BiltRx vs Citizen Meds
BiltRx and Citizen Meds both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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BiltRx
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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Citizen Meds
Best for: semaglutide at $125/month, 34% below the typical price
Visit Citizen Meds →If you are choosing between BiltRx and Citizen Meds, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. BiltRx leads our six-part score, 8.3 to 7.7.
BiltRx vs Citizen Meds price
BiltRx and Citizen Meds start at the same figure, $125 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, $125 a month; tirzepatide is cheaper at BiltRx ($129 a month vs $185 for the first month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, BiltRx prices compounded injections and brand-name pens, while Citizen Meds prices compounded injections.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, BiltRx is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
Neither BiltRx nor Citizen Meds publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
BiltRx
starting price per month
starting price per month
flat rate, brand Zepbound
flat rate, brand Wegovy
Citizen Meds
Per-dose ladder: 0.5mg $245, 1.0mg $295, 1.7/2.4mg $345, 2.5mg $395.
Per-dose ladder: 5mg $295, 7.5mg $345, 10mg $395, 12.5mg $445, 15mg $545. (Homepage promo tile lists tirz $145, but the product page month-1 price is $185.)
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit and the medication itself.
BiltRx's price also covers shipping, which Citizen Meds does not claim.
BiltRx is silent on lab work and coaching.
Citizen Meds is silent on shipping, lab work and coaching.
BiltRx
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
Citizen Meds
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Where each one scores higher
Overall, BiltRx scores 8.3 and Citizen Meds 7.7 out of 10.
BiltRx is stronger on value (9.8 vs 7.8) and support (7.0 vs 5.5).
Effectiveness, user experience, trust & safety and accessibility are within half a point.
BiltRx
8.3/10
Citizen Meds
7.7/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither BiltRx nor Citizen Meds has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | BiltRx | Citizen Meds |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $125/mo | $125/mo |
| Features | ✓7 features | 1 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About BiltRx
Among the lowest published prices: 125 dollars per month to start for compounded semaglutide, 129 dollars for compounded tirzepatide. Brands run far higher, at 1,449 dollars for Ozempic, 1,849 dollars for Wegovy, and from 1,499 dollars for Mounjaro or Zepbound. Southend Pharmacy and Boothwyn are the 503A compounders the site names, both US-licensed. This platform covers weight loss, aesthetics, and health for women and men, and holds LegitScript verification and HIPAA compliance.
Read our full BiltRx review →About Citizen Meds
Citizen Meds is a GLP-1 and weight-loss injection seller offering semaglutide. The storefront is built on WooCommerce. Information is limited because the content is JavaScript-rendered.
Read our full Citizen Meds review →Pros & Cons
BiltRx
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $125 a month, 32% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $129 a month, 48% 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 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 BiltRx
Watch-outs
- 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
Citizen Meds
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $125 a month, 32% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide 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 and clinician visits
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Citizen Meds
Watch-outs
- 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
BiltRx wins this one, 8.3 to 7.7, above all for moving between compounded and brand without changing seller. Citizen Meds fits better if semaglutide at $125/month, 34% below the typical price is your priority.
Choose BiltRx if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $125 a month.
Choose Citizen Meds if…
You want semaglutide at $125/month, 34% below the typical price and an opening price near $125 a month.
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