Compounded tirzepatide
Vaylen review
Vaylen's month-to-month tirzepatide plan bills $299 for each 4-week supply, which works out to about $325 a calendar month. The $149 on its homepage is the 12-month program, paid in one upfront charge. The price stays the same at every dose, and you get every dollar back if the clinician says no.
Who it suits
Good fit if
- You expect to climb to the higher tirzepatide doses and want the bill to stay put.
- You like paying first and having an automatic refund if you aren't approved.
- You'd consider prepaying for a year to get the lowest monthly figure.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a plan billed once per calendar month, since this one renews every four weeks.
- You want to know the compounding pharmacy's name before you order.
- You might want your money back partway through a prepaid program.
What you get
Each charge covers a 4-week supply of compounded tirzepatide, one injection a week. The plan also includes the clinician review, monthly check-ins, dose changes, a home injection kit and discreet shipping. Vaylen says safety labs are ordered when a clinician thinks you need them, with no separate bill.
Vaylen is a care-coordination platform, not a medical practice or a pharmacy. Clinicians work through OpenLoop Health, and a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy fills the prescription. The pharmacy's name is printed on your label rather than on the website.
There are four ways to pay. The monthly plan renews every four weeks at $299, with a discounted first month. The 3-, 6- and 12-month programs are single upfront charges covering 12, 24 or 48 weeks of medication.
How it works
- Take the short quiz: sex at birth, date of birth and a few health questions. Vaylen puts it at about three minutes.
- Pick the monthly plan or a prepaid program and pay. Klarna and Affirm are offered at checkout.
- A licensed clinician reviews your case, usually within 24 hours. If treatment isn't right for you, the full payment is refunded automatically.
- If you're approved, Vaylen says the order ships within 48 hours in plain, unmarked packaging.
- Your dose starts low and is raised at monthly check-ins. Refills ship automatically on your plan's schedule.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Vaylen charges the same $299 at every tirzepatide dose, from the starting dose up.
- A declined patient gets an automatic refund, with no forms and no deductions, according to Vaylen's refund policy.
- Safety labs, dose changes and 24/7 care team messaging are part of the Vaylen price, not add-ons.
Cons
- The monthly plan renews every 28 days, so a year brings 13 charges of $299, not 12.
- The 3-, 6- and 12-month programs can't be refunded once you're approved and the program has begun.
- No pharmacy is named on Vaylen's site; you learn which one filled your order from the label.
Check before you pay
- Which plan you're buying
- The homepage figure belongs to the 12-month program, billed upfront. The monthly plan is the one priced at $299 every four weeks. Check the plan card before you pay.
- Canceling
- Cancel in the patient portal before your next billing date. There's no cancellation fee, but a month already delivered isn't refunded.
- Your state
- Vaylen's terms say it serves 49 states. Confirm yours is covered during the quiz, before you pay.
Price
Vaylen costs $325 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $149. The card is charged $299 every 4 weeks.
How we got $325
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
Vaylen advertises
Read on Vaylen's own site
$149.00
The card is charged $299.00, not $149.00
The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.
+ $150.00
And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month
13.04 charges a year, not twelve.
+ $26.03
A real month$325.03
A real month costs $176.03 more than the figure advertised.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$86median $269$434+
262 cheaper · 72%96 dearer · 26%
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
- Vaylen$325
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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
What else this seller sells
The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.
- semaglutide — $244 a month
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Vaylen questions
- Is Vaylen legit?
- Vaylen is a telehealth platform that coordinates care. Licensed clinicians through OpenLoop Health make every prescribing decision, and 503A compounding pharmacies fill the orders. Its compounded tirzepatide is not Zepbound or Mounjaro and is not FDA-approved as a finished product, which the site says plainly.
- How much is Vaylen tirzepatide per month?
- On the monthly plan it's $299 every four weeks, about $325 a calendar month, at any dose. The $149 figure needs the 12-month program, paid upfront in one charge.
- Does Vaylen take insurance?
- No insurance is needed or billed. You pay by card, or split the cost with Klarna or Affirm. Vaylen says HSA and FSA cards may be eligible.
- Can you cancel Vaylen?
- Yes. The monthly plan can be canceled from the patient portal before the next billing date, with no fee and no minimum term. Prepaid programs are different: once you're approved and the program starts, that payment stays with Vaylen.