(650) 290-6616
801 Irving St
(9th Ave)
San Francisco,
CA
94122
37.7639
-122.4664
Neighborhoods: Inner Sunset, Central West
Years in business
Established in 1930
Hours:
Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:30pm
Sat 9:30am-12:30pm
Last updated 11.25.11
What People Are Saying About Reliable Rexall - A Compounding Pharmacy
The Owner
Reliable Rexall - A Compounding Pharmacy
Owner
Sam Ching is a board-certified pharmacist, with over 35 years of experience as a compounding pharmacist. He has owned and operated independent pharmacies throughout San Francisco since 1968 and currently maintains a drugstore in the city. Mr. Ching is a former member of the California Medical Quality Review Committee and has consulted on a variety of health care issues for organizations including Kaiser Hospitals and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
For more than 60 years, compounding pharmacy prepares customized medications and ointments. Nutritional supplements and other treatments available.
Great Pharmacy
by bobconroe at Citysearch
This pharmacy is great. It is very neat and organized, and I got very good service. I would recommend anyone to this pharmacy, whether your local or from out of town. I will definitely continue to use this pharmacy.
Excellent Source for Testosterone for Trans Guys
by judeparker at Citysearch
Are you a trans guy without health insurance or whose insurance does not cover testosterone prescriptions? After my Healthnet HMO denied my testosterone gel prescription and I learned that a one month supply out of pocket is $250.00, my doctor referred me to a compound pharmacist to formulate a topical testosterone cream, my preferred method.
I discovered Rexall and Sam, the longtime owner and Compound Pharmacist, took great care in ensuring my prescription was formulated precisely and was affordable. Upon understanding that I am transgender, he continued to be incredibly friendly and humbly offered personalized, expert, and quality advice. I can't imagine using another pharmacy for my testosterone.
Rexall is the only owner-run compounding pharmacy left in San Francisco, and what could be better than supporting a local, neighborhood-based small business?! Sam maintains a small-town-feel with strong values to strive to understand the pharmaceutical needs of everybody who walks through his door.
- Pros: Personalized Service, Expert/Experienced Compound Pharmacist, Huge Selection of Homeopathic Meds, Parking
Hours open not helpful to working/busy people
by da31 at Citysearch
The hours for this pharmacy are no longer convenient for most people: Monday-Friday 10am- 6pm, closed on Sunday. I made the mistake of getting to the pharmacy late on a Saturday and not realizing the place was closed on Sunday, went without my medication for two days. Nowhere in the pharmacy did I see any notice that they were closed on Sunday. Reliable Rexall pharmacy hours are awful for working people. Be warned.
- Pros: Polite service
- Cons: Horrible hours
Personalized Service
by psjc1000 at Citysearch
I had an arthritis condition that required me to take copious amounts of Ibuprofen, but it gave me gastric problems. I never considered using topical cremes compounded by the pharmacist/owner, Sam Ching. He is a goldmine of information and he really cares about getting the results you seek.
- Pros: Helpful, Knowledgeable, Problem-solvers
- Cons: , Busy
a druggist who knows things
by pamching at Citysearch
Not many pharmacists can actually make the medications that cure. Sam Ching's knowledge is based on 40 years of experience in the business.
- Pros: service oriented, compounding pharmacy
- Cons: wait time, hours of operation
Message from Reliable Rexall - A Compounding Pharmacy
- Compounding
- Supplements
- Customized medications
Sam Ching is a board-certified pharmacist, with over 35 years of experience as a compounding pharmacist. He has owned and operated independent pharmacies throughout San Francisco since 1968 and currently maintains a drugstore in the city. Mr. Ching is a former member of the California Medical Quality Review Committee and has consulted on a variety of health care issues for organizations including Kaiser Hospitals and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

