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altRX vs PlushCare

altRX has an open FDA warning letter dated June 8, 2026. PlushCare has none. On compounded tirzepatide injection, altRX costs $3,000 less a year at standing rates: $149 a month against $399 a month at PlushCare. It is one of two products the two sell at comparable terms.

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By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
Editorially reviewed. Not medical advice · How we verify contentLast reviewed

The record

altRX / PlushCare

Featured pick (affiliate partner)

altRX logo

altRX

8.8/10

PlushCare logo

PlushCare

6.4/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
  • RedRock Pharmacy503A
  • Health Warehousetype not stated
  • Precision Medicinetype not stated
  • and 1 more
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$89/moCompounded semaglutide injection
$149/moCompounded semaglutide injection
States
All 50 states
All 50 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked September 2026
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altRX is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. PlushCare pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (altRX 8.8, PlushCare 6.4). How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    altRX has an open FDA warning letter dated June 8, 2026. PlushCare has none.

  2. 02

    altRX names four pharmacies. PlushCare names no compounding pharmacy in our record.

  3. 03

    On compounded tirzepatide injection, altRX costs $3,000 less a year at standing rates: $149 a month against $399 a month at PlushCare. It is one of two products the two sell at comparable terms.

  4. 04

    Only altRX lists a price for brand-name semaglutide pen and brand-name tirzepatide pen.

Prices and terms, product by product

A price is set against the other side only for the same product, and only when both are standing monthly or 4-week rates. Those pairs are compared by yearly cost.

altRX

PlushCare

Compounded semaglutide injection

$89/moLower

$1,068 a year

$149/mo

$1,788 a year

Compounded tirzepatide injection

$149/moLower

$1,788 a year

$399/mo

$4,788 a year

Brand-name semaglutide pen

$1,149/mo

$13,788 a year

Not sold or not priced
Brand-name tirzepatide pen

$1,249/mo

$14,988 a year

Not sold or not priced
Price includes
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Not stated
Billed separately
Not stated
Medication, clinician visits, labs
Cancel any time
Yes, stated
Yes, stated
Minimum term
None on the monthly plan; multi-month plans are prepaid and non-refundable
None; membership is billed monthly or annually
Refunds
All payments are final and non-refundable, except a partial refund if you are medically disqualified
Appointment cost only; membership fees and prescriptions are not refunded

Read off each seller’s own pages. altRX: September 28, 2026. PlushCare: July 10, 2026. Every plan and dose we hold is on the full review.

The case for each

The case for altRX

8.8/10
Featured pick (affiliate partner)
  • $720 a year less on compounded semaglutide injection
  • $3,000 a year less on compounded tirzepatide injection
  • Sells brand-name semaglutide pen and brand-name tirzepatide pen, which PlushCare does not price
  • Names its compounding pharmacy
  • Open FDA warning letter, June 8, 2026
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The case for PlushCare

6.4/10
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Price leaves out medication, clinician visits and labs
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Scores

altRX 8.8 · PlushCare 6.4 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

10.0A
vs
B
3.0

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
7.0

Trust & Safety15%

6.0A
vs
B
7.5

Accessibility10%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

Support10%

7.0A
vs
B
0.0

The score is the same formula for every seller. Payment does not enter it. Method

altRX vs PlushCare: questions

altRX has an open FDA warning letter dated June 8, 2026. PlushCare has none. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
altRX names four pharmacies. PlushCare names no compounding pharmacy in our record. A 503A pharmacy compounds for named patients on a prescription; a 503B outsourcing facility is registered with FDA and inspected under federal manufacturing rules.
altRX, by $720 a year at standing rates. altRX: $89 a month, about $1,068 a year. PlushCare: $149 a month, about $1,788 a year.
altRX states you can cancel at any time; refunds: all payments are final and non-refundable, except a partial refund if you are medically disqualified. PlushCare states you can cancel at any time; refunds: appointment cost only; membership fees and prescriptions are not refunded.
altRX is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. PlushCare pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (altRX 8.8, PlushCare 6.4).

Other sellers we are paid by

Affiliate partners outside this pair. Each has its own record and review, scored the same way.

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