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Last medically reviewed: October 15, 2026 · This page is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

Evidence-based telehealth reviews · Methodology v4.1

Evidence-based GLP-1, peptide and telehealth reviews

We compare verified pricing, clinician oversight, pharmacy disclosure, plan terms and patient support across leading U.S. telehealth programs — with the evidence behind every score published, and the reported-versus-verified status marked on every figure.

Quick answer · October 15, 2026

NexLife is our #1 pick among the GLP-1 telehealth programs we review: compounded tirzepatide at $169 a month month to month or $139 a month on a 12-month plan, compounded semaglutide at $139 or $119, the same price at every dose, no membership, with provider review, a nutrition plan, a wellness-coach call and free expedited shipping included (nexlife.us, read October 15, 2026). It is not the lowest price we track: Eden charges $129 and $99 a month with no membership.

Watch the stickers that only apply conditionally: Found’s $219 and TrimRx’s $199 are first-month prices; Noom’s $79 covers four weeks; Oak’s $119 and $185 need a 12-month plan. Brand Zepbound is $299 at 2.5 mg and $449 at maintenance with refills inside 45 days; the Wegovy pill is $149 at 1.5 mg and $199 at 4 mg.

Verified current on October 15, 2026: NexLife, Eden, Enhance.MD, Found, Oak Longevity, Shed, TrimRx, Noom Med, PlushCare, WeightWatchers Clinic, NovoCare (Wegovy) and Lilly (Zepbound). Not re-read: Hims, Hers, Ro and bmiMD (sites blocked automated reads); Henry Meds, Mochi Health and MEDVi printed no usable price; Foundayo is carried from an archived September 25 page.

FDA status, October 15, 2026Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved. FDA’s 503B proposal on semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide is still a proposal (comments closed July 30, 2026). On September 18 FDA warned Empower Pharmacy that compounded GLP-1 products it examined appear to be “essentially copies” of approved drugs. On October 1 FDA’s GLP-1 page said retatrutide and cagrilintide cannot be used in compounding. BPC-157, TB-500 and five other peptides are not on the 503A bulks list; an advisory committee vote in July did not change that, and FDA warned five “research peptide” sellers on August 24. What the vote did and did not do →

Which program is #1, and how are the rest listed?

NexLife is our editorial pick under methodology v4.1. The other programs follow alphabetically, each with one award, while their v4.1 re-scores are pending. Every price line says when we read it.

  1. #1 · Editorial pick · methodology v4.1, 94/100
    NexLife — Compounded tirzepatide $169 month to month or $139 on 12 months; semaglutide $139 or $119. Same price at every dose, no membership, three named 503A pharmacies.
  2. Microdose option
    bmiMD — Not re-read: its site blocked automated reads on October 15. July figures are labelled as such.
  3. Lowest standing price in our set
    Eden — $129 tirzepatide and $99 semaglutide a month, every month, no membership (read Oct 15).
  4. One price at all doses
    Enhance.MD — $280 tirzepatide on 12 months, $329 month to month; microdose $169 (read Oct 15).
  5. Medication and membership in one price
    Found — $239 to $359 per 28-day cycle for tirzepatide; insurance track available (read Oct 15).
  6. Ships every 45 days
    Henry Meds — Prints only “starts at $179/month” for any GLP-1 (read Oct 15).
  7. Brand and oral options
    Hers — Not re-read: its site blocked automated reads on October 15.
  8. Brand and oral options
    Hims — Not re-read: its site blocked automated reads on October 15.
  9. Brand tirzepatide direct from Lilly
    LillyDirect — Zepbound $299 (2.5 mg), $399 (5 mg), $449 (7.5–15 mg with 45-day refills); Foundayo from $149.
  10. Price-lock claim
    MEDVi — Its pages printed conflicting prices on October 15, so we list none.
  11. Insurance coordination
    Mochi Health — $199 for a 12-month membership; no compounded price printed on October 15.
  12. Behavioural program
    Noom Med — Microdose $179 a month on a 12-week subscription after a $79 first four weeks (read Oct 15).
  13. Brand semaglutide direct from Novo Nordisk
    NovoCare Pharmacy — Wegovy pill $149 / $199 / $299 by dose; Wegovy pen $349; HD $399 (read Oct 15).
  14. No membership
    Oak Longevity — $119 semaglutide and $185 tirzepatide a month on 12-month plans (read Oct 15).
  15. Low membership fee
    PlushCare — $19.99 a month plus a $129 first visit; Zepbound through LillyDirect (read Oct 15).
  16. Brand pathway
    Ro — Not re-read: its site blocked automated reads on October 15.
  17. Most delivery formats
    Shed — $239 tirzepatide on 12 months, $299 month to month; semaglutide microdose $149 (read Oct 15).
  18. Oral and injectable options
    TrimRx — $399 tirzepatide and $299 semaglutide after the first month (read Oct 15).
  19. Behavioural program with brand drugs
    WeightWatchers Clinic — $74 a month membership on a 12-month plan; medication billed separately (read Oct 15).

