Compounded semaglutide
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center review
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center is a walk-in clinic in Oakland, Maine, and it sells semaglutide by the dose. The 0.25 mg starting dose costs $225 for four weekly injections, so a refill falls every 28 days and a calendar month averages $245. Each step up the dose chart costs more.
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Is it right for you?
Worth a look if
- You live within driving distance of Oakland and would rather start in person than through an app.
- You want your first shot given in the office by staff who show you how to do it.
- You can pay cash, since the clinic knocks a flat amount off semaglutide for cash buyers.
Skip it if
- You want a price that stays the same as your dose climbs.
- You need medication shipped to another state without ever visiting the clinic.
- You can't get to Oakland on a Wednesday afternoon, when new patients are enrolled.
What's included
One purchase buys four weekly injections of semaglutide, drawn from a 5 mg/mL vial. Staff give the first injection in the office and teach you the technique. You take the other three home or come back each week and let the team inject them.
The clinic publishes a price list with nine semaglutide doses, from 0.25 mg up to 2.5 mg. The starting dose is $225, and the pricing page advertises $200 a month, which is the cash price of that first dose. At the top of the chart a month costs about $516.
Consultations and the monthly follow-up visits are free. The clinic takes cash, checks, credit and debit cards, and HSA or FSA cards, but no insurance. There are no contracts, and the clinic runs a rewards program and a referral credit for patients.
From sign-up to refills
- Watch Dr. Gillis's educational video, which the clinic requires, and print the pre-screening and consent forms.
- Walk in on a Wednesday between 1:00 and 5:45 PM. No appointment is needed for the free consultation.
- Meet Dr. Gillis, go over your health history, and decide whether to start. If you do, you can leave with medication the same day.
- Near your fourth injection, return for a free follow-up. The provider checks your progress and adjusts the dose if needed.
- Pick up refills on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, or order them through the refill link on the clinic's site.
What's good, what isn't
What's good
- Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center posts a price for all nine semaglutide doses, so you can see each step before you start.
- Paying cash takes a flat discount off every semaglutide purchase, which is how the $200 headline is reached.
- Consultations and every monthly follow-up at the Oakland clinic are free, with no contract to sign.
What isn't
- The price climbs with the dose: the 2.5 mg step costs more than twice the 0.25 mg starter.
- New patients enroll in person in Oakland, Maine, and only on Wednesday afternoons.
- The Gillis site does not name the pharmacy that supplies its 5 mg/mL semaglutide vials.
Read these terms first
- Four weeks, not a calendar month
- Each purchase covers four weekly injections. That puts about thirteen refills in a year, so the yearly cost runs higher than twelve times $225.
- Injection or tablet
- The clinic also sells a semaglutide tablet that dissolves in the mouth, and some pages quote a lower starting figure that belongs to that tablet. Ask which form a quoted price covers.
- Telehealth
- The FAQ mentions free telehealth and asks you to call the office for details. Medication is handed over at the clinic, so confirm how a remote start would work before you rely on it.
Price
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center costs $245 a month for compounded semaglutide. It advertises $200. The card is charged $225 every 4 weeks. That is the starting dose; it rises to $516 at the top of its range.
How we got $245
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center advertises
Read on Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center's own site
$200.00
The card is charged $225.00, not $200.00
The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.
+ $25.00
And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month
13.04 charges a year, not twelve.
+ $19.59
A real month$244.59
A real month costs $44.59 more than the figure advertised.
The price above is the starting dose, and it rises as your dose does. At the top of the range this seller publishes, a month costs $516.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$54median $199$325+
262 cheaper · 69%114 dearer · 30%
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- Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center$245
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Where it says it operates
Listed in 50 states, all but 1 of the 51 we track.
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Common questions about Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center
- Is Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center legit?
- It is a physical clinic at 8 Water Street in Oakland, Maine, with a published phone number and walk-in hours. Dr. Gillis is a board-certified physician and surgeon with over 25 years in gastrointestinal surgery. He also sits on the state medical board in Augusta.
- How much is Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center semaglutide per month?
- The 0.25 mg starting dose is $225 for four weekly injections, or about $245 a calendar month. Paying cash brings the starter to $200. Each higher dose costs more, up to about $516 a month at 2.5 mg.
- Does Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center take insurance?
- No. It accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, and HSA or FSA cards, and it does not bill insurance.
- Do I need an appointment at Dr. Gillis' Wellness Center?
- No. It runs as a walk-in clinic. New patients are seen on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 5:45 PM, and refills are available Monday through Wednesday.