Compounded semaglutide
Vaylen review
Semaglutide at Vaylen costs $224 per 4-week supply on the plan you can leave anytime, close to $244 per calendar month. The $83 figure is real, but only as part of a 48-week program paid for on day one. Both come with the clinician, the shipping and the dose changes included.
Is it right for you?
Worth a look if
- You want semaglutide at one price from your first dose to your last.
- You're ready to commit for a year and would rather pay once than every four weeks.
- You'd like the option of a needle-free tablet later on, from the same company.
Skip it if
- You're comparing sellers that bill by the calendar month, since 13 renewals a year add up.
- You need an insurer to pay for your treatment.
What's included
A plan buys four weekly shots of compounded semaglutide per cycle, plus an injection kit. Monthly progress check-ins, dose increases, round-the-clock messaging and expedited unmarked shipping are part of it. Labs are added only when a clinician asks for them, at no extra cost.
The compounding is done by licensed U.S. 503A pharmacies, and your label shows which one. Prescribing sits with independent clinicians through OpenLoop Health. Vaylen itself handles the coordination and billing.
Semaglutide also comes as a daily dissolvable tablet at Vaylen, sold as a separate product. This review covers the weekly injection only.
From sign-up to refills
- Answer the online health questions. A licensed clinician usually reads them within 24 hours.
- Choose how to pay: every four weeks at $224, or one upfront charge for 12, 24 or 48 weeks of supply. The first 4-week cycle is discounted.
- Payment comes before the review. If the clinician declines you, Vaylen refunds the whole amount automatically, usually within 5 to 10 business days.
- Approved orders leave within about two days. Later supplies ship on their own as each cycle renews.
What's good, what isn't
What's good
- Vaylen keeps $224 fixed while your semaglutide dose steps up, so a higher strength costs nothing extra.
- A decline by the OpenLoop Health clinician means the whole payment comes back, including a prepaid year.
- Klarna and Affirm can split even the 48-week semaglutide program into smaller payments.
What isn't
- Renewals land every 28 days, which means 13 semaglutide charges in a year instead of 12.
- The $83 rate is only on the 48-week program, and that charge is final once treatment begins.
- Coverage is 49 states under Vaylen's terms, though another badge on its site says 50.
Read these terms first
- Monthly versus prepaid
- The homepage leads with the 12-month rate. If you want to stay free to stop, choose the monthly plan, which renews at $224 every four weeks.
- The first cycle
- The monthly plan's first charge is lower than the rest. Budget for $224 from the second cycle on.
- Refund limits
- Shipped medication can't be returned. A delivered 4-week supply isn't refunded, and a prepaid program isn't refunded after approval.
Price
Vaylen costs $244 a month for compounded semaglutide. It advertises $83. The card is charged $224 every 4 weeks.
How we got $244
The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days
Vaylen advertises
Read on Vaylen's own site
$83.25
The card is charged $224.00, not $83.25
The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.
+ $140.75
And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month
13.04 charges a year, not twelve.
+ $19.50
A real month$243.50
A real month costs $160.25 more than the figure advertised.
Where it sits, and what costs less
$54median $199$325+
261 cheaper · 69%117 dearer · 31%
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
- Vaylen$244
Another 256 sellers are cheaper than Vaylen. 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 — $325 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 Vaylen
- Is Vaylen legit?
- It's a telehealth company that doesn't prescribe or compound anything itself. OpenLoop Health clinicians decide on each prescription, and a licensed 503A pharmacy fills it. Its semaglutide is compounded, so it isn't Wegovy or Ozempic and isn't FDA-approved as a finished drug. Vaylen states this on its own pages.
- How much does Vaylen semaglutide cost?
- $224 for every 4-week supply on the month-to-month plan, roughly $244 a month. The price doesn't change with the dose. Prepaying for 48 weeks brings it to $83 a month, in one charge.
- Does Vaylen accept insurance?
- No. It's self-pay, with card, Klarna or Affirm. Vaylen notes that an HSA or FSA card may work.
- How do I cancel Vaylen?
- Open the patient portal and cancel before the next billing date. There's no fee and no minimum number of months. The cycle you've already received stays paid.