Compounded semaglutide
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Semaglutide is the cheaper of Rivo Health's two GLP-1 programs. Expect $299 a month once the plan settles in. The $149 on the homepage is an opening month, and the checkout says so beside the plan.
Is it right for you?
Worth a look if
- You'd value dietitian sessions and mental health coaching alongside the medication.
- You might switch between a weekly injection and a daily oral form.
- You have HSA or FSA money to spend.
Skip it if
- The $149 opening month is what drew you in, since month two jumps to $299.
- You'd rather pay only after a clinician says yes.
- You want the compounding pharmacy named up front.
What's included
Rivo sells compounded semaglutide in two forms, injections and orals. The shortest plan is a one-month supply billed each calendar month: $149 the first time, $299 after that. Three- and six-month supplies are paid in a single charge, at 7% and 12% off respectively.
Every plan carries Rivo's Fridays membership at no charge. That covers unlimited provider visits, dietitian check-ins, nutrition and mental health coaching, weekly support groups, live workouts and a GLP-1 fitness app. Doctors from Rimo Health handle prescribing. The medication is made by an outside compounding pharmacy, which Rivo leaves unnamed.
From sign-up to refills
- Answer Rivo's online intake. It asks for your goal first, then your health history.
- Pick semaglutide injections or orals and a supply length, then check out.
- After payment, a Rimo Health clinician meets with you to decide if semaglutide is safe and appropriate.
- Once a prescription is written, the pharmacy ships it discreetly to your home.
- On the monthly plan, each renewal bills $299 until you cancel.
What's good, what isn't
What's good
- Weekly support groups, live Zoom workouts and dietitian visits are part of every Rivo semaglutide plan.
- Semaglutide at Rivo comes as a weekly injection or a daily oral, so you can change form.
- HSA and FSA cards work at Rivo, which calls its GLP-1 plans FSA/HSA approved.
What isn't
- The homepage leads with $149, yet Rivo's checkout renews semaglutide at $299 from the second month.
- Payment is due at the Rivo checkout, before the Rimo Health clinician visit.
- The compounding pharmacy that fills Rivo's semaglutide goes unnamed on its site.
Read these terms first
- The real monthly figure
- Read the plan line at checkout. It shows the opening $149 and then $299 for every later month.
- Paying for several months
- The three-month and six-month supplies bill the whole term at once. Choose one only if you're confident semaglutide suits you.
- Refund if declined
- Rivo's FAQ doesn't say what happens to your payment when a clinician declines you. Get an answer from support first.
Price
Rivo Health costs $299 a month for compounded semaglutide. It advertises $149. That is the starting dose, and it rises as your dose does.
How we got $299
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
Rivo Health advertises
Read on Rivo Health'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 once a calendar month
+ $0.00
A real month$299.00
A real month costs $150.00 more than the figure advertised.
The price above is the starting dose, and it rises as your dose does. This seller does not publish how far, so treat it as an entry price rather than what you will be paying in six months.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$54median $199$325+
338 cheaper · 89%26 dearer · 7%
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
- Rivo Health$299
Another 333 sellers are cheaper than Rivo Health. The whole cheapest list →
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.
- tirzepatide — $349 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 Rivo Health
- Is Rivo Health legit for semaglutide?
- Rivo Health, Inc. runs the platform, and U.S.-licensed doctors in the Rimo Health network write the prescriptions. Rivo states that compounded semaglutide isn't FDA-approved and that it doesn't make the drug. So you're not getting Wegovy or Ozempic.
- How much is Rivo Health semaglutide per month?
- The first month is $149. After that the monthly plan is $299, billed once a calendar month, with the membership included. Rivo's tirzepatide renews at $349.
- Does Rivo Health accept insurance?
- Not for compounded semaglutide, which you pay for yourself. Rivo's insurance concierge works on coverage for brand-name drugs, and HSA or FSA cards are accepted.
- Can I cancel Rivo Health anytime?
- The monthly plan says “Pay monthly, cancel anytime.” Cancel before a renewal and the next $299 isn't charged. Prepaid supplies are billed in full when you buy them.