Avono Health Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 7/10
Best for: starting below a standard dose, with microdose tiers
Avono Health scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on price. It charges from $159 a month; its compounded semaglutide, at $219, is 10% above the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
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Shipping
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Lab work
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Coaching
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Prices checked October 2026
Avono LLC sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide online in two programs: a lower-dose microdose program from $159 a month and a standard program from $219. Each drug comes as a weekly injection or an oral form, and every price is posted with no membership, clinician or shipping fee. The site says plainly that microdose results are less established than standard dosing.
Is Avono Health legit?
Yes. Avono Health is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 7.0/10 overall, across six areas from price to trust and safety. Legitimate is not the same as right for you, though: that part is a decision for you and a licensed clinician.
Is there an Avono Health promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Avono Health. Its listed price is $159 a month. Coupon sites advertising "Avono Health discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Avono Health compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Vetted alternatives to Avono Health
Collective
Best for: flat any-dose pricing, if you can absorb a $199 annual membership on top
Editorial score · methodology
Embody
Best for: a flat compounded tirzepatide or semaglutide price at every dose, from a seller that names its pharmacies
Editorial score · methodology
Luvo Health
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Editorial score · methodology
Avono Health at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $159/mo
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Avono Health scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Avono Health has published rather than from an opinion we formed: what it charges, which molecules it will dispense, what its record shows, and what the monthly figure actually buys. Where a seller keeps something back, such as its price or its pharmacy, the score reflects it. Every seller we review goes through the same six columns.
Value25%
4.3/10$219/month is 10% above the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare. A cheaper microdose price is also listed; Value is scored on the standard dose.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, compounded only. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
8.0/10A price is shown before the questionnaire starts.
Trust & Safety15%
6.5/10No pharmacy is named for its prescriptions. It shows a price before asking for health information.
Accessibility10%
5.0/10No state list is available to check, so this is held at the midpoint rather than scored on reach.
Support10%
7.0/10The price covers the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
A seller that shows no price until after the medical intake loses points on User Experience and Trust & Safety, and its review says so. How we score →
What we checked on Avono Health
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 8 dose or plan tiers
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for Avono Health
Price, availability, and compliance here are read off the seller's own pages and off primary regulatory records, named in the sources below.
What signing up with Avono Health involves
What to expect on the way to a prescription: where the price appears, who fills the medication, and what the monthly price covers. It is not medical advice, and a clinician makes the prescribing decision.
- 1Avono Health shows a price on its own site before asking anything about you, so you can compare it with other sellers before you start a questionnaire.
- 2Ask Avono Health which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- 3The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $159, tirzepatide $219. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Confirm that Avono Health serves your state before you start.
- The medication is compounded, so it is not an FDA-approved product and has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality.
Cancelling Avono Health
Taken from the terms Avono Health publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Minimum commitment
- Set by the plan chosen at checkout
- Refund policy
- Non-refundable once a provider has reviewed the intake or a prescription has been issued
Medications Avono Health lists
Avono Health lists compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide. Each one has its own guide: how it works, the dosing schedule, the side effects that show up in practice, and what the trials measured.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Injection (microdose), $159 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Oral dissolving tablets (microdose), $219 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Injection (microdose), $219 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Oral dissolving tablets (microdose), $239 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Injection, $219 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Oral capsules, $289 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Injection, $299 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Oral capsules, $349 per month. No membership, clinician or shipping fee.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Avono Health's own website, as of the date shown. Sellers move prices without announcing it, and promotional rates lapse, so confirm the standing cost on their site before committing.
In its favor
- Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, close to the $269 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 includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Avono Health
Against it
- Semaglutide costs $219 a month, 10% above the $199 median for compounded semaglutide 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 semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
What Avono Health charges
Avono Health charges $159/month.
- Compounded semaglutide (microdose injection): $159/month
- Compounded semaglutide (microdose tablet): $219/month
- Compounded tirzepatide (microdose injection): $219/month
- Compounded tirzepatide (microdose tablet): $239/month
- Compounded semaglutide (injection): $219/month
- Compounded semaglutide (capsule): $289/month
For compounded semaglutide, the median across the sellers we compare is $199/month, so Avono Health's $219 lands mid-market. Price is unlikely to be the deciding factor. Before you pay, compare Avono Health's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies.
Found dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $149/month + membership, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What Avono Health dispenses
Avono Health prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the two molecules with the largest published weight-loss trial programs behind them. The medication is compounded rather than dispensed as an approved pen. Compounding serves real clinical needs and is entirely lawful; what it is not is reviewed, and the cost difference reflects that. For what differs besides the price, see compounded semaglutide vs Ozempic and Wegovy. Avono Health also lists a microdose plan, and the published evidence on GLP-1 microdosing is letters and commentary rather than trials.
A needle-free oral option is genuinely uncommon and is the reason some readers will look at Avono Health at all. Set expectations on the evidence, though: the published weight-loss trials for these molecules used injections. Oral and sublingual delivery of peptides is far less studied, so treat it as a route that solves the needle problem rather than as a proven equal to the shot.
Safety and disclosure
Avono Health tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Avono Health. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Avono Health will not tell you, treat that as a warning sign. Once you have the pharmacy's name, 503A vs 503B explains which regulator oversees it and how to check. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Who should look elsewhere
- You want the FDA-approved pen specifically. Everything listed here is compounded.
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Avono Health bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- injections are the thing keeping you from starting
Our read
Avono Health lands mid-market on price without a standout advantage or an obvious problem. It comes down to whether its particular package fits you. HealthRX is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
Avono Health scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on price. It charges from $159 a month; its compounded semaglutide, at $219, is 10% above the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay Avono Health
Starting at $159 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Avono Health is the wrong choice
No seller suits every reader, and pretending otherwise is the easiest way to sell one. On these three counts, another seller does better.
- If you need the FDA-approved pen rather than a compounded vial, consider WellMedRx.
- If the standing monthly cost is what decides it, consider Collective (from $59/mo + membership).
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider Eden.
If none of these fits, our guide to alternatives to Avono Health sets more sellers in the same category beside Avono Health on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Avono Health yourself
Glossary
The words sellers use, defined. Tap any term.
- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
Sources
Cited across this Avono Health review: primary regulatory filings, and peer-reviewed studies.
Sources & methodology — as of October 2026
- 1.GLP Watchdog — GLP-1 Pricing Index 2026 (our independent dataset)— GLP Watchdog.
- 2.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 3.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 4.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
- 5.KFF — Medicaid coverage research (anti-obesity & GLP-1 drug policy)— Kaiser Family Foundation.
- 6.STEP 1 Trial — Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (Wilding JPH et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 33567185.
- 7.FDA — Wegovy (semaglutide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 8.FDA — Ozempic (semaglutide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 9.SURMOUNT-1 Trial — Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity (Jastreboff AM et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 35658024.
- 10.FDA — Zepbound (tirzepatide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 11.FDA — Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 12.SURMOUNT-5 Trial — Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide Head-to-Head in Obesity (Aronne LJ et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 40353578.
See Avono Health's current pricing
Plans start at $159 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.