Direct Meds vs Push Health
Direct Meds costs $701 less a month, and both sell semaglutide.
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If you are choosing between Direct Meds and Push Health, the first difference is cost: Direct Meds is $701 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Direct Meds leads our six-part score, 6.4 to 5.6. One of the two has an FDA warning letter on record, covered below.
Direct Meds vs Push Health price
Direct Meds is the cheaper way in: $249 a month against $950 a month at Push Health. That is $701 less each month (74% lower), or about $8,412 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Direct Meds ($249 a month vs $950 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide; only Direct Meds lists tirzepatide.
On format, Direct Meds prices compounded injections, while Push Health prices brand-name pens.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, Push Health is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
Neither Direct Meds nor Push Health publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
Direct Meds
'As low as $249' per month, on a 90-day supply billed monthly; some doses run as low as $237/mo.
'As low as $297' per month ($9.58 a day), an 84-day three-pack billed monthly.
'As low as $299' per month ($9.65 a day) on a 90-day supply billed monthly. Down from $399 earlier.
'As low as $399' per month ($12.87 a day).
Push Health
Ozempic / brand
What each price covers
Direct Meds' price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping, which Push Health does not claim.
Direct Meds is silent on lab work and coaching.
Push Health does not say what its price includes.
That matters most for the drug: unless Push Health confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.
Direct Meds
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
Push Health
Inclusions not disclosed.
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Direct Meds scores 6.4 and Push Health 5.6 out of 10.
Direct Meds is stronger on effectiveness (10.0 vs 9.0), user experience (8.0 vs 3.0) and support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Push Health is stronger on value (5.3 vs 3.7) and trust & safety (4.0 vs 3.5).
Accessibility is within half a point.
Direct Meds
6.4/10
Push Health
5.6/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
The FDA sent Direct Meds a warning letter dated September 9, 2025 (letter 716822), and it is still open.
Push Health has no FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Direct Meds | Push Health |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$249/mo | $950/mo |
| Features | 5 features | 5 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | — |
| Brand Name | — | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | 1 letter | ✓None |
About Direct Meds
The FDA sent Direct Meds a warning letter in September 2025 over misleading marketing, and customers have reported a documented pattern of unexpected 3-month commitment charges. We list the company with both disclosed in full; read the warnings and the cons first. Its products are compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, sold from Utah in injection and sublingual form.
Read our full Direct Meds review →About Push Health
A 55,000+ pharmacy network sits behind Push Health, which writes brand-name GLP-1 prescriptions, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Ozempic, and routes them through it. The platform is a large US telehealth operation and holds LegitScript certification.
Read our full Push Health review →Pros & Cons
Direct Meds
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
Watch-outs
- Semaglutide costs $249 a month, 35% above the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, 20% above the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- 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
- The FDA has issued Direct Meds a warning letter. Read what it alleges: a letter flags a problem but does not by itself rule a seller out
- 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
Push Health
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $950 a month, close to the $990 median for brand-name semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Push Health
Watch-outs
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- 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
Our Verdict
Direct Meds wins this one, 6.4 to 5.6, above all for compounded semaglutide at $249/month. It also costs $701 less each month than Push Health. Push Health fits better if semaglutide from $950/month is your priority.
Choose Direct Meds if…
You want compounded semaglutide at $249/month and an opening price near $249 a month.
Choose Push Health if…
You want semaglutide from $950/month and an opening price near $950 a month.
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