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Telos Rx review

Four flat, posted price points and a written promise that your cost won't climb with your dose — a real step up in clarity from what we found last check — undercut by a state list it still won't publish.

$99/mo
Flat price · every dose
Consult Medication
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By Margaux Ellery, Editor-in-Chiefa mother on the MetabolicMoms desk, not a treating clinician

Every medical claim in this piece is footnoted to the record it came from — the trial or the FDA label — so you can read the source rather than take the masthead's word for it. No one on this desk is your clinician.

Telos Rx at a glance

Semaglutide
$99/mo (flat)
Tirzepatide
$139/mo for the weekly injection, flat at every dose ($129/mo sublingual, $116/mo microdosed)
Coverage
Availability by state not published
Brand-name
Compounded only

How we scored Telos Rx

Each score comes out of Telos Rx's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 73/100 Editors' Rating on the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.

Family-budget value78/100 · Fair

Fair value once you read past any teaser rate or plan structure.

Clinical oversight & labs66/100 · Weak

Oversight and lab support fall short of the top of this roster — the review below says exactly where.

Pricing transparency84/100 · Solid

The core price is disclosed, but some conditions or add-ons aren't upfront.

Fits around motherhood72/100 · Weak

Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.

Ongoing support & titration70/100 · Weak

Support is thin once the prescription ships.

Flexibility to pause or cancel66/100 · Weak

Leaving costs you — notice windows, minimum terms or fees you don't get back.

How we verified this review

Last verified
August 2026
Confidence
high

$99 for semaglutide and $139 for the weekly tirzepatide injection, flat at every dose, with sublingual drops at $129 and a microdose tier at $116. Simple, and simply stated — which makes the omission stand out: the states it serves appear nowhere on the site.

Pricing

Prices re-verified

MedicationMonthlyPlan
Compounded semaglutide$99Weekly injection'As low as $99/mo', stated flat — Telos says price does not rise as your dose is adjusted.
Compounded tirzepatide$139Weekly injection'As low as $139/mo', flat.
Oral tirzepatide$129Sublingual drops, needle-free'As low as $129/mo', flat.
Compounded tirzepatide$116Microdosed weekly (gentlest start)'As low as $116/mo', flat.

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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from Telos Rx's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Telos Rx's own site.

What we like

  • Four price points posted up front, before any intake — genuinely transparent on the headline number
  • Stated flat pricing — 'your monthly cost stays the same even as your dose goes up' — in writing on the pricing page and its own FAQ
  • An oral/sublingual tirzepatide option alongside the injection, plus a microdosed 'gentlest start' tier
  • Cancel-anytime advertised, with US-licensed provider review

The caveats

  • States served aren't published anywhere on the site
  • No named compounding pharmacy or medical director; self-stated Trustpilot rating is unverified
  • A 'For Women' tab with no detail behind it — no real maternal framing

Telos Rx for mothers: our verdict

Four flat, posted price points and a written promise that your cost won't climb with your dose — a real step up in clarity from what we found last check — undercut by a state list it still won't publish. It runs about $99/month, flat across every dose — toward the affordable end of what we track.

We weigh Telos Rx 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 things a generic roundup never gets to.

What Telos Rx actually costs

  • Compounded semaglutide — Weekly injection: $99/mo
  • Compounded tirzepatide — Weekly injection: $139/mo
  • Oral tirzepatide — Sublingual drops, needle-free: $129/mo
  • Compounded tirzepatide — Microdosed weekly (gentlest start): $116/mo

That sits below the roughly $179 median ongoing price across the providers we track for mothers — a real cost advantage.

The medications Telos Rx prescribes

Telos Rx prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the pair with the strongest evidence behind them, and having both under one account matters when insulin resistance, familiar from PCOS and gestational diabetes, makes tirzepatide the better fit. 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.

A needle-free oral or sublingual option is on the menu, which draws in mothers who've been avoiding injections — just set expectations: oral and buccal delivery of these peptides is far less studied than the injectable versions the trials used.

Where Telos Rx fits — and where it doesn't — for mothers

Worth it 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.

Give it a miss if…

  • you specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen with its own pregnancy and lactation labeling.
  • 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 in Telos Rx's public facts is high — pricing, pharmacies, and clinical network were verifiable at last review. 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

Telos Rx 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 a needle-free option and flat, posted pricing, and who will confirm their state's availability before signing up.

Alternatives to Telos Rx

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.

  • CoreAge 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 CoreAge Rx
  • 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 Gala Health
  • 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.

    Visit Sesame

Keep comparing Telos Rx

Telos Rx, answered

What does Telos Rx really cost month to month?
Telos now states flat pricing across the board: as low as $99/mo for semaglutide, $139/mo for injectable tirzepatide, $129/mo for the needle-free oral version, and $116/mo for the microdosed tier — with the site saying directly that the price doesn't rise as your dose is adjusted. That's a real improvement in clarity over what we found on our last check, though 'as low as' still means your specific quote depends on what a provider prescribes.
Is Telos Rx transparent about its pricing?
Better than most on the headline number — the four price points are posted before intake, and the flat-pricing promise is stated in writing on the pricing page and in its own FAQ. Where it thins out is everything else: the states served aren't listed, and no compounding pharmacy or medical director is named. A self-reported Trustpilot 4.9 sits without independent confirmation. Confirm your state and the exact prescribed price before you commit.
Does Telos Rx have anything for mothers?
There's a 'For Women' entry point on the site, but no detail behind it — nothing postpartum, breastfeeding or PCOS-specific was accessible at review. So treat Telos as a general compounded-GLP-1 program with an oral option, not a maternal-health service. And the standing rule applies: no GLP-1 is established as safe in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, so plan any start with your own clinician for after weaning.

Pricing, states and verification reflect Telos Rx'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.

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