Cost Plus Drugs vs JumpstartMD
Cost Plus Drugs and JumpstartMD both sell semaglutide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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Cost Plus Drugs
Best for: coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm
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JumpstartMD
Best for: coaching bundled into the price rather than sold separately
Visit JumpstartMD →If you are choosing between Cost Plus Drugs and JumpstartMD, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. JumpstartMD leads our six-part score, 7.9 to 7.8.
Cost Plus Drugs vs JumpstartMD price
JumpstartMD only publishes an introductory price, $379 for the first month, and does not say what month two costs. Cost Plus Drugs lists $279 a month. Until JumpstartMD posts a standing rate, the two numbers are not a like-for-like comparison.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Cost Plus Drugs ($279 a month vs $379 for the first month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide.
On format they match: each offers brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
Cost Plus Drugs lists 50 states, and JumpstartMD lists 1 state.
They overlap in 1 state. Cost Plus Drugs alone covers 49 states, including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas and Arizona.
Pricing
Cost Plus Drugs
JumpstartMD
What each price covers
JumpstartMD's price also covers coaching, which Cost Plus Drugs does not claim.
Cost Plus Drugs does not say what its price includes.
JumpstartMD is silent on the clinician visit, the medication itself, shipping and lab work.
Cost Plus Drugs
Inclusions not disclosed.
JumpstartMD
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
Not stated
Clinician visits
Not stated
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Where each one scores higher
Overall, JumpstartMD scores 7.9 and Cost Plus Drugs 7.8 out of 10.
Cost Plus Drugs is stronger on accessibility (10.0 vs 2.2).
JumpstartMD is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 5.0) and trust & safety (8.5 vs 5.0).
Value, effectiveness and support are within half a point.
Cost Plus Drugs
7.8/10
JumpstartMD
7.9/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Cost Plus Drugs nor JumpstartMD has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Cost Plus Drugs | JumpstartMD |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $279/mo | $379 first month |
| Features | ✓5 features | 2 features |
| States Available | ✓50 | 1 |
| Compounded | — | — |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Cost Plus Drugs
Cost Plus Drugs is Mark Cuban's transparent-pricing online pharmacy. It sells branded Ozempic at the wholesale acquisition cost plus a 15% markup and a flat $5 pharmacy fee, a margin formula it discloses publicly. There is no telehealth intake; this is pharmacy fulfillment only, shipping to all 50 states. Telehealth platforms that route brand-name semaglutide through similar discount channels are a separate category.
Read our full Cost Plus Drugs review →About JumpstartMD
JumpstartMD is a physician-led medical weight loss clinic that prescribes GLP-1 medications.
Read our full JumpstartMD review →Pros & Cons
Cost Plus Drugs
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $279 a month, 72% below the $990 median for brand-name semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Cost Plus Drugs
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
JumpstartMD
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $379 a month, 62% below the $990 median for brand-name 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 coaching
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to JumpstartMD
Watch-outs
- Serves only 1 states, so check that yours is one of them
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
Our Verdict
JumpstartMD wins this one, 7.9 to 7.8, above all for coaching bundled into the price rather than sold separately. Cost Plus Drugs fits better if coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm is your priority.
Choose Cost Plus Drugs if…
You want coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm and an opening price near $279 a month.
Choose JumpstartMD if…
You want coaching bundled into the price rather than sold separately.
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