Compounding Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 503A

Optimal Balance Pharmacy Review

Optimal Balance Pharmacy (operating as OBPRX) is a 503A sterile compounding pharmacy at 2204 Cypress Creek Pkwy Ste F&G, Houston, TX 77090. NPI 1306535307. Owner Christopher Quintana. Inspected by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and via the NABP Verified Pharmacy Program (VPP); USP <795>/<797>/<800> compliant; PCCA member for API sourcing. The pharmacy lists GLP-1 compounding among its sterile-lab specialties but does not publicly enumerate specific products on its public website as of 2026-05-25. The licensure map is published as an image only; the explicit state list is not extractable from the public site.

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503AState pharmacy license (Texas)PCCA memberNABP Verified Pharmacy Program (VPP) inspectedUSP <795>/<797>/<800> compliant
Location: Houston, TX
Website: obprx.com
States licensed: 0
5.5
★★★☆☆2.8/5

Editorial score · methodology

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Certifications & Compliance

All sterile compounding pharmacies in the United States are required to follow United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter <797> sterile compounding standards[4], with finished preparations evaluated against USP <71> sterility testing[5] and USP <85> bacterial endotoxin testing[6] as appropriate for the product type.

State pharmacy license (Texas)
Licensed by the pharmacy's home state board of pharmacy. All US pharmacies must hold a state license at minimum.
503A
Traditional patient-specific compounding pharmacy under Section 503A — compounds individual prescriptions and is regulated primarily by its state board of pharmacy.
PCCA member
Professional Compounding Centers of America — membership network supplying compounding pharmacies with pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, formulations, and training.
NABP Verified Pharmacy Program (VPP) inspected
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy — the association of the state boards that license US pharmacies; NABP programs (e.g. the Verified Pharmacy Program) inspect and verify pharmacy operations across state lines.
USP <795>/<797>/<800> compliant
United States Pharmacopeia compounding standards (USP <795> non-sterile, <797> sterile, <800> hazardous drugs) — the quality chapters state boards enforce for compounded preparations.

Drugs Produced

Compounding pharmacies' ability to produce semaglutide or tirzepatide depends on the FDA Drug Shortage List status for each reference product; compounding eligibility can change when a drug moves on or off the shortage list[7].

Semaglutide
Compounded semaglutide produced
Tirzepatide
Compounded tirzepatide produced

States Licensed

Optimal Balance Pharmacy has not published a state-by-state licensure list. Verify licensure for your state directly with your state board of pharmacy before filling a prescription here.

Regulatory Actions

No public FDA enforcement actions or recalls are on file in our records for Optimal Balance Pharmacy. Regulatory status can change — verify with the FDA and your state board of pharmacy before relying on this information.

Weight Loss Rankings Score Breakdown

Accreditation & Compliance6/10
Regulatory Standing9/10
State Coverage0/10
GLP-1 Production10/10
Track Record5/10

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Medium confidence · Last verified 2026-05-25 via Eli Marsden · How we verify provider data

Frequently Asked Questions

Optimal Balance Pharmacy is a 503A compounding pharmacy based in Houston, TX. It operates under state board of pharmacy licensure. We are not aware of any recent public FDA enforcement actions against the pharmacy, though compounding pharmacy regulatory history can change. Always verify current status with your state board of pharmacy.
Optimal Balance Pharmacy is headquartered in Houston, TX. The pharmacy is licensed to ship to 0 US states.
Optimal Balance Pharmacy produces compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide in addition to other compounded preparations. As a 503A pharmacy, it dispenses compounded medications in response to individual patient prescriptions under state board of pharmacy oversight.
503A pharmacies prepare compounded medications for individual patients in response to specific prescriptions and are regulated primarily by state boards of pharmacy under USP <797> sterile compounding standards. 503B outsourcing facilities register directly with the FDA, follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and can produce compounded medications in larger batches without patient-specific prescriptions. 503B facilities are subject to FDA inspection.

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Sources & methodology — as of October 2026
  1. 1.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
  2. 2.FDA — 503B Outsourcing Facility Registration and Requirements— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
  3. 3.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
  4. 4.USP General Chapter <797> — Pharmaceutical Compounding: Sterile Preparations— United States Pharmacopeia.
  5. 5.USP General Chapter <71> — Sterility Tests— United States Pharmacopeia.
  6. 6.USP General Chapter <85> — Bacterial Endotoxins Test— United States Pharmacopeia.
  7. 7.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.