medications from scratch — mixing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) into the exact strength, dosage form, and formulation a patient requires.
Benefits of Compounded Medications for Patients
Patients are rarely “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to medication. Unlike commercial pharmacies, which dispense only mass-produced drugs in predetermined strengths, a compounding pharmacy can:
- Customize drug strength
- Combine multiple active ingredients into a single product for convenience
- Avoid unnecessary additives, dyes, or preservatives for sensitive patients
- Create alternative dosage forms that can improve patient adherence and comfort
- Offer pharmaceutical options that may be unavailable due to drug shortages or discontinuations
At Belmar Pharmacy, compounded medications can be prepared in a variety of forms, from sterile injectables and hormone pellets, to topical creams, sublingual tablets, nasal sprays, and flavored suspensions. By prescribing through a compounding pharmacy, you can design therapies around each patient’s unique needs, rather than being confined by the limitations of commercial mass production.
How Compounding Can Grow Your Practice
Adding compounded prescriptions to your services can give your practice a competitive advantage. Whether you’re:
- A men’s health clinic expanding into women’s hormone therapy
- New to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT)
- A weight management provider adding hormone optimization
- A wellness clinic diversifying treatment offerings
- A telemedicine or national clinic
Offering compounded medications can help you expand patient base, loyalty, and satisfaction.
Belmar Pharmacy specializes in prescription:
- Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) — estradiol, estriol, testosterone, progesterone, DHEA
- Thyroid medications — desiccated thyroid, synthetic T3 and T4
- Sexual wellness therapies for men and women
- Weight management medications
- Hair, skin, and longevity options
- Wellness medications and low dose naltrexone (LDN)
Belmar Pharmacy’s Quality Standards: Setting the Industry Benchmark
Not all compounding pharmacies operate at the same quality level. Belmar is both NABP accredited and LegitScript certified:
- NABP Accreditation: a voluntary, selective certification demonstrating exceptional operational standards
- LegitScript Certification: verification of legal and ethical pharmacy practices
503A Compounding Pharmacies and 503B Outsourcing Facilities
Belmar Pharma Solutions operates six 503A Compounding Centers of Excellence, and two 503B outsourcing facilities, giving providers unmatched flexibility to meet patient needs. Our 503A pharmacies dispense patient-specific prescriptions, and our 503B outsourcing facilities manufacture medications for office use. Both are held to rigorous state and federal oversight.
All Belmar facilities are compliant with USP Standards regarding the quality and safety of non-sterile and sterile compounds. We’re also accountable to the FDA, which oversees the safety of all active pharmaceutical ingredients, and our compounds are regularly tested by third-party labs for potency and sterility.
Provider Education and Support
We know BHRT and pharmaceutical compounding can be complex, which is why we invest heavily in provider education. Our offerings include:
- Free monthly webinars on compounding innovations and protocols
- A robust on-demand clinician library
- Strategic training partnerships with the Hormonal Health Institute and Worldlink Medical Academy for in-depth BHRT education
Getting Started with Belmar Pharmacy
Becoming a Belmar Pharmacy provider is simple. We offer multiple prescription submission methods, including:
- A secure online prescriber portal for entering and tracking compounded prescriptions
- Direct phone and fax lines to each location
- Electronic submission via EMR (using our NCPDP numbers) for each Belmar Pharmacy location:
- Arizona: 322773
- Colorado: 0604923
- Kansas: 1717935
- Utah: 4608608
- Wisconsin: 5117773
Whether you need patient-specific prescriptions from our 503A pharmacies or office-use medications from our 503B facilities, our team is here to make the process as seamless as possible.
Compounded medications offer providers freedom, flexibility, and the ability to deliver truly personalized care. At Belmar Pharmacy, we combine four decades of compounding expertise, gold-standard compliance, and nationwide reach to help you and your patients achieve better outcomes.
Ready to expand your therapy options? Start Your Application today and see why Belmar is the preferred compounding partner for providers nationwide.
For an even more in-depth answer to “Why Offer Compounded Medications for Your Patients?”, watch the full webinar with Rachel Noonan, PharmD.
If you are a prescriber and are interested in prescribing these medications, please complete this form and a Belmar Solutions Engineer will reach out to you.
