ZipHealth review
What sets ZipHealth apart is an absence: there is no compounded medication here at all. Brand-name Zepbound, the Wegovy pen and pill, and Foundayo — orforglipron, Lilly's once-daily tablet — each with a published price for every dose. That is a level of pricing detail almost nobody else offers. It comes attached to a $79 clinical service and support fee that the site's own FAQ says applies to new and repeat patients, sits outside every figure in those tables, and therefore recurs. The cheapest genuine month is $149 plus $79.
Wegovy pen from $199/mo, rising with dose
- 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.
ZipHealth at a glance
- Semaglutide
- Wegovy pen from $199/mo, rising with dose
- Tirzepatide
- Zepbound from $299/mo, rising with dose
- Coverage
- Not published on the site
- Brand-name
- Yes
How we scored ZipHealth
Each score comes out of ZipHealth's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 53/100 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
It sells no compounded medication at all — only brand-name Zepbound, the Wegovy pen and pill, and Foundayo (orforglipron), Eli Lilly's once-daily oral GLP-1 — with a published price for each individual dose. Zepbound is $299 at 2.5mg and $449 from 7.5mg up; the Wegovy pen is $199 at the two lowest doses and $349 above; the Wegovy pill is $149 or $299. A $79 clinical service and support fee sits outside all of those and, in the site's own words, applies per treatment, to new and repeat patients alike. ZipHealth publishes its operating entity, address, DUNS number and its clinicians' NPI numbers, but no list of states.
Pricing
| Medication | Price | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Brand tirzepatide | $299 | Zepbound KwikPen, 2.5mg"2.5mg Starting at $299." The table is footnoted "Not incl. clinical service and support fee of $79.00". |
| Brand tirzepatide | $449 | Zepbound KwikPen, 7.5mg and above5mg is $399; 7.5, 10, 12.5 and 15mg are all $449. The $79 fee is extra. |
| Brand semaglutide | $199 | Wegovy pen, 0.25 and 0.5mg"1 pen (4 doses) - 1 month supply." 1mg and above is $349, plus the $79 fee. |
| Brand semaglutide | $149 | Wegovy pill, 1.5 and 4mgThe oral form; 9mg and 25mg are $299. The $79 fee is extra. |
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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from ZipHealth's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on ZipHealth's own site.
What we like
- Nothing here is compounded — every product is the FDA-approved original, which removes a whole category of uncertainty
- Publishes a price for each individual dose rather than a single "from" figure
- Carries Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-daily oral GLP-1 that needs no refrigeration, shipped from Eli Lilly
- "No lock-in contracts or subscriptions"
- Names its prescribing clinicians with NPI numbers, and publishes an operating entity, address and DUNS number
The caveats
- A $79 clinical service and support fee sits outside every published price and applies "for new and repeat patients", so it recurs rather than being a one-off
- Cost climbs sharply with dose — Zepbound is $299 at 2.5mg and $449 from 7.5mg upward, before the fee
- The site says its prices are "an estimate only and is not final", with the pharmacy confirming at fulfillment
- No list of states served is published
- Weight management is one line among many here — the same service sells treatments for migraine, herpes, asthma and more
ZipHealth in short
ZipHealth doesn't price as one simple monthly rate, which makes it harder to compare at a glance. Where it earns its score is flexibility to pause or cancel. Where it loses ground is value for a family budget.
What you'll pay at ZipHealth
- Brand-name tirzepatide — Zepbound KwikPen, 2.5mg: $299/mo
- Brand-name tirzepatide — Zepbound KwikPen, 7.5mg and above: $449/mo
- Brand-name semaglutide — Wegovy pen, 0.25 and 0.5mg: $199/mo
- Brand-name semaglutide — Wegovy pill, 1.5 and 4mg: $149/mo
The figures above are for FDA-approved brand medication, which is a different product from the compounded vials that set the roughly $196/month typical price among the providers we've reviewed. Compare it against brand pricing elsewhere, not against that median. The price rises with the dose, so budget for the higher figure you'll reach at maintenance.
What's included: the medication. The clinician consult is not included, so add that to the total.
What ZipHealth prescribes
ZipHealth prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two GLP-1 medications with the strongest evidence. If insulin resistance is part of your story (PCOS, a history of gestational diabetes), tirzepatide is often the better fit, and you won't need a new provider to try it. 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.
Signing up with ZipHealth
There's no published list of states, so confirm yours before you share any health details.
Alternatives to ZipHealth
Other providers we've reviewed that offer semaglutide and tirzepatide:
- GOAL.MD — $179/mo, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose, brand-name pens available
- 9amHealth — no comparable monthly rate confirmed, semaglutide and tirzepatide, brand-name pens available
- MyStart Health — $299/4 wks, semaglutide and tirzepatide, same price at every dose
Who ZipHealth suits, and who should look elsewhere
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.
Look elsewhere if…
- You need to know up front whether it treats patients in your state — it doesn't publish a state list.
- You want one flat price at every dose — compare CoreAge Rx, a featured partner.
Trust, safety, and oversight
Ask how the brand-name pens reach you and whether a manufacturer savings card can lower the cost. Our methodology shows how oversight feeds the score.
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?
- Do you treat patients in my state?
- Can I pause the plan if we decide to try for a baby?
The bottom line
Without one all-in monthly price, ZipHealth is hard to judge on cost. Its strongest point with us is flexibility to pause or cancel; 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 FDA-approved drug rather than a compounded version, and has budgeted the recurring fee.
Alternatives to ZipHealth
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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ZipHealth, answered
- How much does ZipHealth cost?
- ZipHealth 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 ZipHealth safe to use while breastfeeding?
- Discuss breastfeeding with your prescriber before starting treatment through ZipHealth. 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 ZipHealth offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- ZipHealth 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 ZipHealth rank for mothers?
- ZipHealth takes 53/100 in our Editors' Rating, placing it #198. 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 ZipHealth'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.