Compounded tirzepatide
Ivy Rx vs MaxLife
Quick answer
MaxLife costs $195 a real month and Ivy Rx costs $277 — a difference of $82 a month, or $984 a year. Both figures are computed from what each seller actually charges and how often, not from the price on its landing page.
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Ivy Rx or MaxLife?
MaxLife is the cheaper way to start, at $195 a month against $277 for Ivy Rx; MaxLife does not publish what its top dose costs, so ask before you commit past the first month. They name the same 50 states, so where you live does not decide between them. MaxLife received an FDA warning letter in February 2026; Ivy Rx has none on record.
What each one bills
| Ivy Rx | MaxLife | |
|---|---|---|
| True monthly cost | $277 | $195 |
| Advertised as | $157 | $120 |
| Charged | every calendar month | every calendar month |
| Each charge | $277 | $195 |
| Price basis | the same at every dose | a starting-dose price that climbs |
| Mandatory recurring fee | none found | none found |
| States it names | 50 states | 50 states |
| FDA warning letter | none on record | yes |
Where they actually differ
- One price holds and the other climbs. Ivy Rx’s price is the same at every dose; MaxLife’s is a starting-dose price that climbs. See what titration does to an advertised figure.
- What they advertise is not what they bill. Ivy Rx advertises $157 and bills $277; MaxLife advertises $120 and bills $195.
How we know
Both figures were read on the seller’s own site and recomputed over a 30.4375-day calendar month from the charge and the billing period it covers. Neither is a seller’s own “/mo”. The full working for each — the charge, the period, the arithmetic and the date it was read — is on its own page: Ivy Rx and MaxLife. The method is set out in how we verify.
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