Effecty Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 8.1/10
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Effecty scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on follow-up care. Its compounded semaglutide costs $170 a month, 15% below the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
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Prices checked October 2026
Compounded semaglutide costs $170 a month at Effecty, and compounded tirzepatide $235, with $75 off the first month. Longer plans billed up front cut the rate to $130 and $190 on a 12-month plan. Effecty also sells Mounjaro, Zepbound, Wegovy and Ozempic at $1,300 to $1,600 a month. There is no membership fee, every dose costs the same, and the platform ships to all states.
Is Effecty legit?
Yes. Effecty is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. Its site shows LegitScript certification. We rate it 8.1/10 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 Effecty promo or coupon code?
Effecty publishes the code EFFECTY100 (Code EFFECTY100, up to 50% off most treatments for first-time customers; GLP-1 intro pricing e.g. $60 first month then $160/mo (12-month plan)). You enter it at checkout on Effecty's own site. Other codes for Effecty circulate on coupon sites, and we cannot vouch for those.
See how Effecty compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
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Effecty at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, Mounjaro
- Starting price
- $170/mo
- Pricing model
- Flat: the price stays the same as the dose goes up
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- Availability
- All 50 states
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Effecty scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Effecty 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$170/month is 15% below the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, including the FDA-approved product. 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%
7.5/10No pharmacy is named for its prescriptions. It shows a price before asking for health information. It lists the states it serves.
Accessibility10%
10.0/10Serves all 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 Effecty
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 6 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 Effecty
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 Effecty 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.
- 1Effecty 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 Effecty 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 $170, tirzepatide $235. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Effecty serves all 50 states.
- 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 Effecty
Taken from the terms Effecty publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Minimum commitment
- Month-to-month plan has none; longer plans are paid in advance
- Refund policy
- No refunds of subscription fees already paid; all sales are final
Medications Effecty lists
Effecty lists Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, Mounjaro, 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
$75 off the first month ($95). 3-month plan $150/mo billed every 3 months, 6-month $140/mo billed every 6 months, 12-month $130/mo billed yearly; larger first-order discounts on longer plans. Same price at every dose.
$75 off the first month ($160). 3-month plan $210/mo billed every 3 months, 6-month $200/mo billed every 6 months, 12-month $190/mo billed yearly. Same price at every dose.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Effecty'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
- Semaglutide costs $170 a month, 15% below the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $235 a month, 13% below 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 stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Effecty
Against it
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
What Effecty charges
Two numbers matter here and only one of them is the price. $95 is the opening month; $170/month is what Effecty charges after that.
- Compounded semaglutide: $95 first month, then $170/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $160 first month, then $235/month
- Ozempic: $1,300/month
- Wegovy: $1,600/month
- Zepbound: $1,400/month
- Mounjaro: $1,300/month
For compounded semaglutide, the median across the sellers we compare is $199/month, so Effecty's $170 is genuinely below the middle, not just advertised that way. Before you pay, compare Effecty's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies. For scale, the dearest tenth of compounded sellers charges about three times the cheapest tenth.
MEDGm dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $169/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What Effecty dispenses
Effecty 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 choice is between an FDA-approved pen and a compounded preparation that costs less. Compounding is lawful and often appropriate, but a compounded product is not an approved one, and the price gap is largely that difference. For what differs besides the price, see compounded semaglutide vs Ozempic and Wegovy.
Safety and disclosure
Effecty tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire and that it treats patients in all 50 states. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Effecty. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Effecty 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 would be choosing on the advertised figure. The introductory month is real, but it is not what you will pay in month three.
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Effecty bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- the lowest standing monthly cost is what you are solving for
- you want the price to stop moving as your dose climbs
- you want a cheap way to find out whether the medication suits you before committing
- you need access wherever you live
Our read
Effecty is a cheap way to start and an ordinary way to continue. Use the $95 month for what it is good for, finding out whether the medication works for you, and re-run the numbers against $170/month before you let it renew twice.
The Bottom Line
Effecty scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on follow-up care. Its compounded semaglutide costs $170 a month, 15% below the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay Effecty
Starting at $170 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Effecty is the wrong choice
No seller suits every reader, and pretending otherwise is the easiest way to sell one. On these two counts, another seller does better.
- If the standing monthly cost is what decides it, consider WellMedRx (from $49/mo).
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider Eden.
If none of these fits, our guide to alternatives to Effecty sets more sellers in the same category beside Effecty on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Effecty yourself
- How to Verify an Online GLP-1 Pharmacy: Six Public Checks
- We Read FDA's Register of Compounding Facilities. 43 of 100 Have Never Been Inspected.
- Buying Tirzepatide as a Research Chemical: What "Research Use Only" Really Means
Every seller that ships to your state, side by side: Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and every other state.
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 Effecty 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 Effecty's current pricing
Plans start at $95 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.