Coby Health Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 6.7/10
Best for: compounded semaglutide at $159/month
Coby Health falls below our bar on disclosure. Read the breakdown below before you give it money.
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Medication
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Clinician visits
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Shipping
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Lab work
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Coaching
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Prices checked August 2026
Coby Health LLC runs a direct-to-consumer telehealth marketplace out of Chicago and Springfield, IL, with a BBB file opened 3/2025. Compounded semaglutide starts at $99/mo and compounded tirzepatide at $179/mo, both on a 6-mo bundle at the 0.25mg and 2.5mg starting doses. There is no membership fee. It is LegitScript Certified (seal 38387067), and clinical care runs through Beluga Health P.A., part of the Dr. Jonah Mink network. It does not publicly disclose its compounding pharmacy partners.
Is Coby Health legit?
Yes. Coby Health is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. Its site shows LegitScript certification. We rate it 6.7/10 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 a Coby Health promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Coby Health. Its listed price is $159 a month. Coupon sites advertising "Coby Health discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Coby Health compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
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Coby Health at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $159/mo
- Pricing model
- Rises with the dose: higher doses cost more
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- Availability
- 46 states
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Coby Health scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Coby 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%
6.1/10$159/month is 14% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, compounded only. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
3.0/10No price appears until the medical intake is finished.
Trust & Safety15%
4.0/10No pharmacy is named for its prescriptions. Its price appears only after the medical intake. It lists the states it serves.
Accessibility10%
9.4/10Serves 46 of 50 states.
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 Coby Health
Last checked August 2026- Checked the listed price across 11 dose or plan tiers
- Checked state coverage: all 50
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for Coby 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 Coby 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.
- 1Coby Health shows a price only after you finish its medical questionnaire, so you cannot compare costs until you have shared health information.
- 2Coby Health does not require a live video visit before a first prescription.
- 3Ask Coby Health which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- 4The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $159, tirzepatide $239. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Coby Health serves 46 of 50 states, so check that yours is one of them.
- 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.
Contacting Coby Health
- Coby Health offers email support
GLP-1 medications Coby Health offers
Each one has its own guide: how the molecule works, the dosing schedule, the side effects that show up in practice, and what the trials actually measured.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here was read off Coby Health's own checkout on 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
- Semaglutide costs $159 a month, 14% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $239 a month, close to the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves 46 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Coby Health
Against it
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- 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 Coby Health charges
Coby Health lists $159/month. That sits at the affordable end of what we see.
- Compounded semaglutide: $159/month
- Compounded semaglutide: $199/month
- Compounded semaglutide: $229/month
- Compounded semaglutide: $249/month
- Compounded semaglutide: $249/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $239/month
For compounded semaglutide, the median across the sellers we compare is $185/month, so Coby Health's $159 is genuinely below the middle, not just advertised that way.
SkinnyRx dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $149.25/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What Coby Health dispenses
Coby Health prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the two best-evidenced weight-loss molecules currently on the market. What arrives is compounded at a licensed pharmacy, not an approved pen. That is the reason it costs less, and the reason the finished preparation carries no FDA review behind it.
Safety and disclosure
Coby Health tells you that it treats patients in all 50 states. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Coby Health. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Coby Health will not tell you, treat that as a warning sign. 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 Coby Health bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- the lowest standing monthly cost is what you are solving for
- you need access wherever you live
Our read
Coby Health competes on price: $159/month. The catch is disclosure, which is why Coby Health scores low on Trust & Safety: settle the pharmacy and pricing questions above before the price decides for you.
The Bottom Line
Coby Health falls below our bar on disclosure. Read the breakdown below before you give it money.
Before you pay Coby Health
Starting at $159 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Coby 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 Sesame Care.
- If the standing monthly cost is what decides it, consider Collective (from $59/mo).
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider ShedRx.
Compare Coby Health head to head
The sellers closest to Coby Health on medication and price.
Frequently Asked Questions
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 Coby Health review: primary regulatory filings, and peer-reviewed studies.
Sources & methodology — as of August 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 (Garvey WT et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 40334173.
See Coby Health's current pricing
Plans start at $159 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.