Navio MD vs Pillar Health
Navio MD and Pillar Health both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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Navio MD
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Visit Navio MD →Pillar Health
Best for: a flat monthly compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide price with a half-price first month
Visit Pillar Health →If you are choosing between Navio MD and Pillar Health, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. They tie at 8.2 on our six-part score.
Navio MD vs Pillar Health price
Navio MD and Pillar Health start at the same figure, $189 a month, so the entry price does not separate them. Look at what each price covers and at the per-drug prices below.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Pillar Health ($189 a month vs $345 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at Navio MD ($189 a month vs $199 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, Navio MD prices compounded injections and brand-name pens, while Pillar Health prices compounded injections.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, Navio MD is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
Navio MD lists 48 states, and Pillar Health lists 49 states.
They overlap in 47 states. Navio MD alone covers Alaska. Pillar Health alone covers Alabama and District of Columbia.
Pricing
Navio MD
as low as $189/mo; tiered by dose
as low as $345/mo; brand price varies by dose
as low as $445/mo; tiered by dose
as low as $1,249/mo; tiered by dose
Ozempic as low as $345/mo (compounded tirzepatide $189/mo also offered)
Pillar Health
$189 a month, described as locked in for life, with the clinician consult and medication included and no membership fee. Code PILLAR50 takes 50% off the first month, shown on the product page as $94.50.
$249 a month across the full titration ladder, no membership fee. Code PILLAR50 makes the first month $124.50.
The microdosing product page lists $199 a month ($99.50 for the first month with PILLAR50); one category card shows $249 for the same program.
What each price covers
Pillar Health's price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping, which Navio MD does not claim.
Navio MD does not say what its price includes.
Pillar Health is silent on lab work and coaching.
That matters most for the drug: unless Navio MD confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.
Navio MD
Inclusions not disclosed.
Pillar Health
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
Where each one scores higher
Overall they tie at 8.2 out of 10.
Navio MD is stronger on trust & safety (8.5 vs 7.5).
Pillar Health is stronger on support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Value, effectiveness, user experience and accessibility are within half a point.
Navio MD
8.2/10
Pillar Health
8.2/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Navio MD nor Pillar Health has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Navio MD | Pillar Health |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $189/mo | $189/mo |
| Features | 6 features | ✓8 features |
| States Available | 48 | ✓49 |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Navio MD
NavioMD sells compounded tirzepatide at $247/mo plus brand-name Ozempic at $1,199/mo and Mounjaro at $1,249/mo. It is LegitScript verified and available in 48 states, not AL or MS. The price is the same at every dose. It also offers women's hormone optimization.
Read our full Navio MD review →About Pillar Health
Pillar Health is a Michigan company that markets compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide programs, with prescribing through the Architek Health provider network. Its site lists semaglutide at $189 a month and tirzepatide at $249, one price across the titration ladder with no membership fee, and a code takes 50% off the first month. Checkout runs on a separate platform whose own terms govern billing and refunds.
Read our full Pillar Health review →Pros & Cons
Navio MD
What we like
- Tirzepatide costs $189 a month, 24% below the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Semaglutide costs $345 a month, 65% below the $997 median for brand-name semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- Serves 48 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Navio MD
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its tirzepatide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Pillar Health
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $189 a month, close to the $188 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $199 a month, 20% below the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide 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
- Serves 49 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Pillar Health
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- 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
Our Verdict
Navio MD and Pillar Health finish level at 8.2. Choose on the state list and on what each monthly price covers.
Choose Navio MD if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $189 a month.
Choose Pillar Health if…
You want a flat monthly compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide price with a half-price first month and an opening price near $189 a month.
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