AskRx review
For a family trying to budget, AskRx does something almost nobody else on this page does: it separates the two things you are paying for and shows you both. Its care fee is $90 a month for the physician visit plus $10 a month fulfillment — $100 total, stated in its own footnote — and the medication is billed separately, dispensed through AskRx's own pharmacy and, per the site, 'at cost, never a markup'. Compare that with a single blended monthly figure, where the medication margin is real but invisible, and the transparency is genuinely worth something. It prescribes FDA-approved products only and says so plainly — 'No compounded meds' — which means the Wegovy pen, the Wegovy pill, Zepbound as a pen or KwikPen, and Foundayo, the newer daily GLP-1 pill (orforglipron). Two honest caveats for a family spreadsheet. The $100 is a floor, not a total: no medication price is published anywhere, so what you actually pay each month depends on the drug and on your coverage. And this is not comparable to the $79-$149 compounded memberships elsewhere on this page — those are compounded formulations, these are the manufacturer's finished products, and the gap in price reflects a real difference in what arrives.
$100/mo care fee (Wegovy billed separately, at cost)
- Six-factor Editors' Rating
- Source-based review
This review draws on the provider’s public pricing, terms and disclosures. No one on this desk is your clinician.
AskRx at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $100/mo care fee (Wegovy billed separately, at cost)
- Tirzepatide
- $100/mo care fee (Zepbound billed separately, at cost)
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- Brand-name
- Yes
How we scored AskRx
Each score comes out of AskRx's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 70/100 Editors' Rating on our weighted six-factor framework. A commission never changes a provider's score.
Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.
Oversight and lab support fall short of the best we track — the review below says exactly where.
Publishes a real, all-in monthly number before you hand over your history.
Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.
Support is thin once the prescription ships.
Leaving costs you — notice windows, minimum terms or fees you don't get back.
How we verified this review
- Primary source
- The company's own site
$100 a month is a care fee — $90 for the physician visit, $10 for fulfillment — and never a medication price, which AskRx does not publish. It prescribes FDA-approved products only and says so: the Wegovy pen and pill, Zepbound, Foundayo. Your real cost is whatever the drug turns out to be.
Pricing
| Medication | Price | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Brand semaglutide | $100 | Monthly care fee (medication billed separately)$90/mo physician visit plus $10/mo fulfillment. The medication is billed separately, at cost, through its own pharmacy; no medication price is published. Flagged plan-locked because it is not the price of a GLP-1. |
| Brand tirzepatide | $100 | Monthly care fee (medication billed separately) |
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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from AskRx's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on AskRx's own site.
What we like
- Itemizes the bill: $90/mo physician visit + $10/mo fulfillment = $100/mo care fee, with medication shown separately at checkout
- Medication dispensed through its own pharmacy and billed 'at cost — never a markup'
- FDA-approved products only, stated plainly as 'No compounded meds'
- Carries Foundayo (orforglipron) and the Wegovy pill alongside the pens — a newer menu than most of this list
- Licensed in all 50 states, with board-certified physicians trained in obesity medicine
- Unlimited messaging, monthly dose titration, no commitment and cancel anytime
The caveats
- The $100 is a care fee, not a medication price — no medication cost is published anywhere, so your real monthly total is unknown until checkout
- Brand-name only, so there is no route to the $79-$149 range the compounded providers on this page occupy
- 'Video visits available in select states' — the no-appointment route is not universal, so check your own state
- No individual clinician or medical director is named
- The 'at cost, never a markup' claim cannot be verified from outside, since no cost is published
- Nothing on the site addresses postpartum recovery, breastfeeding or PCOS
Is AskRx worth it?
AskRx doesn't price as one simple monthly rate, which makes it harder to compare at a glance. Where it earns its score is price transparency. Where it loses ground is value for a family budget.
AskRx pricing
- Brand-name semaglutide — Monthly care fee (medication billed separately): $100/mo
- Brand-name tirzepatide — Monthly care fee (medication billed separately): $100/mo
There is no compounded tier here to set against the roughly $196/month typical price among the providers we've reviewed — the figures above are a fee for the service, with an FDA-approved brand medication billed on top. Price the two together before you compare this to anything else on the board. The price is the same at every dose, so the bill doesn't grow as you step up.
