An independent pharmacy, made in Austin

Lake Hills Pharmacy is dedicated to pharmacy compounding, offering a thoughtful and personalized approach to medicine, alongside a shelf of practitioner-grade supplements chosen by our pharmacists.

The Lake Hills Pharmacy floor and prescriptions counter with staff at work

Medicine made for one

What is a compounding pharmacy?

A compounding pharmacy is staffed by extensively trained pharmacists who specialize in creating customized medications. Unlike traditional pharmacies, it offers a personalized experience where pharmacists work with doctors to develop unique solutions that mass-produced drugs cannot provide, utilizing both ancient compounding techniques and modern technology.

What are compounded drugs?

Compounded drugs are custom medications created from pure chemicals, precisely formulated to a patient's unique, doctor-prescribed needs. Unlike mass-produced, FDA-approved commercial drugs—which can contain allergens or have limited dosages and forms—compounded drugs offer a tailored solution, bypassing these limitations to provide the exact right prescription.

Your prescription, step by step

From your prescriber's office to your door, in five steps.

01
Your prescriber sends it
Prescriptions come to us directly from your prescriber's office. There is nothing to buy on this website.
02
A pharmacist reviews it
We check the formula, strength and directions, and call your prescriber if anything needs a second look.
03
We compound it
Your medication is made for you in our 503A compounding facility, following USP 797 and 800 standards.
04
It is checked before it leaves
A pharmacist checks the finished medication against the prescription before it is labeled for you.
05
You pick it up or we ship it
Collect it in Austin, or we ship it with tracking sent by email.

A gowned technician works at a containment hood with a balance in the Lake Hills compounding lab

Benefits of compounded drugs

Custom dosing: Get the exact strength and dose needed, even if it's not commercially available or needs to be precise for your body size.
Combined medications: Consolidate multiple prescriptions into one easy dose.
Alternative forms: Get medication in a different form, such as a cream, liquid, or suppository, for easier swallowing or application.
Flavoring: Make unpalatable medications more agreeable with added flavors.
Bio-identical hormones: Access customized hormone therapies (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) for conditions like menopause.
Allergy-free formulations: Inactive ingredients (like lactose, preservatives, or dyes) that may cause allergies can be removed or swapped.

A gloved hand pipettes into a vial tray inside a hood

Checked by the people who check pharmacies

NABP: Accredited compounding pharmacy
503A: Compounding for individual patients on a prescription
USP 797 & 800: Sterile and hazardous-drug compounding standards
38: Jurisdictions where we hold a pharmacy license
Each one regulated by that state's Board of Pharmacy. Boards of Pharmacy
2013: Founded in Austin, Texas