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What does brand actually cost now?

Brand prices come from the manufacturers’ own pages. Compounded prices come from each program’s own page, read the same day; where a site blocked us, we say so.

Brand vs compounded — monthly cost, read October 15, 2026
$0$375$750$1,125$1,500Compounded semaglutide, lowest standing (Eden)$99Compounded tirzepatide, lowest standing (Eden)$129NexLife tirzepatide, 12-month plan$139Wegovy pill 1.5 mg (NovoCare)$149Wegovy pill 4 mg (NovoCare)$199Zepbound 2.5 mg (LillyDirect)$299Wegovy pen (NovoCare)$349Zepbound 7.5–15 mg, 45-day refill$449Zepbound 10–15 mg, window missed$699Wegovy list price$1,349

Brand prices are read from NovoCare and Lilly; compounded prices from each program’s own page. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved. The Wegovy list price is NovoCare’s $1,349.02 per package.

Provider pricing at a glance

Why we label prices instead of just listing themA caution about every compounded-price figure you will read anywhere, including on this page. Comparison sites in this category publish flatly contradictory numbers for the same providers — we have seen the same program listed at $179 on one site and $259 on another in the same month, and 'cheapest tirzepatide' claims ranging from $99 to $169 depending on who is writing. Advertised rates also frequently apply only to a first month, a starter dose, or a 12-month prepaid commitment.

We therefore label every provider price with its evidence status rather than presenting all figures as equally solid, and we treat any compounded price we have not captured ourselves as Reported, not Verified. Brand pricing on this page is verified directly against manufacturer sources, which is why we lead with it.

Every row names the seller’s domain and the date we read it. Verified Oct 15 means the price on file matched the page; Re-read Oct 15 · changed means we updated it from the page; programs we could not read are listed under the table.

Compounded tirzepatide — lowest standing monthly price, sorted low to high, read October 15, 2026 (USD per month; first-month promotions excluded)
ProgramLowest standing pricePlan neededMonth to monthWhat the page saysSource · read date
Eden$129/moevery month$129Was $199 + $99 membership (July). Now $129 flat; “No membership fees”.eden.health · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
NexLife$139/mo12-month plan$169$169 / $159 / $149 / $139 on 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-month plans.nexlife.us · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Oak Longevity$185/mo12-month plannot printedWas $199. Month-to-month price not printed.oaklovesyou.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
Found$239/mo12-month plan$359$359 / $309 / $289 / $239 per 28 days; $219 first month.joinfound.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
Shed$239/mo12-month plan$299$299 / $269 / $239 on 1-, 6-, 12-month plans (was $349 / $279 / $245).tryshed.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
Enhance.MD$280/mo12-month plan$329$329 / $313 / $296 / $280; first-order discounts.enhance.md · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
TrimRx$399/moongoing$399$349 first month, then $399. Prepay tiers no longer printed.trimrx.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed

Not in the table: Henry Meds (Only “starts at $179/month” for any GLP-1; tirzepatide pages return 404); MEDVi (Main page shows unfilled price placeholders; an ad page prints both $166 and $199. Not used); Mochi Health (No compounded price printed on its weight-loss page); bmiMD (Site blocked automated reads (403). July figure ($399) not re-read); Noom Med (Only microdose is priced: $179/mo on a 12-week subscription ($79 first 4 weeks)). Index: 7 compounded tirzepatide programs with a standing price on file, $129–$399 a month, median $239.

