Your medicine, made to fit you.
We mix your prescription in our own Iowa City lab, at the exact strength and in the form you can actually take.No prescription yet? Talk with our pharmacist for free, by video or in person.
Switching pharmacies? We handle the transfer for you. Refills and transfers
Prescribing services are available only to patients located in Iowa.
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We compound for clinics across Eastern Iowa and ship to ten states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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When the shelf doesn't have your dose
Factories don't make every dose. Your pill comes in 10 mg, but you need 4. It has a dye you react to. Or your kid won't swallow it.
So we make yours by hand. Your strength, in a form that works: a skin cream, a dissolvable lozenge, a flavored liquid, or a capsule without the filler that bothers you.
In Iowa, our pharmacist can review your lab results, write a prescription if you need one, and run the lab that makes it.
Compounded medications are prepared for one patient at a time, from a valid prescription, and are not FDA approved. Use them as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
Troche
Capsules
Skin cream
Nasal spray
Lollipop
Pet treats
We mix it in our lab at 901 S 1st Ave, at your strength, in the form that works for you.
What we compound
Everything we compound is prescribed and overseen by a licensed prescriber.
Hormone therapy
Bioidentical hormones made at the exact strength your prescriber orders. Choose a skin cream, a capsule, or a troche (a lozenge that dissolves in your mouth).
Medical weight management
Start with a free consultation. We'll talk through whether a compounded weight medication fits you before anything is prescribed.
Everything else we make
Thyroid medicine, pain-relief creams, skin treatments, flavored liquids for kids, and medicine for pets. If your prescriber can write it, ask us. We can probably make it.
How it works
Talk to us
Book a free consultation with our pharmacist, by video or in person in Iowa City. Or if you already have a prescription, skip this step entirely.
We make it
We mix it in our lab at 901 S 1st Ave, at your strength, in the form that works for you.
Pick it up or we ship it
Pick it up at any of our pharmacies, or we ship it to you in the states where we're licensed. Most are ready in two days or less.
Aaron McDonough, Pharm.D., runs our compounding lab.
He oversees every prescription made in our lab at 901 S 1st Ave. When you book a free consultation, he's usually the one you'll talk to. A team of pharmacists backs him up across our six Eastern Iowa locations.
Towncrest has been independently owned since 1963, and we're LegitScript certified. Everything we compound is made for one patient, from one prescription.
Not sure we can help? Ask.
Our pharmacist will talk it through with you for free, by video or in person in Iowa City.
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Already have a prescription?
Refill a prescription
Refill online in our pharmacy portal. First time? Call (319) 337-3526 and we'll set up your account while you're on the phone.
Transfer to us
Leaving a big chain pharmacy? Just tell us where you fill now and what you take. We call them, move every prescription, and let you know when it's ready. You never have to make that call.
Send us a compounded script
Your prescriber can fax it to 319-337-5271 or send it electronically. We'll call you with the price before we make it.
Are you a prescriber?
We compound for clinics across Eastern Iowa and ship to ten states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fax 319-337-5271.
For providersCan we prescribe for you?
Prescribing services are available only to patients located in Iowa.
Can we compound and ship to you?
Yes. We compound and dispense medications for patients in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a valid prescription from a licensed prescriber.
Frequently asked
What is a compounding pharmacy?
We make medicine from scratch, for one patient at a time, instead of handing you what a factory produced. We do it in our Iowa City lab when the dose, form, or ingredients you need aren't on any shelf. Compounded medications are prepared from a valid prescription and are not FDA approved.
Can a pharmacist really write a prescription?
Yes, in Iowa. Aaron McDonough, Pharm.D., is credentialed to write prescriptions, not just fill them. Prescribing services are available only to patients located in Iowa. A consultation does not guarantee that a prescription will be issued.
Where can you send medications?
We compound and dispense for patients in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a valid prescription from a licensed prescriber.
What does a consultation cost?
Nothing. Meet us free by video or in person at 901 S 1st Ave in Iowa City.
Where are you located?
We have six locations in Eastern Iowa: Iowa City Pharmacy, Towncrest Wellness Apothecary (home of our compounding lab), Marengo, New Hampton, our long-term care pharmacy, and Thrive Recovery Club, our IV clinic.
Do you take insurance?
For regular prescriptions, yes. Most compounded medicines are cash-pay, because insurers rarely cover medicine made for one person. You'll know the price before we make anything.
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