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Direct Meds vs Found

Direct Meds has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Found has none. On compounded semaglutide injection, Direct Meds costs $193 less a year at standing rates: $297 a month against $289 a month (billed every 4 weeks) at Found. 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

Direct Meds / Found

Direct Meds logo

Direct Meds

7.1/10

Found logo

Found

7.3/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
None named in our record
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$249/moCompounded oral semaglutide
$289/moCompounded semaglutide injection, billed every 4 weeks
States
48 states and DC
All 50 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
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Both Direct Meds and Found are affiliate partners: we are paid if you sign up through our links. Neither is featured. Scores are computed the same way for both (Direct Meds 7.1, Found 7.3). How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    Direct Meds has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Found has none.

  2. 02

    Neither names the pharmacy that compounds its medication.

  3. 03

    On compounded semaglutide injection, Direct Meds costs $193 less a year at standing rates: $297 a month against $289 a month (billed every 4 weeks) at Found. It is one of two products the two sell at comparable terms.

  4. 04

    Only Direct Meds lists a price for compounded oral semaglutide and compounded oral tirzepatide. Only Found lists a price for brand-name semaglutide pen, brand-name tirzepatide pen and Foundayo (orforglipron) pill.

  5. 05

    Found covers two states Direct Meds does not.

  6. 06

    Direct Meds holds you to a 90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days; Found states you can cancel at any time.

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.

Direct Meds

Found

Compounded semaglutide injection

$297/moLower

$3,564 a year

$289/mo

$3,757 a year, 13 charges

Compounded tirzepatide injection

$399/mo

$4,788 a year

$359/moLower

$4,667 a year, 13 charges

Brand-name semaglutide pen
Not sold or not priced

$199/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Brand-name tirzepatide pen
Not sold or not priced

$299/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Compounded oral semaglutide

$249/mo

$2,988 a year

Not sold or not priced
Compounded oral tirzepatide

$299/mo

$3,588 a year

Not sold or not priced
Foundayo (orforglipron) pill
Not sold or not priced

$149/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Price includes
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Medication, clinician visits, coaching
Cancel any time
No
Yes, stated
Minimum term
90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days
None (3-, 6- and 12-month prepaid plans optional)
Refunds
No refunds for medication already received; $35 disposal fee on returns
Membership refundable within 3 days or before first consult; medication and renewals non-refundable

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

The case for each

The case for Direct Meds

7.1/10
  • $193 a year less on compounded semaglutide injection
  • Sells compounded oral semaglutide and compounded oral tirzepatide, which Found does not price
  • Open FDA warning letter, September 9, 2025
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Minimum commitment before you can cancel
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The case for Found

7.3/10
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • $121 a year less on compounded tirzepatide injection
  • Sells brand-name semaglutide pen and brand-name tirzepatide pen, which Direct Meds does not price
  • States you can cancel at any time
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
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Scores

Direct Meds 7.1 · Found 7.3 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

4.2A
vs
B
3.0

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
8.0

Trust & Safety15%

4.5A
vs
B
7.5

Accessibility10%

9.7A
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

Direct Meds vs Found: questions

Direct Meds has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Found 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.
Direct Meds, by $193 a year at standing rates. Direct Meds: $297 a month, about $3,564 a year. Found: $289 a month (billed every 4 weeks), about $3,757 a year.
Direct Meds has a minimum term (90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days). Found states you can cancel at any time; refunds: membership refundable within 3 days or before first consult; medication and renewals non-refundable.
Both Direct Meds and Found are affiliate partners: we are paid if you sign up through our links. Neither is featured. Scores are computed the same way for both (Direct Meds 7.1, Found 7.3).

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