Strive Pharmacy

Strive Pharmacy: compounding of personalized medications

Strive Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy that creates medications tailored to each patient's specific needs. The company presents itself as more than a compounding pharmacy and places its activity within the field of personalized medicine: rather than mass-produced drugs, it offers formulations adjusted in ingredients, dosage, and form of administration. Its activity is carried out under the prescription of a licensed healthcare professional.

The company states that it has been operating since 2018 and serves both patients and prescribing professionals, with a network of partner suppliers. Its approach is built around the idea that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work for everyone and that having more formulation options allows for better outcomes.

Health areas it covers

Strive Pharmacy's service catalog spans a broad set of therapeutic and wellness areas. Among those the company lists are:

• Digestive support
• Hair health
• Hormone support
• Immune wellness
• Longevity
• Men's health
• Mental health
• Nasal and sinus support
• Nutrient support
• Pain management
• Pet health
• Physical performance
• Sexual wellness
• Skincare
• Weight management

The company notes that it works with prescribers to address goals ranging from hormone optimization and weight management to mental wellness and dermatological, autoimmune, and sexual health concerns.

Products listed in the catalog

The site shows a selection of prescription-only products (RX ONLY) in various dosage forms. Among those listed are:

• Semaglutide/Glycine/B12 Injection
• Tirzepatide/Glycine/B12 Injection
• Elevate-T Capsule Oral
• Testosterone Topical Cream
• Sermorelin Mini Troche Sublingual/Buccal
• NAD+ Sublingual Tablet
• Sirolimus Capsule Oral
• Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Flex-Dose Tablet
• Trimix T105 Injection
• Enclomiphene Citrate Flex-Dose Tablet Oral
• GHK-Cu Troche Oral

The company also sells supplements and over-the-counter (OTC) products, as well as its own brand items.

Dosage forms and customization

Strive Pharmacy describes its ability to adapt a medication's formulation in several ways: modifying ingredients, adjusting the dose, changing the form of administration, and combining several active ingredients into a single formulation. The forms it mentions include capsules, troches, injections, creams, ointments, and suppositories.

Customization extends to removing components that are problematic for certain patients. The company states that it can remove dyes, gluten, sugar, lactose, and other ingredients that cause sensitivity or allergy. It also notes that it can address multiple conditions with a single formulation and adapt the flavor and method of application, something it highlights especially in the case of pediatric medications and pet treatments.

Process of working with patients and prescribers

Strive Pharmacy's model requires the involvement of a licensed professional: all compounded medications require a prescription. For patients, the company recommends talking to their doctor about the possibility of working with Strive and offers a directory of prescribers who already collaborate with the pharmacy. For professionals, the company presents itself as a lab that makes what the prescriber indicates, with the goal of responding to each patient's specific needs.

The company also offers the possibility for a prescriber who does not yet work with Strive to join the collaboration. To appear in the prescriber directory, a professional must actively prescribe with Strive, which means having written at least one prescription in the past 90 days.

Quality and control standards

Strive Pharmacy states that its operating and compounding processes comply with applicable state and federal regulations and that, in addition, it applies controls that go beyond what is required. Among the practices it describes are the evaluation of suppliers and active ingredients through a qualification process, periodic third-party testing of active ingredients and finished products to verify sterility, potency, and endotoxins, ongoing training of compounding staff, an internal quality assurance program that audits processes and procedures, and cleaning and disinfection protocols for equipment and facilities to prevent cross-contamination and maintain aseptic conditions.

Coverage, pricing, and billing

The company warns that coverage of compounded medications depends on each insurer: some cover them, others do not, and others decide case by case. It also notes that, in many cases, paying out of pocket is more economical, because insurers use tier systems to determine what they cover and to what extent. It points out that extending the prescription supply, for example to 60 or 90 days, can help reduce costs. For pricing and billing inquiries, the company has specific email addresses.

Presence and expansion

Strive Pharmacy operates with several locations and offers a location finder to find the nearest one. The company acknowledges that its coverage does not yet reach all states and states that it is working to expand it.