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Direct Meds vs Zenbody

Direct Meds has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Zenbody has none. On compounded tirzepatide injection, Zenbody costs $1,200 less a year at standing rates: $299 a month against $399 a month at Direct Meds. It is one of four products the two sell at comparable terms.

By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
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The record

Direct Meds / Zenbody

Featured pick (affiliate partner)

Direct Meds logo

Direct Meds

7.0/10

Zenbody logo

Zenbody

7.0/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$249/moCompounded oral semaglutide
$249/moCompounded semaglutide injection
States
48 states and DC
No state list published
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
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Visit ZenbodyFull review

Direct Meds is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. Zenbody pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (Direct Meds 7.0, Zenbody 7.0). How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

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

  2. 02

    Zenbody names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy. Direct Meds names no compounding pharmacy in our record.

  3. 03

    On compounded tirzepatide injection, Zenbody costs $1,200 less a year at standing rates: $299 a month against $399 a month at Direct Meds. It is one of four products the two sell at comparable terms.

  4. 04

    Direct Meds lists 48 states and DC. Zenbody publishes no state list.

  5. 05

    Direct Meds holds you to a 90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days; Zenbody 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

Zenbody

Compounded semaglutide injection

$297/mo

$3,564 a year

$249/moLower

$2,988 a year

Compounded tirzepatide injection

$399/mo

$4,788 a year

$299/moLower

$3,588 a year

Compounded oral semaglutide

$249/moLower

$2,988 a year

$299/mo

$3,588 a year

Compounded oral tirzepatide

$299/moLower

$3,588 a year

$349/mo

$4,188 a year

Price includes
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Cancel any time
No
Yes, stated
Minimum term
90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days
Monthly subscription with no minimum term; after canceling, service runs to the close of the period already paid for
Refunds
No refunds for medication already received; $35 disposal fee on returns
Terms: fees "ARE NOT REFUNDABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART" except under a posted refund policy, and none is posted.

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

The case for each

The case for Direct Meds

7.0/10
Featured pick (affiliate partner)
  • $600 a year less on compounded oral semaglutide
  • $600 a year less on compounded oral tirzepatide
  • Open FDA warning letter, September 9, 2025
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Minimum commitment before you can cancel
Visit Direct Meds

The case for Zenbody

7.0/10
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • $576 a year less on compounded semaglutide injection
  • $1,200 a year less on compounded tirzepatide injection
  • Names its compounding pharmacy
  • Publishes no state list
Visit Zenbody

Scores

Direct Meds 7.0 · Zenbody 7.0 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

3.7A
vs
B
3.7

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
8.0

Trust & Safety15%

4.5A
vs
B
8.0

Accessibility10%

9.7A
vs
B
5.0

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 Zenbody: questions

Direct Meds has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Zenbody has none. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
Zenbody names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy. Direct Meds names no compounding pharmacy in our record. A 503A pharmacy compounds for named patients on a prescription; a 503B outsourcing facility is registered with FDA and inspected under federal manufacturing rules.
Zenbody, by $576 a year at standing rates. Direct Meds: $297 a month, about $3,564 a year. Zenbody: $249 a month, about $2,988 a year.
Direct Meds has a minimum term (90-day supply shipped at once, remaining months billed every 30 days). Zenbody states you can cancel at any time; refunds: terms: fees "are not refundable in whole or in part" except under a posted refund policy, and none is posted.
Direct Meds is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. Zenbody pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (Direct Meds 7.0, Zenbody 7.0).

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