Royal Medical Center vs Shape Vantage
Royal Medical Center costs $149 less a month, and both sell tirzepatide.
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Royal Medical Center
Best for: bloodwork inside the $650/month rather than billed on top
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If you are choosing between Royal Medical Center and Shape Vantage, the first difference is cost: Royal Medical Center is $149 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Royal Medical Center leads our six-part score, 5.7 to 5.5.
Royal Medical Center vs Shape Vantage price
Royal Medical Center is the cheaper way in: $450 a month against $599 a month at Shape Vantage. That is $149 less each month (25% lower), or about $1,788 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Tirzepatide is cheaper at Royal Medical Center ($450 a month vs $599 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell tirzepatide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections.
Where each one treats patients
Neither Royal Medical Center nor Shape Vantage publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
Royal Medical Center
Shape Vantage
What each price covers
Royal Medical Center's price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and lab work, which Shape Vantage does not claim.
Royal Medical Center is silent on shipping and coaching.
Shape Vantage does not say what its price includes.
That matters most for the drug: unless Shape Vantage confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.
Royal Medical Center
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
In the price
Coaching
Not stated
Shape Vantage
Inclusions not disclosed.
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Royal Medical Center scores 5.7 and Shape Vantage 5.5 out of 10.
Royal Medical Center is stronger on support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Shape Vantage is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 7.5).
Value, effectiveness, trust & safety and accessibility are within half a point.
Royal Medical Center
5.7/10
Shape Vantage
5.5/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Royal Medical Center nor Shape Vantage has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Royal Medical Center | Shape Vantage |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$450/mo | $599/mo |
| Features | ✓5 features | 3 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | — | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | — | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Royal Medical Center
Compounded tirzepatide is priced along four dose tiers, $450 through $1,100/mo, each covering drug, supplies, labs and consultations. Semaglutide is not offered at all. Dr. Dagoberto Rodriguez, M.D. founded the practice, which works nationally by telehealth and treats hormone therapy as its core; the credentialing and the itemization are both unusual for this segment. No pharmacy partner is identified.
Read our full Royal Medical Center review →About Shape Vantage
One product, priced at $599, is all Shape Vantage sells: tirzepatide, bought through a direct checkout link with no medical intake visible anywhere in the path. Its terms leave provider review as something that may happen rather than something that must. The profile is a hybrid gray-market one and does not fit how compounded telehealth normally works. GLP Watchdog does not recommend Shape Vantage. Establish what the actual prescription pathway is before any money changes hands.
Read our full Shape Vantage review →Pros & Cons
Royal Medical Center
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 lab work
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Royal Medical Center
- Baseline bloodwork is required before a prescription
Watch-outs
- Tirzepatide costs $650 a month, 160% 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
- Its tirzepatide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Shape Vantage
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Shape Vantage
Watch-outs
- Tirzepatide costs $599 a month, 140% 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
- Its tirzepatide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
Royal Medical Center wins this one, 5.7 to 5.5, above all for bloodwork inside the $650/month rather than billed on top. It also costs $149 less each month than Shape Vantage. Shape Vantage fits better if compounded tirzepatide at $599/month is your priority.
Choose Royal Medical Center if…
You want bloodwork inside the $650/month rather than billed on top and an opening price near $450 a month.
Choose Shape Vantage if…
You want compounded tirzepatide at $599/month and an opening price near $599 a month.
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