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Good Life Meds vs GoodRx

GoodRx costs $50 less a month.

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By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
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Good Life Meds

6.6
★★★☆☆3.3/5

Best for: seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions

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VS
GoodRx logo

GoodRx

6.9
★★★★☆3.5/5

Best for: oral orforglipron alongside the injectables

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If you are choosing between Good Life Meds and GoodRx, the first difference is cost: GoodRx is $50 a month cheaper at the entry price. GoodRx leads our six-part score, 6.9 to 6.6.

Good Life Meds vs GoodRx price

GoodRx is the cheaper way in: $149 a month against $199 a month at Good Life Meds. That is $50 less each month (25% lower), or about $600 over a year of treatment.

Medications and formats

Good Life Meds and GoodRx do not overlap on medication; only Good Life Meds lists semaglutide; only GoodRx lists tirzepatide and orforglipron.

On format, Good Life Meds prices compounded injections, while GoodRx prices brand-name pens.

If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, GoodRx is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.

Where each one treats patients

Good Life Meds does not publish where it ships, and GoodRx lists 50 states.

Pricing

Good Life Meds

Compounded semaglutide, all doses, month-to-monthCompounded
$199/mo
semaglutide

GoodRx

Foundayo (lowest dose, self-pay)Brand-name
$149/mo
orforglipron
Zepbound KwikPen (self-pay)Brand-name
$299/mo
tirzepatide

What each price covers

Good Life Meds' price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping, which GoodRx does not claim.

Good Life Meds is silent on lab work and coaching.

GoodRx does not say what its price includes.

That matters most for the drug: unless GoodRx confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.

Good Life 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

GoodRx

Inclusions not disclosed.

Where each one scores higher

Overall, GoodRx scores 6.9 and Good Life Meds 6.6 out of 10.

Good Life Meds is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 5.0), trust & safety (6.5 vs 6.0) and support (7.0 vs 5.0).

GoodRx is stronger on value (5.0 vs 4.4), effectiveness (10.0 vs 8.5) and accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0).

How we score

Good Life Meds

6.6/10

Overall

GoodRx

6.9/10

Value25%

4.4A
vs
B
5.0

Effectiveness25%

8.5A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
5.0

Trust & Safety15%

6.5A
vs
B
6.0

Accessibility10%

5.0A
vs
B
10.0

Support10%

7.0A
vs
B
5.0

FDA warning letters

Neither Good Life Meds nor GoodRx has an FDA warning letter on record with us.

Features & Coverage

FeatureGood Life MedsGoodRx
Starting Price$199/mo✓$149/mo
Features2 features✓6 features
States AvailableNot disclosed50
Compounded✓ Yes—
Brand Name—✓ Yes
FSA/HSA Accepted——
FDA Warning LettersNoneNone

About Good Life Meds

Good Life Meds is a telehealth weight loss clinic that prescribes GLP-1 medications.

Read our full Good Life Meds review →

About GoodRx

GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX) is the largest US prescription savings platform. It publishes self-pay discount pricing on brand-name GLP-1 medications, with Foundayo (orforglipron) starting at $149/month and the Zepbound KwikPen (tirzepatide) starting at $299/month, redeemable at 70,000+ pharmacies nationwide. It also operates GoodRx Care, a telehealth arm that prescribes GLP-1s with online visits starting at $39.

Read our full GoodRx review →

Pros & Cons

Good Life Meds

What we like

  • Semaglutide costs $199 a month, close to the $184 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 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 Good Life 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 is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality

GoodRx

What we like

  • Orforglipron costs $149 a month, close to the $149 median for brand-name orforglipron across the sellers we compare
  • Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, 76% below the $1249 median for brand-name tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
  • Serves all 50 states
  • We found no FDA warning letters issued to GoodRx

Watch-outs

  • Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license

Our Verdict

Winner: GoodRx

GoodRx wins this one, 6.9 to 6.6, above all for oral orforglipron alongside the injectables. It also costs $50 less each month than Good Life Meds. Good Life Meds fits better if seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions is your priority.

Choose Good Life Meds if…

You want seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions and an opening price near $199 a month.

Choose GoodRx if…

You want oral orforglipron alongside the injectables and an opening price near $149 a month.

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Good Life Meds vs GoodRx: FAQ

GoodRx. It starts at $149 a month; Good Life Meds starts at $199 a month, $50 more per month.
No. Good Life Meds lists semaglutide; GoodRx lists orforglipron and tirzepatide.
Good Life Meds does not publish where it ships; GoodRx lists 50 states. Confirm your state before paying.
Only Good Life Meds includes the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping.
Good Life Meds has none. GoodRx has none.
No. Neither Good Life Meds nor GoodRx pays us anything.

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