Compounded tirzepatide
MEDVi review
MEDVi calls tirzepatide its most potent option and opens it at $279 for the first month. From the second order on, each refill costs $399 and bills every 28 days, which works out to $434 per calendar month. The plan screen promises that figure won't rise as your dose goes up.
Who it suits
Good fit if
- You expect to climb the dose ladder and want the refill price fixed along the way.
- You prefer paying for one month of medication at a time instead of prepaying a long plan.
- You'd use unlimited one-on-one messaging with the care team between refills.
Look elsewhere if
- You're comparing sellers on the first-month figure alone. Every refill after it costs more.
- You want your card charged once a calendar month. MEDVi's refills run on a 28-day clock.
What you get
Each tirzepatide order covers a doctor consult, unlimited 1:1 feedback, the written prescription, 4 weeks of medicine and free shipping. The plan screen labels it "Most Potent" and says the medication price never goes up, even when your dose increases. You inject it once a week.
MEDVi runs the platform and doesn't make or dispense the drug. OpenLoop Health clinicians and the CareGLP Affiliated P.C.s make the prescribing decision. Its site names three partner pharmacies, in Alabama, Utah and Texas, and warns that your vial may look different from the photos.
Tirzepatide sits beside cheaper compounded semaglutide at $325 a month, plus daily GLP-1 tablets. Brand-name Zepbound is sold separately, with a membership charged on top of the drug.
How it works
- Answer the online assessment about your weight, goal and medical history. Some answers screen you out before checkout.
- Choose tirzepatide on the recommendation screen and pay for the first month. MEDVi's plan is set up as "Pay one month at a time."
- An OpenLoop Health clinician meets with you after checkout and decides whether to prescribe.
- Once approved, a partner pharmacy ships the medicine to your door.
- Monthly refills then bill automatically every 4 weeks at the refill price until you cancel.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The refill price holds at $399 as your tirzepatide dose rises, according to MEDVi's plan screen.
- Each order bundles the OpenLoop Health consult, 4 weeks of medicine and free shipping.
- If an OpenLoop Health clinician disqualifies you for a medical reason, MEDVi refunds you in full.
Cons
- The $279 opening price covers month one only, and refills jump to $399 each.
- Refills bill every 28 days, so a year brings about 13 charges instead of 12.
- MEDVi's terms send disputes to binding arbitration unless you email an opt-out within 30 days.
Check before you pay
- Budget for the refill
- Plan around $399 every 4 weeks, which averages $434 a month. The first-month discount doesn't repeat.
- The cancellation window
- Send the request by email or through the patient portal chat at least 72 hours before your next billing date. Miss it and one more refill is charged.
- Refunds on a monthly plan
- Cancel within 72 hours of signing up, before any service is delivered, for a full refund. After that, the month you cancel in isn't refunded.
- Your state
- MEDVi's terms say service is limited to certain states and point you to customer service for the current list. Ask before you pay if you're unsure.
Price
MEDVi costs $434 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $279. The card is charged $399 every 4 weeks.
How we got $434
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
MEDVi advertises
Read on MEDVi's own site
$279.00
The card is charged $399.00, not $279.00
The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.
+ $120.00
And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month
13.04 charges a year, not twelve.
+ $34.73
A real month$433.73
A real month costs $154.73 more than the figure advertised.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$86median $269$434+
348 cheaper · 96%10 dearer · 3%
The most expensive 10 sellers charge between $434 and $649 a month.
- Collective$86
- Teleios Health$99
- Valhalla Vitalitystarting dose$99
- RxPepsDirectstarting dose$100
- WeightRxstarting dose$125
- MEDVi$434
Another 343 sellers are cheaper than MEDVi. The whole cheapest list →
Where it says it operates
Listed in 48 states, all but 3 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 MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
MEDVi against other sellers
Side by side on what each one bills over a calendar month.
- MEDVi vs Mochi Health — $256 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Brello Health — $236 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Fridays — $175 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Ivim Health — $59 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Direct Meds — $35 a month apart.
What else this seller sells
The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.
- semaglutide — $325 a month
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.
MEDVi questions
- Is MEDVi legit?
- MEDVi is a telehealth platform with an office in Newark, Delaware. It isn't a pharmacy. OpenLoop Health clinicians decide on each prescription, and named partner pharmacies fill them. Its tirzepatide is compounded, so it is not Zepbound or Mounjaro, and MEDVi says its compounded drugs are not FDA-approved.
- How much is MEDVi tirzepatide per month?
- The first month is $279. Refills are $399 every 28 days, or $434 averaged over a calendar month. The consult, 4 weeks of medicine and shipping are in that price, and the plan screen says it stays the same when your dose goes up.
- Does MEDVi take insurance for tirzepatide?
- No. MEDVi's prescriptions are cash-pay, and its clinicians aren't contracted with any insurance plan, Medicare or Medicaid. The weight-loss page says HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
- Can you cancel MEDVi tirzepatide?
- Yes. Email support or use the portal chat, at least 72 hours before the next billing date. Service continues to the end of the paid cycle, and that month isn't refunded.