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Important Update Regarding Compounded Medications

Innovative Primary Care will no longer prescribe any compounded medications, including GLP‑1 therapies and peptides. There will be no exceptions to this policy within Innovative Primary Care.


To help you continue care safely and affordably, we are partnering closely with our sister company, Sana Vida Wellness Center. Sana Vida Wellness Center is operated by Dr. P. John Schanen, APRN, FNP‑C, ENP‑C. He is licensed in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Virginia, Florida, and Colorado, and offers convenient virtual care for patients in those states.

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Weight Up, Energy Down? Check Hormones

Tired, Gaining Weight, and Don’t Know Why?

You’re not lazy. You’re not undisciplined. But no matter how hard you try, the weight doesn’t come off, the energy never lasts, and you just don’t feel like yourself.

Sound familiar?

You’re not alone—and you’re not just “getting older.” Many of the patients we care for at Innovative Primary Care in San Antonio, Rockport, and Bandera, Texas (as well as through virtual visits) come to us with these same concerns. The truth is, it’s often hormonal imbalance, not age, that’s behind your symptoms.

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