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Meli Health vs Transparent Meds

Neither Meli Health nor Transparent Meds has an FDA warning letter on record. On compounded tirzepatide injection, Meli Health costs $600 less a year at standing rates: $299 a month against $349 a month at Transparent Meds.

By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
Editorially reviewed. Not medical advice · How we verify contentLast reviewed

The record

Meli Health / Transparent Meds

Meli Health logo

Meli Health

7.5/10

Transparent Meds logo

Transparent Meds

7.8/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
None on record
Pharmacy
Lowest standing price
$229/moCompounded semaglutide injection
$229/moCompounded semaglutide injection
States
49 states
45 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
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Neither Meli Health nor Transparent Meds pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Meli Health 7.5, Transparent Meds 7.8. How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    Neither Meli Health nor Transparent Meds has an FDA warning letter on record.

  2. 02

    Meli Health names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy. Transparent Meds names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy.

  3. 03

    On compounded tirzepatide injection, Meli Health costs $600 less a year at standing rates: $299 a month against $349 a month at Transparent Meds.

  4. 04

    Meli Health covers five states Transparent Meds does not and Transparent Meds covers one state Meli Health does not.

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.

Meli Health

Transparent Meds

Compounded semaglutide injection

$229/mo

$2,748 a year

$229/mo

$2,748 a year

Compounded tirzepatide injection

$299/moLower

$3,588 a year

$349/mo

$4,188 a year

Price includes
Medication, shipping
Medication, clinician visits, shipping
Cancel any time
Yes, stated
Yes, stated
Minimum term
Monthly subscription charged ahead of each cycle; stop it in the account, or email support two days before renewal
None (monthly subscription)
Refunds
Medication and pharmacy fees may be refunded before pharmacy processing or if the provider declines; provider and platform fees become non-refundable once review begins.
Medication fees may be refunded if the provider declines to prescribe; no prorated refunds; shipped or prepared medication is non-refundable
Early-exit fee
None stated
None stated

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

The case for each

The case for Meli Health

7.5/10
  • $600 a year less on compounded tirzepatide injection
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The case for Transparent Meds

7.8/10

The record gives Transparent Meds no edge on this pair.

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Scores

Meli Health 7.5 · Transparent Meds 7.8 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

4.0A
vs
B
4.0

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
8.0

Trust & Safety15%

9.0A
vs
B
10.0

Accessibility10%

9.8A
vs
B
9.2

Support10%

4.5A
vs
B
7.0

The score is the same formula for every seller. Payment does not enter it. Method

Meli Health vs Transparent Meds: questions

Neither Meli Health nor Transparent Meds has an FDA warning letter on record. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
Meli Health names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy. Transparent Meds names Rush Pharmacy, a 503A pharmacy. A 503A pharmacy compounds for named patients on a prescription; a 503B outsourcing facility is registered with FDA and inspected under federal manufacturing rules.
Meli Health, by $600 a year at standing rates. Meli Health: $299 a month, about $3,588 a year. Transparent Meds: $349 a month, about $4,188 a year.
Meli Health states you can cancel at any time; refunds: medication and pharmacy fees may be refunded before pharmacy processing or if the provider declines; provider and platform fees become non-refundable once review begins. Transparent Meds states you can cancel at any time; refunds: medication fees may be refunded if the provider declines to prescribe; no prorated refunds; shipped or prepared medication is non-refundable.
Neither Meli Health nor Transparent Meds pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Meli Health 7.5, Transparent Meds 7.8.

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