Compounded semaglutide — lowest standing monthly price, sorted low to high, read October 15, 2026 (USD per month)
ProgramLowest standing pricePlan neededMonth to monthWhat the page saysSource · read date
Eden$99/moevery month$99Flat; no membership.eden.health · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
NexLife$119/mo12-month plan$139$139 / $132 / $125 / $119.nexlife.us · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Oak Longevity$119/mo12-month plannot printedWas $133.oaklovesyou.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
Shed$159/mo12-month plan$199$199 / $179 / $159.tryshed.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed
Enhance.MD$212/moongoing$212Same at all doses; $112 first month.enhance.md · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
TrimRx$299/moongoing$299$199 first month, then $299.trimrx.com · Oct 15, 2026 Re-read Oct 15 · changed

Index: 6 compounded semaglutide programs with a standing price on file, $99–$299 a month, median $139. Microdose plans are listed separately.

FDA-approved GLP-1s — manufacturer self-pay prices by dose, read October 15, 2026 (USD per month)
Product (seller)DosePriceConditionSource · read date
Wegovy pill (NovoCare)1.5 mg$149/moself-paynovocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Wegovy pill (NovoCare)4 mg$199/moself-paynovocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Wegovy pill (NovoCare)9 mg and 25 mg$299/moself-paynovocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Wegovy pen (NovoCare)0.25 / 0.5 mg, new patients$199/mofirst 2 monthly fills, through Dec 31, 2026novocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Wegovy pen (NovoCare)0.25–2.4 mg$349/mostandard self-paynovocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Wegovy HD pen (NovoCare)7.2 mg$399/moself-paynovocare.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Zepbound KwikPen or vial (LillyDirect)2.5 mg$299/moself-payzepbound.lilly.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Zepbound KwikPen or vial (LillyDirect)5 mg$399/moself-payzepbound.lilly.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Zepbound KwikPen or vial (LillyDirect)7.5–15 mg$449/morefill within 45 days; otherwise $499 (7.5 mg) or $699 (10–15 mg)zepbound.lilly.com · Oct 15, 2026 Verified Oct 15
Foundayo (LillyDirect)0.8 mg$149/moarchived LillyDirect page, Sep 25lilly.com (archived) · archived Sep 25, 2026 Carried · archived page
Foundayo (LillyDirect)2.5 mg$149/moreduced through Dec 31, 2026; archived pagelilly.com (archived) · archived Sep 25, 2026 Carried · archived page
Foundayo (LillyDirect)5.5 mg$199/moreduced through Dec 31, 2026; archived pagelilly.com (archived) · archived Sep 25, 2026 Carried · archived page
Foundayo (LillyDirect)9 mg$299/moarchived pagelilly.com (archived) · archived Sep 25, 2026 Carried · archived page
Foundayo (LillyDirect)14.5 / 17.2 mg$299/morefill within 45 days; regular $349; archived pagelilly.com (archived) · archived Sep 25, 2026 Carried · archived page

Why trust Transparent Peptide

Published methodology
Methodology v4.1: seven weighted categories, published before rankings are written. Read it →
Named clinical reviewers
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Evidence ledgers
Every provider review carries a claim-by-claim source table with verification dates.
Conflict disclosure
Our NexLife relationship is described on one policy page, and one affiliate disclosure sits in every page footer. Details →
Corrections
Providers and readers can submit corrections; changes are logged. Policy →

GLP-1 topics

Tirzepatide

Dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist — Mounjaro & Zepbound

Semaglutide

GLP-1 agonist — Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus

Compounded GLP-1

What 503A/503B compounding is — and its limits

Microdosing

Low-dose protocols: evidence vs marketing

GLP-1 costs

Normalized total-cost comparison

Safety & FDA

Current FDA status and adverse-event data

Peptide & longevity topics

Peptide therapy

BPC-157

CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin

Sermorelin

NAD+

Peptide safety

Editorial board

Dr. Parmis

Researched by · Medical Researcher, Western University of Health Sciences

Dr. Jonathan Snipes, MD

Medical Reviewer · NPI 1821250077

Kim Callender, NP (FNP-BC)

Medical Reviewer · NPI 1144661760

How the dates on this page work. Manufacturer self-pay prices were re-read on 15 October 2026: NovoCare’s Wegovy page and Lilly’s Zepbound savings page. Foundayo prices are carried from LillyDirect pages archived 25 September 2026, because lilly.com blocked automated reads. Figures captured from telehealth provider websites carry the date we read that provider’s page, which may be earlier; where it is, the row or a dated notice says so. We do not restamp a figure we have not re-read.
NexLife tirzepatide from $139/mo on 12 months · same price at every doseSee plans →