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Ascend Vitality vs Curex

Curex has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Ascend Vitality has none. No price lines up like for like: Ascend Vitality and Curex publish prices for different products.

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

The record

Ascend Vitality / Curex

Ascend Vitality logo

Ascend Vitality

6.7/10

Curex logo

Curex

7.7/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
None named in our record
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$199/moCompounded semaglutide injection
$199/moCompounded oral semaglutide
States
All 50 states and DC
All 50 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
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Neither Ascend Vitality nor Curex pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Ascend Vitality 6.7, Curex 7.7. How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    Curex has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Ascend Vitality has none.

  2. 02

    Neither names the pharmacy that compounds its medication.

  3. 03

    No price lines up like for like: Ascend Vitality and Curex publish prices for different products.

  4. 04

    Only Ascend Vitality lists a price for compounded semaglutide injection and compounded tirzepatide injection. Only Curex lists a price for compounded oral semaglutide and compounded oral tirzepatide.

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.

Ascend Vitality

Curex

Compounded semaglutide injection

$199/mo

$2,388 a year

Not sold or not priced
Compounded tirzepatide injection

$249/mo

$2,988 a year

Not sold or not priced
Compounded oral semaglutide
Not sold or not priced

$199/mo

$2,388 a year

Compounded oral tirzepatide
Not sold or not priced

$199/mo

$2,388 a year

Price includes
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Billed separately
Not stated
Labs
Cancel any time
Yes, stated
Yes, stated
Minimum term
None on the 1-month plan
None on monthly plans; prepaid plans commit for the full term
Refunds
All sales final; no refunds except as required by law
Terms: all fees non-refundable; consult fee up to $100 kept even if not prescribed
Early-exit fee
None stated
None stated

Read off each seller’s own pages. Ascend Vitality: October 17, 2026. Curex: October 17, 2026. Every plan and dose we hold is on the full review.

The case for each

The case for Ascend Vitality

6.7/10
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • Sells compounded semaglutide injection and compounded tirzepatide injection, which Curex does not price
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
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The case for Curex

7.7/10
  • Sells compounded oral semaglutide and compounded oral tirzepatide, which Ascend Vitality does not price
  • Open FDA warning letter, September 9, 2025
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Price leaves out labs
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Scores

Ascend Vitality 6.7 · Curex 7.7 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

5.0A
vs
B
6.6

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

3.0A
vs
B
8.0

Trust & Safety15%

5.0A
vs
B
4.5

Accessibility10%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

Support10%

7.0A
vs
B
7.0

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

Ascend Vitality vs Curex: questions

Curex has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Ascend Vitality has none. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
Neither names the pharmacy that compounds its medication.
No price lines up like for like: Ascend Vitality and Curex publish prices for different products. We only set two prices against each other when they are for the same product and both are standing month-to-month or 4-week rates.
Ascend Vitality states you can cancel at any time; refunds: all sales final; no refunds except as required by law. Curex states you can cancel at any time; refunds: terms: all fees non-refundable; consult fee up to $100 kept even if not prescribed.
Neither Ascend Vitality nor Curex pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Ascend Vitality 6.7, Curex 7.7.

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