Myth: All hormones are basically the same.

Author: Marquita Price, R.Ph.

At Physicians Preference Pharmacy, we believe that the quality of your compounded hormones directly affects the way you feel and how you respond to those hormones. We also believe that we have some of the strictest quality standards in compounding, so we put it to the test. Recently, we conducted a market analysis of local pharmacies to address some of the issues we most commonly hear.  You may be surprised by what we found.

Myth: All hormones are basically the same.

Reality: This couldn’t be further from the truth. Do you get your prescriptions from Physicians Preference Pharmacy? If not, then do you find yourself calling the phone nurse every month to make adjustments? Are you not getting the results you need? The problem may lie in the quality of your hormones.

Physicians Preference Pharmacy goes above and beyond state requirements to ensure that you are getting just what you are prescribed – nothing more, nothing less – but not all pharmacies do so. As one of our standards, we send hormone samples to an outside lab for potency testing to verify that the accurate amount of active ingredient, i.e. progesterone, estrogen, thyroid, etc., is present in the capsule. A variance of 10% is accepted practice.

Of six pharmacies surveyed, Physicians Preference Pharmacy averaged a 5% variance, while other results ranged from NO active ingredient up to 400% variance! What does this mean to you? It means the difference between feeling poorly or feeling like yourself again.

Dr. Hotze founded Physicians Preference Pharmacy in order to provide you with the highest-quality compounded bioidentical hormones so that you can feel your best. If you are already experiencing the Physicians Preference Pharmacy difference, congratulations!  If not, call us at 281-828-9088 to transfer your prescription today.  It is our privilege to serve you!