AmberHealth vs Care Clinics
AmberHealth and Care Clinics both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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AmberHealth
Best for: coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm
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Care Clinics
Best for: semaglutide at $100/month, 50% below the typical price
Visit Care Clinics →If you are choosing between AmberHealth and Care Clinics, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Care Clinics leads our six-part score, 8.6 to 7.4.
AmberHealth vs Care Clinics price
AmberHealth and Care Clinics start at the same figure, $100 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, $100 a month; tirzepatide is cheaper at Care Clinics ($133 a month vs $175 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections.
Where each one treats patients
AmberHealth lists 50 states, and Care Clinics lists 32 states.
They overlap in 31 states. AmberHealth alone covers 19 states, including Alaska, Iowa, Kansas and Maryland. Care Clinics alone covers District of Columbia.
Pricing
AmberHealth
Care Clinics
What each price covers
Both prices cover the medication itself.
AmberHealth's price also covers the clinician visit and shipping, which Care Clinics does not claim.
AmberHealth is silent on lab work and coaching.
Care Clinics is silent on the clinician visit, shipping, lab work and coaching.
AmberHealth
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
Care Clinics
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
Not stated
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Care Clinics scores 8.6 and AmberHealth 7.4 out of 10.
AmberHealth is stronger on accessibility (10.0 vs 7.1) and support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Care Clinics is stronger on value (9.6 vs 3.0).
Effectiveness, user experience and trust & safety are within half a point.
AmberHealth
7.4/10
Care Clinics
8.6/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither AmberHealth nor Care Clinics has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | AmberHealth | Care Clinics |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $100/mo | $100/mo |
| Features | 3 features | ✓8 features |
| States Available | ✓50 | 32 |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | — | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About AmberHealth
AmberHealth is a direct-to-consumer telehealth seller whose compounded GLP-1 pricing sits among the lowest on the market.
Read our full AmberHealth review →About Care Clinics
Care Clinics PLLC sells semaglutide at $299 for three months, about $100/month and among the lowest at this dose, or $259 for seven weeks; tirzepatide is $399 for three months. The LegitScript-certified telehealth clinic covers 32 states and discloses both its corporate entity and a named 503A pharmacy partner, Partell Pharmacy, uncommon clarity for a direct-to-consumer GLP-1 site.
Read our full Care Clinics review →Pros & Cons
AmberHealth
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to AmberHealth
Watch-outs
- 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
Care Clinics
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $100 a month, 46% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $133 a month, 47% below the $250 median for compounded 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
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Care Clinics
Watch-outs
- Serves only 32 states, so check that yours is one of them
- 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
Care Clinics wins this one, 8.6 to 7.4, above all for semaglutide at $100/month, 50% below the typical price. AmberHealth fits better if coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm is your priority.
Choose AmberHealth if…
You want coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm and an opening price near $100 a month.
Choose Care Clinics if…
You want semaglutide at $100/month, 50% below the typical price and an opening price near $100 a month.
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