Compounded semaglutide
MEDVi review
MEDVi's first-month offer puts semaglutide at $179, but only for that month. Its own FAQ says refills are locked in at $299, billed every 28 days, which averages $325 per calendar month. No separate membership is added for the compounded program.
Is it right for you?
Worth a look if
- You want the pharmacies named before you sign up. MEDVi lists three.
- You'd use round-the-clock support and unlimited messaging with the care team.
- You plan to pay from an HSA or FSA account, which MEDVi accepts.
Skip it if
- You're judging on the first-month price. From the second month it's $299 a refill.
- You want to cancel on short notice, since MEDVi needs 72 hours before your next billing date.
What's included
MEDVi's semaglutide program covers the physician review, a personalized plan, one-on-one guidance and the medication, shipped free. You inject it once a week. The compounded program says it has no membership or hidden fees, unlike MEDVi's brand-name options, which carry a membership plus the drug's cost.
MEDVi isn't a pharmacy or a medical practice. OpenLoop Health clinicians and the CareGLP affiliated practices do the prescribing. The medication comes from partner pharmacies MEDVi names on its site: Triad Rx in Alabama, RedRock Pharmacy in Utah and Beaker Pharmacy & Compounding in Texas.
From sign-up to refills
- Complete the online evaluation, which covers your height, weight, goal and health history.
- Pick a plan and pay. An OpenLoop Health clinician then meets with you after checkout to decide whether you qualify.
- If you're approved, the prescription goes to a partner pharmacy, which ships it straight to your door.
- The subscription renews automatically at the refill price until you cancel.
What's good, what isn't
What's good
- MEDVi's FAQ says refills are locked in at $299, with the physician review and shipping included.
- Three partner pharmacies are named on MEDVi's site, including Triad Rx and RedRock Pharmacy.
- If the OpenLoop Health clinician disqualifies you for a medical reason, MEDVi refunds you in full.
What isn't
- The $179 offer applies to the first month only, and each refill after that is $299.
- Cancellation requests need to reach MEDVi 72 hours before the next billing date, or you pay for one more cycle.
- Under MEDVi's terms, the final card charge may vary with the medication prescribed and the pharmacy used.
Read these terms first
- The refill price
- Budget for $299 a refill, not the first-month price. The first-month discount is the only thing that makes $179 possible.
- How to cancel
- Email MEDVi's support team or use the chat in your patient portal. Leave at least 72 hours before your next billing date.
- Refunds
- Cancel within 72 hours of starting, before any service is delivered, and you get a full refund. On a monthly plan, the current month and earlier months aren't refunded after that.
- Your final charge
- MEDVi's terms allow the amount to change with your prescription and pharmacy, and say support will contact you if it does. Check the charge on your first statement.
Price
MEDVi costs $325 a month for compounded semaglutide. It advertises $179. The card is charged $299 every 4 weeks.
How we got $325
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
MEDVi advertises
Read on MEDVi's own site
$179.00
The card is charged $299.00, not $179.00
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.
+ $26.03
A real month$325.03
A real month costs $146.03 more than the figure advertised.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$54median $199$325+
359 cheaper · 95%10 dearer · 3%
The most expensive 10 sellers charge between $325 and $540 a month.
- Fidelity Medical Clinicstarting dose$54
- Collective$76
- NextMeds$79
- Lean Meds$79
- RxPepsDirectstarting dose$80
- MEDVi$325
Another 354 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 — $180 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Fridays — $176 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Brello Health — $167 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs Noom — $146 a month apart.
- MEDVi vs TrimRx — $146 a month apart.
What else this seller sells
The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.
- tirzepatide — $434 a month
Each figure is a real month for that medication, and none of it is part of the compounded semaglutide price above. How the two molecules compare at every seller that sells both: compounded semaglutide vs compounded tirzepatide.
Common questions about MEDVi
- Is MEDVi legit?
- MEDVi is a telehealth company based in Newark, Delaware, that says it has more than 500,000 patients. Licensed clinicians from OpenLoop Health decide on prescriptions, and state-licensed pharmacies fill them. Its semaglutide is compounded and not FDA-approved, so it isn't Wegovy or Ozempic.
- How much is MEDVi semaglutide per month?
- The first month is $179 on MEDVi's introductory offer. After that, refills are $299 every 28 days, about $325 averaged over a calendar month. Shipping and the physician review are included, and there's no membership on the compounded program.
- Does MEDVi take insurance?
- No. All MEDVi prescriptions are cash-pay, though the site says it accepts HSA and FSA cards. Insurance might reimburse brand-name options, and the compounded program is priced to be paid without it.
- Can you cancel MEDVi?
- Yes, at any time, by emailing support or using the portal chat. Do it at least 72 hours before your next billing date. You keep service through the end of the current cycle, and a monthly plan isn't refunded for that month.