What's included: the clinician consult. The medication is not included, so add that to the total.
What AskRx prescribes
AskRx prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide. Tirzepatide often suits women whose weight is tied to insulin resistance — common after PCOS or gestational diabetes — so having both options on one account is useful. It can also prescribe FDA-approved brand pens, which come with the manufacturer's pregnancy and breastfeeding labeling — a cleaner document to take to your OB.
Getting started
Every state is covered.
Alternatives to AskRx
Other providers we've reviewed that offer semaglutide and tirzepatide:
- tom Weight Loss — $199/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose, brand-name pens available
- RxSpan MD — $249/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose, brand-name pens available
- Ryze Rx — $119/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide
Is AskRx right for you?
A good fit if…
- You'd like a real prescriber looking at your health history before anything ships.
- You may want to switch between semaglutide and tirzepatide later on.
- Your family might move — it serves every state.
Look elsewhere if…
- You'd like a prescriber to talk through pregnancy, breastfeeding or trying-to-conceive timing first — CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is one to compare for that.
Trust, safety, and oversight
Ask how the brand-name pens reach you and whether a manufacturer savings card can lower the cost. How we score clinical oversight is set out in our methodology.
Weight-loss treatment is not recommended during pregnancy. If you are breastfeeding or planning pregnancy, discuss the exact medicine, formulation and timing with your own clinician; limited milk-transfer data do not establish infant safety.
What to ask AskRx first
- What will I pay each month, and does that change as the dose goes up?
- Can I pause the plan if we decide to try for a baby?
Our take
Without one all-in monthly price, AskRx is hard to judge on cost. Its strongest point with us is price transparency; get a quote before you weigh it against the rest. CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is worth a side-by-side look before you decide.
The bottom line for mothers
Best for: A family that wants the medication margin visible rather than baked in, and is choosing a brand-name drug over a compounded one.
Alternatives to AskRx
These are partners — we may be paid if you sign up through these links. The full list has every provider we cover, partner or not.
- Visit CoreAge RxCoreAge RxFeatured partner
The one program on our list whose number still makes sense at the top of the dose. A flat, all-in monthly price on both molecules, no teaser rate to expire, and a cancel button you can actually find — the closest thing to a family-budget guarantee we've reviewed.
- Visit Sesame
A high-trust telehealth marketplace that took a clear side: FDA-approved brand GLP-1 only, no compounded shortcut. You pay a brand cash price and book a real video visit — but you get on-label pens and one of the cleaner reputations on our list.
- Visit Wellorithm
Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, plus brand-name pens, sold in 49 states — but the compounded prices appear only once you start the intake, and the brand prices assume three months paid upfront.
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Ranked boards
- The 2026 guide to the best GLP-1 for moms
- Best GLP-1 for women — PCOS & menopause
- Best GLP-1 for first-timers & beginners
- Cheapest GLP-1 without insurance
- Best GLP-1 after baby — postpartum providers ranked
- Best GLP-1 with insurance & coverage help
- Best GLP-1 providers for PCOS
- Best GLP-1 for perimenopause & menopause
- Cheapest tirzepatide online, month to month
- Cheapest semaglutide online, month to month
AskRx, answered
- How much does AskRx cost?
- AskRx has no verified standard ongoing monthly cash price in our current records. Advertised offers may depend on the treatment, plan commitment, insurance or intake. Get a written all-in quote and confirm the billing interval and renewal rate before committing.
- Is AskRx safe to use while breastfeeding?
- Discuss breastfeeding with your prescriber before starting treatment through AskRx. Advice depends on the exact medicine and formulation, your treatment needs and your infant's circumstances; limited milk data do not establish infant safety. Oral and injectable products can have different labeling, and a compounded preparation needs its own assessment. Tell the clinician if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy so treatment and any stopping interval can be planned individually.
- Does AskRx offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- AskRx discloses both semaglutide and tirzepatide options. Confirm the specific product, formulation, current availability in your state and eligibility with the provider; a listed menu does not mean either medicine is appropriate for you.
- Where does AskRx rank for mothers?
- AskRx takes 70/100 in our Editors' Rating, placing it #39. Six factors chosen for mothers feed that number. CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is worth a side-by-side look.
Pricing, states and verification reflect AskRx's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.