Compounded tirzepatide
PreventiveMD review
A single month of compounded tirzepatide from PreventiveMD costs $139, renewed monthly, and the price holds from 2.5 mg up to 15 mg. The $97 a month on its tirzepatide page is the 12-month plan, paid in one go. Your card is only held at checkout and isn't charged unless a provider approves you.
Who it suits
Good fit if
- You're moving from another GLP-1 provider and want to ask to keep your current dose.
- You care which additive is in the vial, since you pick the pharmacy yourself.
- You want no charge at all if the prescription is declined.
Look elsewhere if
- You live in one of the 10 places PreventiveMD doesn't serve yet, including New Jersey, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.
- You want to talk to your prescriber live rather than by message.
What you get
$139 buys a one-month supply with the provider review, syringes, alcohol pads, shipping and ongoing support included. PreventiveMD sets the price by plan length, never by dose, and charges no membership, consultation or cancellation fee. Three-, six- and twelve-month plans lower the monthly rate but are paid upfront.
Every compounded tirzepatide PreventiveMD sells contains a small additive. Drug Crafters and Boudreaux's New Drug Store make it with glycine, an amino acid. A third partner pharmacy adds niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3. You choose at checkout where the pharmacy is licensed in your state.
How it works
- Choose tirzepatide, a plan length and, if you like, a preferred starting dose from 2.5 mg to 15 mg. Switching patients can upload their previous prescription.
- Check out in about two minutes. PreventiveMD places a temporary hold on your card instead of a charge.
- Fill in the medical questionnaire. A provider reviews it asynchronously, usually within 24 hours, and you can chat with them if something needs clarifying.
- After approval the charge goes through and the pharmacy spends 3 to 5 business days preparing your order. It ships cold by 1- or 2-day delivery.
- A check-in form arrives five days before each renewal, and that's where you ask for a dose change.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Tirzepatide costs $139 on the 1-month plan whether you take 2.5 mg or 15 mg.
- PreventiveMD lets you pick a glycine formula from Drug Crafters or Boudreaux's New Drug Store.
- If the PreventiveMD provider declines you, the card hold is released and you pay nothing.
Cons
- Reaching the $97 monthly rate means prepaying 12 months of tirzepatide at once.
- Every vial from PreventiveMD contains glycine or niacinamide, because no additive-free tirzepatide is offered.
- Anti-nausea medicine from a PreventiveMD provider goes to a local pharmacy and costs extra.
Check before you pay
- When a refund is possible
- You can cancel for a full refund until the pharmacy accepts the prescription. Once it starts labeling, packaging or shipping, the order is final.
- Split shipments
- One pharmacy's vials have a 45 to 60 day use-by window, so a 3-month order may arrive in two parts. Six- and twelve-month plans ship three months at a time.
- Auto-renewal
- Plans renew by default. You can move the renewal date or cancel in the Orders & Subscriptions portal.
Price
PreventiveMD costs $139 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $97.
How we got $139
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
PreventiveMD advertises
Read on PreventiveMD's own site
$97.00
The card is charged $139.00, not $97.00
The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.
+ $42.00
And it is charged once a calendar month
+ $0.00
A real month$139.00
A real month costs $42.00 more than the figure advertised.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$86median $269$434+
12 cheaper · 3%351 dearer · 96%
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
- PreventiveMD$139
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Where it says it operates
Listed in 36 states.
State pages this seller appears on: AL AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IL IN IA KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MO MT NE NV NH NC ND OH OK OR PA SC TN TX UT WA WY
PreventiveMD against other sellers
Side by side on what each one bills over a calendar month.
- PreventiveMD vs Care Clinics — $186 a month apart.
- PreventiveMD vs FMmeds — $149 a month apart.
- PreventiveMD vs boostAGErx — $126 a month apart.
- PreventiveMD vs NewSelf — $106 a month apart.
- PreventiveMD vs Fresh Day Meds — $98 a month apart.
What else this seller sells
The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.
- semaglutide — $119 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.
PreventiveMD questions
- Is PreventiveMD legit?
- It's a telehealth service whose licensed providers prescribe only after reviewing your history, and 503A pharmacies licensed by state boards compound the orders. Compounded tirzepatide isn't Zepbound. PreventiveMD itself explains that Zepbound is Eli Lilly's FDA-approved product and compounded tirzepatide follows a different regulatory path.
- How much does PreventiveMD tirzepatide cost a month?
- $139 on the 1-month plan, at any dose, all-in. The 12-month plan works out to $97 a month but is paid as one charge.
- Does PreventiveMD accept insurance?
- No, it's self-pay. The price includes the provider review, supplies and shipping, with no membership or consultation fee.
- Can I cancel PreventiveMD tirzepatide?
- Yes. Turn off auto-renewal or cancel in your portal, with no cancellation fee. A full refund is available only until the pharmacy begins filling the order.