Head-to-head for moms
CoreAge Rx vs TeleClinic
CoreAge Rx and TeleClinic both offer GLP-1 telehealth to mothers, but they make different trade-offs on family-budget value, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Editors' Rating — our six-factor rubric for mothers.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRanked #1 · Grade A
Best for: Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
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Ranked #213 · Grade C
Best for: Someone who wants dose-proof pricing and has taken the point that the introductory rate is not the part that is locked.
Visit TeleClinicThe verdict
CoreAge Rx edges out TeleClinic on the Editors' Rating, 94 to 47 (A vs C). Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
TeleClinic is still a genuine option — "The price you start with is the price you keep" is TeleClinic's promise, and it is printed immediately beneath a table reading "Intro rate (first quarter) $139/mo · Standard rate $199/mo". Those two statements cannot both hold. The bullets underneath suggest what is actually meant — your price will not climb as your dose does, and it will not follow future list-price rises — but that is a reading, not something the site says. The rest is genuinely good: flat pricing across every dose, 47 states with the three exclusions named outright, and a compounding pharmacy identified by name. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | TeleClinic |
|---|---|---|
| Editors' Rating | 94/100 · A | 47/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #213 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $199/mo standard rate, not broken out by drug |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $199/mo standard rate, not broken out by drug |
| Coverage | All 50 states | 47 states — not California, South Carolina or New Jersey |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1 · Grade A
What we like
- Flat all-in price that doesn't step up after month one — the number you sign for is the number at the full dose
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on a single account, so a molecule switch never resets the budget
- Licensed in all 50 states — care survives a move, a deployment, or a summer at the grandparents'
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a bare teaser tier elsewhere can look cheaper for exactly one month
- Compounded only; no FDA-approved brand Wegovy or Zepbound if that is what you and your clinician want
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated women's or maternal-health clinic
TeleClinic
Ranked #213 · Grade C
What we like
- The price truly does not scale with dose — "Same price at every dose", "Dose increases, price stays the same" — which is what matters most once titration starts
- Publishes the full state list: 47 served, with California, South Carolina and New Jersey named rather than discovered at checkout
- Names its compounding pharmacy, Rush Pharmacy, and calls it 503A licensed
The caveats
- The site contradicts itself on its own headline promise — treatment pages say "your rate is locked for the life of your membership" while the homepage shows an intro rate of $139/mo becoming a standard rate of $199/mo
- "No hidden fees" and "Price includes everything: consultation, medication, shipping" sit alongside a refund policy contemplating a state-required consultation fee billed separately
- The $199 standard rate is never tied to a particular drug, so neither semaglutide nor tirzepatide has a published ongoing price of its own
We may earn a referral fee if you sign up through a link on this page, at no extra cost to you — and it has no bearing on which provider scores higher. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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