Maves review
LegitScript-certified and licensed in all 50 states — real trust signals most compounders in this batch skip — but its own homepage banner ('$99 first month') and its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card ('$89/month') disagree on the standing semaglutide price, and tirzepatide, though listed in the nav, carries no separate price anywhere on the site.
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Maves at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $89/mo
- Tirzepatide
- Tirzepatide is offered but not priced separately from the $89/mo GLP-1 card
- Coverage
- All 50 states (excludes U.S. territories) — Maves' own licensing claim
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
How we scored Maves
Each factor is scored from Maves's real pricing, disclosures and oversight, then combined into the 51/100 Editors' Rating by the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.
Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.
Limited public detail on who oversees care and how.
The headline rate obscures a plan requirement or a hidden step-up.
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
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Confidence
- medium
- Primary source
- maveshealth.com
Live-verified 2026-08-05. Maves' own pages disagree on price: the homepage hero banner says 'GLP-1 treatments starting at $99 first month,' while the dedicated GLP-1 treatment card says 'Starting at $89/month.' Per this masthead's one-number display-string rule we headline $89/mo (the more specific, dedicated-card figure) and record the $99 hero figure in this row's note rather than silently picking whichever is lower. Tirzepatide is listed in the nav (Semaglutide, Tirzepatide) but has no separately disclosed price anywhere on the public site. LegitScript certification and 'Licensed in all 50 States (Excludes U.S. territories)' both confirmed verbatim on-site. Parent company Homera Health disclosed in footer/login links. No FDA warning letter found for Maves or Homera Health. Cancellation terms not disclosed.
What to expect when you sign up
We walked Maves's public signup funnel (August 2026) — a first-hand look at the flow. We don't create accounts, enter medical data, or complete checkout, so this is what any visitor sees, not a patient outcome.
- 1maveshealth.com is a normal server-rendered marketing site — no JS-chunk pull needed
- 2The homepage hero banner reads 'GLP-1 treatments starting at $99 first month,' while the dedicated GLP-1 treatment card reads 'Cut Fat — GLP-1 Treatments — Starting at $89/month' — the two disagree and neither page reconciles which one is the real standing rate
- 3Tirzepatide is listed in the site nav alongside semaglutide but has no separately disclosed price anywhere on the public site
- 4Maves is LegitScript-certified and states its clinicians are 'Licensed in all 50 States (Excludes U.S. territories)' — both confirmed verbatim on-site
What we noticed
- LegitScript certification is a real, checkable trust signal that most compounded-GLP-1 storefronts in this batch do not carry
- Parent company Homera Health is disclosed in the footer and login links — real corporate transparency
- The site's own two pages disagree on the standing semaglutide price ($99 vs $89) — we headline the more specific, dedicated treatment-card figure and record both
- No cancellation policy is published on the public site
Pricing
Prices re-verified
| Medication | Monthly | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutide | $89 | GLP-1 Treatments cardDedicated 'Cut Fat — GLP-1 Treatments — Starting at $89/month' card. The separate homepage hero banner advertises 'starting at $99 first month' instead — the two figures disagree and neither page reconciles them. We headline the more specific, dedicated treatment-card price. |
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HSA/FSA is commonly accepted for GLP-1 telehealth — check your plan. Prices reflect Maves's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Maves's own site.
What we like
- LegitScript-certified — a real, checkable trust signal most compounded-GLP-1 storefronts in this batch don't carry
- Licensed in all 50 states (excluding U.S. territories), confirmed verbatim on-site
- All-inclusive pricing structure: consult, medication, clinical support and free shipping, with no separate membership fee
- Parent company (Homera Health) is named, not hidden
The caveats
- Its own homepage banner ('$99 first month') and its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card ('$89/month') disagree on the standing semaglutide price
- Tirzepatide is listed in the nav but has no separately disclosed price anywhere on the site
- No cancellation policy is published
- No mention of pregnancy or breastfeeding on the public site
Maves for mothers: our verdict
LegitScript-certified and licensed in all 50 states — real trust signals most compounders in this batch skip — but its own homepage banner ('$99 first month') and its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card ('$89/month') disagree on the standing semaglutide price, and tirzepatide, though listed in the nav, carries no separate price anywhere on the site. It runs about $89/month, flat across every dose — toward the affordable end of what we track.
