altRX vs Gide Health
altRX and Gide Health both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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Gide Health
Best for: people who want a needle-free semaglutide drop and are fine confirming plan terms after sign-up
Visit Gide Health →If you are choosing between altRX and Gide Health, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. altRX leads our six-part score, 7.6 to 5.5. One of the two has an FDA warning letter on record, covered below.
altRX vs Gide Health price
altRX and Gide Health start at the same figure, $149 a month, so the entry price does not separate them. Look at what each price covers and at the per-drug prices below.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide costs the same at both, $149 a month; tirzepatide is cheaper at altRX ($249 a month vs $299 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, altRX prices compounded injections and brand-name pens, while Gide Health prices compounded injections.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, altRX is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
altRX lists 50 states, and Gide Health does not publish where it ships.
Pricing
altRX
Gide Health
Shown as a starting price on the product page. The weight-loss page lists the same drops at $196 a month on a 6-month plan, so the two pages do not agree, and neither says how the plan is billed.
Shown as a starting price, with optional B12 or glycine added to the formula. Plan length and billing cadence appear only inside the sign-up flow.
Gide sells this as Advanced GLP-1 and its sign-up link opens a tirzepatide visit. The weight-loss page advertises $196 a month on a 6-month plan; whether that is charged upfront is not stated.
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping.
altRX is silent on lab work and coaching.
Gide Health is silent on lab work and coaching.
altRX
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Gide Health
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Where each one scores higher
Overall, altRX scores 7.6 and Gide Health 5.5 out of 10.
altRX is stronger on value (5.0 vs 3.0), user experience (8.0 vs 3.0), trust & safety (6.0 vs 4.0) and accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0).
Effectiveness and support are within half a point.
altRX
7.6/10
Gide Health
5.5/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
The FDA sent altRX a warning letter dated June 8, 2026 (letter 728236), and it is still open.
Gide Health has no FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | altRX | Gide Health |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $149/mo | $149/mo |
| Features | ✓8 features | 7 features |
| States Available | 50 | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | 1 letter | ✓None |
About altRX
Compounded plans open at $149 for semaglutide and $249 for tirzepatide. Branded medication runs $1,149-$1,579, a figure that already contains the consult and the shipping. Every one of the four FDA-approved brands is stocked, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, which no other entry in our directory matches. altRX works in both modalities, holds LegitScript certification, and prints the FDA compounded-medication disclaimer.
Read our full altRX review →About Gide Health
Gide Health is an online clinic aimed at busy parents that sells compounded semaglutide as a weekly shot or a daily needle-free drop, plus a tirzepatide shot it markets as Advanced GLP-1. Doctors come through Beluga Health and an Ohio compounding pharmacy is named. Starting prices run $149 a month for the drops, $209 for the semaglutide shot and $299 for tirzepatide, but the plan length and billing terms stay hidden until you hand over an email.
Read our full Gide Health review →Pros & Cons
altRX
What we like
- Tirzepatide costs $1249 a month, close to the $1249 median for brand-name tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves all 50 states
- Names 4 pharmacies that fill its prescriptions, which most sellers do not
Watch-outs
- Semaglutide costs $1149 a month, 15% above the $997 median for brand-name semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- The FDA has issued altRX a warning letter. Read what it alleges: a letter flags a problem but does not by itself rule a seller out
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Gide Health
What we like
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Gide Health
Watch-outs
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
altRX wins this one, 7.6 to 5.5, above all for semaglutide from $1149/month. Gide Health fits better if people who want a needle-free semaglutide drop and are fine confirming plan terms after sign-up is your priority.
Choose altRX if…
You want semaglutide from $1149/month and an opening price near $149 a month.
Choose Gide Health if…
You want people who want a needle-free semaglutide drop and are fine confirming plan terms after sign-up and an opening price near $149 a month.
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