Compounding Services

Men's Health Compounding

Compounded hormone, erectile, and hair loss preparations made to a prescriber's order, in strengths and forms approved products do not offer. Compounded in Chino, CA.

Phone (909) 378-7301. Fax (909) 378-7071

Men's Health Compounding

Practices we support

  • Urologists
  • Men's health clinics
  • Endocrinologists
  • Primary care and internal medicine
  • Dermatology practices
  • Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
  • Naturopathic doctors

Clinical Overview

What makes men's health compounding different

Men's health compounding sits alongside a well developed set of approved products, so the compounded preparation needs a reason. Usually it is a strength no manufacturer makes, a form for a patient who cannot use the approved one, or an ingredient with no approved product in that form.

Diagnosis stays upstream of the pharmacy. The AUA guideline uses a total testosterone below 300 ng/dL to define testosterone deficiency, confirmed on two early morning measurements alongside symptoms [1], and the Endocrine Society guideline recommends diagnosing hypogonadism only in men with symptoms plus consistently low morning concentrations [2].

How Mixwell supports these practices

  • Testosterone creams, gels, and troches at prescriber specified strengths
  • Oromucosal troches for patients who do not tolerate a tablet
  • Custom strengths for careful titration, including doses between tablet sizes
  • Dye free and filler conscious versions for patients who react to an excipient
  • Several prescribed actives consolidated into one preparation

Two cautions belong on this page. For erectile dysfunction, the AUA guideline frames evaluation and treatment, and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors are contraindicated with nitrate medicines [3]. For hair loss, there is no FDA approved topical finasteride product, and in April 2025 the FDA alerted providers, compounders, and consumers to 32 adverse event reports filed between 2019 and 2024 involving compounded topical finasteride, including effects seen with oral finasteride that in some cases persisted after patients stopped, along with local reactions and the risk of transfer to others [4].

Working with our pharmacist

Our pharmacist reviews the active, the strength, the base, and the dosage form with the prescribing office before compounding. Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance, which affects how the prescription is written and refilled, and testosterone is handled as a hazardous drug, so those preparations are compounded in our negative pressure containment room [5].

Mixwell is a non sterile pharmacy, so injectable testosterone and implantable pellets are outside what we prepare. Batch records document every preparation, and finished preparations ship across California.

Formulas Prescribers Order

Each formula is prepared only with a valid prescription. The prescriber decides what is appropriate.

Health Concerns We Support

Common Questions

Is topical finasteride FDA approved?

No. The only FDA approved finasteride products are oral. In April 2025 the FDA alerted providers, compounders, and consumers to reports of adverse events with compounded topical finasteride, including effects seen with the oral drug that sometimes persisted after stopping. Your prescriber should review those risks with you before prescribing.

Are compounded medications FDA approved?

No. Compounded preparations are not reviewed or approved by the FDA for safety or effectiveness, and they are dispensed only with a valid prescription for one patient. The FDA recommends an FDA approved drug when one is available and appropriate for the patient. Your prescriber decides when a compounded preparation fits.

Can a compounded medication simply copy a commercial drug?

Generally no. Federal law restricts compounding drugs that are essentially copies of commercially available products. The exception is a change made for an identified individual patient that the prescriber determines produces a significant difference for that patient, such as a different strength or the removal of an ingredient they react to.

How does a prescriber send a compounded prescription to Mixwell?

Prescribers can call, fax, or send an electronic prescription. The order should name each active ingredient and its strength, the base or vehicle, the dosage form, the quantity, and the directions. Our pharmacist confirms anything unclear before compounding, and can talk through vehicle options for the oral cavity beforehand.

References
  1. Mulhall JP, Trost LW, Brannigan RE, et al. Evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency: AUA guideline. J Urol. 2018;200(2):423 to 432.
  2. Bhasin S, Brito JP, Cunningham GR, et al. Testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018;103(5):1715 to 1744. doi:10.1210/jc.2018-00229
  3. Burnett AL, Nehra A, Breau RH, et al. Erectile dysfunction: AUA guideline. J Urol. 2018;200(3):633 to 641.
  4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and consumers of potential risks associated with compounded topical finasteride products. April 2025. FDA alert
  5. United States Pharmacopeia. General Chapter 800, Hazardous Drugs: Handling in Healthcare Settings. USP NF. Official December 1, 2019.
  • USP 795 compliant
  • USP 800 hazardous drug lab
  • PCCA member
  • California licensed pharmacy
  • Chino
  • Chino Hills
  • Ontario
  • Pomona
  • Diamond Bar
  • Rancho Cucamonga
  • Eastvale
Mixwell Compounding Pharmacy 13788 Roswell Ave, Ste 158, Chino, CA 91710
(909) 378-7301

Mixwell is a state licensed, non sterile compounding pharmacy and a PCCA member, preparing each formula in a lab built to USP 795 and USP 800 standards. Compounded medications are not reviewed or approved by the FDA and are dispensed only with a valid prescription. We do not prepare sterile products or injectables. Nothing here promises a specific result, and compounded preparations are not presented as superior to commercially available products. Mixwell does not accept insurance. Call for pricing.