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Sesame Care vs Hims

Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Sesame Care has none. No price lines up like for like. They share brand-name semaglutide pen, but Hims' $199 covers the medication only, with a separate membership on top.

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

The record

Sesame Care / Hims

Featured pick (affiliate partner)

Sesame Care logo

Sesame Care

8.1/10

Hims logo

Hims

6.7/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$149/moBrand-name semaglutide pill
$149/moBrand-name semaglutide pill, medication only, membership extra
States
No state list published
All 50 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
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Sesame Care is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. Hims pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (Sesame Care 8.1, Hims 6.7). How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Sesame Care has none.

  2. 02

    Sesame Care names no compounding pharmacy in our record. Hims sells brand-name medication only.

  3. 03

    No price lines up like for like. They share brand-name semaglutide pen, but Hims' $199 covers the medication only, with a separate membership on top.

  4. 04

    Hims lists all 50 states. Sesame Care publishes no state list.

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.

Sesame Care

Hims

Brand-name semaglutide pen

$349/mo

$4,188 a year

$199/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Brand-name tirzepatide pen

$299/mo

$3,588 a year

$299/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Brand-name semaglutide pill

$149/mo

$1,788 a year

$149/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Foundayo (orforglipron) pill

$149/mo

$1,788 a year

$149/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Price includes
Not stated
Medication
Billed separately
Not stated
Clinician visits, coaching
Cancel any time
Yes, stated
Yes, stated
Minimum term
None
Monthly membership, auto-renews
Refunds
Full refund only if you cancel at least 3 hours before the first visit; nothing back once that visit happens
First month's membership fee is non-refundable; partial-period refunds are not guaranteed
Early-exit fee
None stated
None stated

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

The case for each

The case for Sesame Care

8.1/10
Featured pick (affiliate partner)
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Publishes no state list
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The case for Hims

6.7/10

The record gives Hims no edge on this pair.

  • Open FDA warning letter, September 9, 2025
  • Price leaves out clinician visits and coaching
  • Lowest price covers the medication only, with a separate membership on top
Visit Hims

Scores

Sesame Care 8.1 · Hims 6.7 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

10.0A
vs
B
3.0

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

7.5A
vs
B
8.0

Trust & Safety15%

6.5A
vs
B
6.0

Accessibility10%

5.0A
vs
B
10.0

Support10%

5.0A
vs
B
3.0

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

Sesame Care vs Hims: questions

Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. Sesame Care has none. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
Sesame Care names no compounding pharmacy in our record. Hims sells brand-name medication only. A 503A pharmacy compounds for named patients on a prescription; a 503B outsourcing facility is registered with FDA and inspected under federal manufacturing rules.
No price lines up like for like. They share brand-name semaglutide pen, but Hims' $199 covers the medication only, with a separate membership on top. We only set two prices against each other when they are for the same product and both are standing month-to-month or 4-week rates.
Sesame Care states you can cancel at any time; refunds: full refund only if you cancel at least 3 hours before the first visit; nothing back once that visit happens. Hims states you can cancel at any time; refunds: first month's membership fee is non-refundable; partial-period refunds are not guaranteed.
Sesame Care is our featured pick on this page because it is an affiliate partner: we are paid if you sign up through our link. Hims pays us nothing. The scores are computed the same way for both and are shown as computed (Sesame Care 8.1, Hims 6.7).

Other sellers we are paid by

Affiliate partners outside this pair. Each has its own record and review, scored the same way.

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