LeanDose review
LeanDose gives a first-month price for each drug and no second-month price at all. Then, in the FAQ, it answers a customer asking about cost with a line written for its own web designers: "The redesign should keep pricing transparent and avoid membership-fee surprises." An internal instruction, published live, in exactly the place a reader goes for the number the site never gives. Which is a shame, because on coverage it is better than most — all seventeen states named, and the dispensing pharmacy given with address, phone and email.
- 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.
LeanDose at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $159 first month; no ongoing price published
- Tirzepatide
- $279 first month; no ongoing price published
- Coverage
- 17 states, named individually
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
How we scored LeanDose
Each score comes out of LeanDose's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 34/100 Editors' Rating on our weighted six-factor framework. A commission never changes a provider's score.
The headline rate obscures a plan requirement or a hidden step-up.
Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.
Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.
Support is thin once the prescription ships.
Oversight and lab support fall short of the best we track — the review below says exactly where.
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
Compounded semaglutide is $159 for the first month and tirzepatide $279 for the first month — and no ongoing price is published anywhere on the site. Its FAQ answer about cost ends with a sentence written for its own web designers rather than for a customer: "The redesign should keep pricing transparent and avoid membership-fee surprises." On the other side, LeanDose names all seventeen states it serves individually and gives its dispensing pharmacy's full name, street address, phone number and email — both better than list average. No operating entity is named, and the address on the site belongs to the pharmacy rather than to LeanDose.
Before you sign up
We opened LeanDose's signup and stopped at the first screen that asked for personal details, so we can't tell you what comes after it. Here's what's worth knowing before you start.
These signup observations are from . The flow and offers may have changed; use the current pricing and terms in this review.
Worth knowing
- No monthly price is visible on the public homepage; the number appears only after you begin the intake
Pricing
| Medication | Price | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutide | $159 | First month only"Semaglutide from $159 first month." No ongoing price is published anywhere on the site. |
| Compounded tirzepatide | $279 | First month only"Tirz GLP-1/GIP from $279 first month." Also first month only, with no published ongoing rate. |
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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from LeanDose's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on LeanDose's own site.
What we like
- Names all seventeen states it serves individually rather than claiming a round number
- Names its dispensing pharmacy in full — Striker Pharmacy, with street address, phone and email
- Offers in-person clinic locations alongside the online flow, unusual for a telehealth brand
- Carries the standard compounding disclosure, including that compounded medications are not FDA-approved
- "No memberships. No hidden fees", with free shipping when prescribed
The caveats
- Both prices are explicitly first-month prices, and no ongoing rate is published anywhere
- Its FAQ answer about cost ends with an instruction to its own designers, published as if it were an answer to a customer
- The FAQ is written as questions from named people in named cities, which reads as authored rather than collected
- No operating entity is named, and the address on the site belongs to the pharmacy rather than to LeanDose
- The Terms and Refund Policy links in its footer lead to error pages, so the cancellation and refund rules cannot be read before you pay
- "30k+ Happy Customers" sits beside "1,000+ People losing weight" on the same screen
- "98.5% Positive Feedback" is given with no source
LeanDose for mothers: our verdict
LeanDose doesn't price as one simple monthly rate, which makes it harder to compare at a glance. Where it earns its score is fit around family life. Where it loses ground is price transparency.
What LeanDose actually costs
- Compounded semaglutide — First month only: $159/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — First month only: $279/mo
What's included: the clinician consult, the medication, and shipping.
What LeanDose prescribes
LeanDose prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide. Semaglutide is the drug in Wegovy and Ozempic; tirzepatide, the drug in Zepbound and Mounjaro, also acts on GIP and is often preferred where insulin resistance drives weight. These are compounded versions from a licensed pharmacy, which keeps the price down, but compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are.
Getting started
It doesn't treat patients everywhere (17 states, named individually), so check your state first. The price only appears once you're into the intake, so set aside time to get that far before you can compare.
How LeanDose compares
Other providers we've reviewed that offer semaglutide and tirzepatide:
- Teleios Health — $99/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
- Metaboost Rx — $149/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide
- Believe Health — $129/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
Who LeanDose suits, and who should look elsewhere
Worth it if…
- You may want to switch between semaglutide and tirzepatide later on.
Give it a miss if…
- You specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen with its own pregnancy and breastfeeding labeling.
- You need a no-strings plan; the cancellation fine print here is worth reading before you sign up.
- You live outside its service area (17 states, named individually).
- You want one flat price at every dose — compare CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.
Safety and oversight
It's fair to ask any compounded provider two things: which pharmacy makes the medication, and what's in it. Our Editors' Rating methodology explains how we score oversight.
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.
Questions to ask before you pay
- What will I pay each month, and does that change as the dose goes up?
- How do I cancel, and is there a minimum term?
- What happens to my plan if I become pregnant?
Our take
Without one all-in monthly price, LeanDose is hard to judge on cost. Its strongest point with us is fit around family life; get a quote before you weigh it against the rest. If you're still choosing, compare it with CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.
The bottom line for mothers
Best for: Someone in one of its seventeen states who will establish the month-two price before starting.
Alternatives to LeanDose
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 MadeMed
A flat-rate compounded program with no dose-based price creep — $239/mo semaglutide, $399/mo tirzepatide on the standard quarterly plan — but it's only licensed in 23 states, so check the list before you get attached to the price.
- Visit Collective
A very low medication price, and a headline that still leaves something out. Compounded semaglutide is $59 a month and tirzepatide $69, flat at every dose and cancellable whenever you like — but both require a $199 annual membership that the headline price leaves out and only a smaller line beneath the cards spells out. Counted honestly the first year comes to $907 for semaglutide, about $76 a month, and $1,027 for tirzepatide, about $86, which stays on the low side for our list even after the fee. It is run by Health For Everyone Inc., trading as CollectiveOS, and sells itself on being brought to you by the founder of Thrive Market and on GLP-1s without the 500% markup. There is a 21-day free trial before the membership is charged; after that the fee is non-refundable and no partial periods are returned. The compounding pharmacies are described only as independent third-party licensed pharmacies and never named. It serves 44 states; Alabama, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Washington are not yet covered.
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LeanDose, answered
- How much does LeanDose cost?
- LeanDose 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 LeanDose safe to use while breastfeeding?
- Discuss breastfeeding with your prescriber before starting treatment through LeanDose. 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 LeanDose offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- LeanDose 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 LeanDose rank for mothers?
- LeanDose takes 34/100 in our Editors' Rating, placing it #340. 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 LeanDose'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.