We weigh Maves the way mothers actually have to: not just the real monthly cost, but the real monthly cost once the dose climbs and whether a real clinician stands behind it — the parts a generic weight-loss review skips.
What Maves actually costs
- Compounded semaglutide — GLP-1 Treatments card: $89/mo
That sits below the roughly $150 median ongoing price across the providers we track for mothers — a real cost advantage.
The medications Maves prescribes
Maves prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two molecules with the strongest published weight-loss outcomes, and having both on one account matters when insulin resistance (common with PCOS and after gestational diabetes) makes tirzepatide the better-suited option. These are compounded formulations from a licensed pharmacy — the reason the price stays down — but compounded GLP-1s aren't FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are.
Where Maves fits — and where it doesn't — for mothers
A good fit if…
- the real monthly cost is a real barrier and you want a low, predictable number.
- you may need to move between semaglutide and tirzepatide as your body and hormones change.
- uninterrupted nationwide access matters — a move for family shouldn't interrupt care.
Look elsewhere if…
- you specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen with its own pregnancy and lactation labeling.
- you want frictionless cancellation — the fine print here is where the complaints cluster.
- you'd rather a prescriber talk through timing around the real monthly cost once the dose climbs — that's what our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, is built for.
Trust, safety, and oversight
Our confidence is moderate — the core facts check out, but some details (per-state availability, program mechanics) aren't fully public. As with any compounded GLP-1, the most useful thing mothers can do is confirm which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription and what's in the formulation — we explain how we weigh oversight in our Editors' Rating methodology.
A standing caveat for mothers: GLP-1 medications aren't established as safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and every label advises against use. Nothing here changes that — plan the timing with your own clinician.
The bottom line
Maves is a genuine value play — weigh it on the real monthly cost once the dose climbs and whether a real clinician stands behind it against the alternatives below. For most mothers, CoreAge Rx remains the stronger all-round fit — see why it tops our ranking.
The bottom line for mothers
Best for: Mothers who want the reassurance of a LegitScript-certified, nationwide-licensed compounder and are comfortable confirming the exact standing price directly before enrolling, since the site's own pages don't agree.
Alternatives to Maves
Providers we have a referral relationship with, ordered by their Editors' Rating — highest first. A fee never moves a rating, but it does decide who appears here, so this is not the whole roster: the full ranking lists every provider we cover.
- Visit CoreAge RxCoreAge RxOur #1 pick
The one program on this masthead 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 Gala Health
A flat $179 for either molecule and a genuinely gentle microdosing tier — a reasonable, all-doses-included option, if you can live with a yearly plan and a pharmacy the marketing never names.
- 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 this masthead.
Keep comparing Maves
Head-to-head & alternatives
Maves, answered
- What does Maves actually charge?
- Its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card reads 'Starting at $89/month' for semaglutide — but its own homepage hero banner separately advertises 'starting at $99 first month,' and the two are never reconciled. We headline the more specific $89/mo card price; confirm the exact number during signup. Tirzepatide is listed in the nav but has no price disclosed anywhere on the site.
- Is Maves a legitimate, licensed provider?
- The trust signals are real: Maves is LegitScript-certified and states its clinicians are 'Licensed in all 50 States (Excludes U.S. territories),' both confirmed verbatim on-site. Parent company Homera Health is named openly. That's more disclosed licensing than most compounders in this category show.
- What's included in Maves' price?
- Per its own copy: consult, medication, clinical support and free shipping, with no separate membership fee layered on top. What isn't disclosed is a cancellation policy or a separate tirzepatide price.
Pricing, states and verification reflect Maves'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.