Compounding Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 503A
iPharma Pharmacy Review
iPharma Pharmacy is a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy in Houston, TX (5400 Katy Fwy) with a sterile-compounding lab and certified clean rooms. It compounds across many areas — HRT, dermatology, dental, veterinary, and weight loss — but its weight-loss offering is a proprietary in-house formula ('iSlimWell'); no GLP-1 (semaglutide or tirzepatide) is advertised and no pricing is published. Ordering is by phone or in person. Licensed in TX, AZ, IL, FL, and NY (sterile compounding in TX, AZ, NY).
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Starting price: $249/mo
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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.
Drugs Produced
States Licensed (5)
Regulatory Actions
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Medium confidence · Last verified 2026-06-26 via manual · How we verify provider data
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- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503B outsourcing facility · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
Sources & methodology — as of August 2026
- 1.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 2.FDA — 503B Outsourcing Facility Registration and Requirements— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 3.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
- 4.USP General Chapter <797> — Pharmaceutical Compounding: Sterile Preparations— United States Pharmacopeia.
- 5.USP General Chapter <71> — Sterility Tests— United States Pharmacopeia.
- 6.USP General Chapter <85> — Bacterial Endotoxins Test— United States Pharmacopeia.
- 7.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.