Compounded tirzepatide

Embody review

By ·Editor·Reviewed

Embody charges $129 for each four-week block of compounded tirzepatide, which comes to about $140 per calendar month. That price holds as your dose rises, and there's no membership fee. Know one thing before you pay: Embody treats every payment as final unless a clinician disqualifies you.

A real month costs$140advertised $129 +$11.23 gap
EvidenceVerified
Billing cycle4-wk
Price across dosesSame at every dose
Where it ships50 states
FDA warning letterNone found
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Who it suits

Good fit if

  • You want a low flat price for tirzepatide that doesn't change with your dose.
  • You'd use a free care coach for routines and side effects alongside your clinician.
  • You're already on a GLP-1 elsewhere and want to carry on at your current dose.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want the chance of a refund if you change your mind after paying.
  • You budget by the calendar month, since billing comes every 28 days, or 13 times a year.

What you get

Embody, which also goes by Em, sells tirzepatide as a one-month supply of weekly injections. The shortest plan bills $129 every 28 days, and 12, 24 and 52 week plans are priced at checkout. The FAQ says your price doesn't go up when your dose changes within the same medication.

The plan includes the first medical evaluation, the compounded medication with dose ramp-up, clinician oversight and shipping to your door. You also get round-the-clock messaging and free one-to-one care coaching. The coaches aren't clinicians, and using them is optional.

Modern Metabolic Medicine, Inc. runs Embody. OpenLoop Health clinicians decide who gets a prescription, and a clinician meets with you after checkout. Partner pharmacies named on the site include Red Rock Compounding Pharmacy in Utah, Health Warehouse, Precision Medicine and Triad Rx.

How it works

  1. Start the intake, which asks for your height, weight, state and date of birth, then your medical history.
  2. Choose a plan and pay at checkout.
  3. An OpenLoop Health clinician reviews your eligibility. If more information is needed, you'll be asked to a short virtual appointment.
  4. If tirzepatide is appropriate, the prescription goes to a partner pharmacy and ships to you by free expedited delivery.
  5. Your care coach and care team stay available by message between refills.

Check Embody's tirzepatide price

$140 a month for compounded tirzepatide.

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Embody's FAQ says tirzepatide costs the same at every dose, changing only if you switch plan or medication.
  • Free 1:1 care coaching comes with the plan, on top of 24/7 messaging with the care team.
  • Embody lists four partner pharmacies by name, including Red Rock Compounding Pharmacy and Triad Rx.

Cons

  • Every payment is final under Embody's refund policy, with a partial refund only after a medical disqualification.
  • Billing runs every 28 days rather than monthly, so a year holds 13 charges of $129.
  • To stop the next charge, Embody needs your cancellation at least 72 hours before the billing date.

Check before you pay

Four weeks, not a month
The homepage prices tirzepatide per month, but the plans run in 4, 12, 24 and 52 week terms. On the shortest plan you pay $129 every 28 days.
The crossed-out price
The product page shows a higher regular price struck through beside $129. The FAQ says your price stays the same each month while you stay on the same medication and plan.
Canceling in time
Cancel from the patient portal or through support at least 72 hours before your next billing date. A request inside that window still gets charged, and that charge isn't refunded.

Price

Embody costs $140 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $129. The card is charged $129 every 4 weeks.

How we got $140

The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days

  1. Embody advertises

    Read on Embody's own site

    $129.00

  2. The card is charged $129.00 — exactly what it advertises

    + $0.00

  3. And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month

    13.04 charges a year, not twelve.

    + $11.23

A real month$140.23

A real month costs $11.23 more than the figure advertised.

Where it sits, and what costs less

$86median $269$434+

14 cheaper · 4%349 dearer · 96%

The most expensive 10 sellers charge between $434 and $649 a month.

  1. Collective$86
  2. Teleios Health$99
  3. Valhalla Vitalitystarting dose$99
  4. RxPepsDirectstarting dose$100
  5. WeightRxstarting dose$125
  6. Embody$140

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Where it says it operates

Listed in 50 states, all but 1 of the 51 we track.

State pages this seller appears on: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

Embody against other sellers

Side by side on what each one bills over a calendar month.

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What else this seller sells

The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.

Each figure is a real month for that medication, and none of it is part of the compounded tirzepatide price above. How the two molecules compare at every seller that sells both: compounded tirzepatide vs compounded semaglutide.

Embody questions

How much is Embody tirzepatide per month?
Embody bills $129 every 28 days on its shortest plan, which averages about $140 a calendar month. The price is flat across doses and there's no membership fee. Embody's semaglutide averages $86 a month.
Is Embody legit?
Embody is a telehealth platform run by Modern Metabolic Medicine, Inc., with prescribing done by OpenLoop Health clinicians and medication from licensed compounding pharmacies. Its tirzepatide is compounded, so it isn't Zepbound or Mounjaro, and Embody says it isn't FDA-approved.
Can you get a refund from Embody?
Generally no. Embody's policy says all subscription payments are final, including single-month plans. If a clinician finds you aren't eligible, you get back the unused part of your term, minus services already provided.
Can you cancel Embody?
Yes, at any time, through the patient portal or by contacting support. Do it at least 72 hours before your next billing date. Canceling stops future charges but doesn't refund what you've paid.

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