EllieMD Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 5.5/10
Best for: a flat-rate compounded GLP-1 plan bought three months at a time
EllieMD falls below our bar on disclosure. It charges from $229 a month, paid up front; its compounded tirzepatide, at $299, paid up front, is 11% above the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
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charged as a multi-month plan up front
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
Not stated
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Charged on top
Coaching
Not stated
Prices checked October 2026
EllieMD, run by Ellie Health, Inc., sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide as weekly injections with B12, L-carnitine or glycine, or as twice-weekly oral drops, at one price for every dose. The shortest plan is 3 months, paid up front: $717 for semaglutide injections ($239 a month) and $897 for tirzepatide. Plans renew automatically. It sells through a network of brand partners and also offers microdose GLP-1s, hormones and peptides.
Is EllieMD legit?
Yes. EllieMD is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 5.5/10 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 EllieMD promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for EllieMD. Its listed price is $229 a month. Coupon sites advertising "EllieMD discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how EllieMD compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Vetted alternatives to EllieMD
Collective
Best for: flat any-dose pricing, if you can absorb a $199 annual membership on top
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Embody
Best for: a flat compounded tirzepatide or semaglutide price at every dose, from a seller that names its pharmacies
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Luvo Health
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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EllieMD at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $229/mo (Minimum 84-day commitment.)
- What's included
- Consult · Shipping
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How EllieMD scores
Six columns, each one computed from something EllieMD 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%
4.2/10$299/month is 11% above the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare. Every standard-dose price requires paying for several months up front. 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%
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.
Accessibility10%
5.0/10No state list is available to check, so this is held at the midpoint rather than scored on reach.
Support10%
4.0/10The price covers 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 EllieMD
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 6 dose or plan tiers
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for EllieMD
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 EllieMD 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.
- 1EllieMD shows a price only after you finish its medical questionnaire, so you cannot compare costs until you have shared health information.
- 2Ask EllieMD which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- 3The monthly price includes clinician visits and shipping.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $229, tirzepatide $239. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Confirm that EllieMD 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 EllieMD
Taken from the terms EllieMD publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Cancel any time
- No, a minimum commitment applies
- Minimum commitment
- 3-month minimum; plans renew for the same term unless canceled at least 48 hours before renewal
- Refund policy
- Full refund of the product payment if not prescribed. Canceled before the prescription is sent: refund minus a $99 administrative fee. No refund once the pharmacy processes it.
- Early-termination fee
- Yes
Medications EllieMD lists
EllieMD 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.
Peptides EllieMD offers
EllieMD sells peptides beyond the GLP-1s. Tap one to read what the evidence says about it.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Renews every 3 months. 6-month $1,374 ($229 a month), 12-month $2,388 ($199). Non-renewing 3-month supply $837 ($279 a month). Same price at every dose.
Renews every 3 months. 6-month $1,734 ($289 a month), 12-month $2,988 ($249). Same price at every dose.
Twice-weekly oral drops with NAD+ or no additive. Renews every 3 months.
Twice-weekly oral drops with NAD+ or no additive. Renews every 3 months.
Minimum 84-day commitment.
Minimum 84-day commitment.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from EllieMD'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
- The monthly price includes clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to EllieMD
Against it
- Semaglutide costs $239 a month, 20% above the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, 11% above the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- Not included in the monthly price: lab work
- 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 EllieMD charges
EllieMD lists $229/month.
- Compounded semaglutide (injection): $239/month
- Compounded tirzepatide (injection): $299/month
- Compounded semaglutide (oral drops): $299/month
- Compounded tirzepatide (oral drops): $379/month
- Compounded semaglutide (microdose injection): $229/month
- Compounded tirzepatide (microdose injection): $239/month
For compounded tirzepatide, the median across the sellers we compare is $269/month, so EllieMD's $299 lands mid-market. Price is unlikely to be the deciding factor. Some of EllieMD's plans are paid several months up front, so read the terms you agree to at checkout before you choose a longer one.
Belle Health dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $199/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What EllieMD dispenses
EllieMD 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. EllieMD 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 EllieMD 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. No human absorption study of sublingual semaglutide drops has been published.
Safety and disclosure
Before you start an intake, ask EllieMD which states it serves, which pharmacy fills its prescriptions and what the monthly price includes. We found no FDA warning letters issued to EllieMD. The pharmacy question matters most here because the medication is compounded. If EllieMD will not name the pharmacy, treat that as a warning sign. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Of the peptides EllieMD sells, BPC-157, TB-500, Epitalon, Semax, KPV, and MOTS-c are among the six in the October 2026 HHS compounding policy. It says HHS does not intend to take enforcement action against 503A pharmacies that compound them under ten conditions, and it approves none of them.
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 EllieMD bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- injections are the thing keeping you from starting
Our read
EllieMD lands mid-market on price. The catch is disclosure, which is why EllieMD scores low on Trust & Safety: settle the pharmacy and pricing questions above before the price decides for you. Wellorithm is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
EllieMD falls below our bar on disclosure. It charges from $229 a month, paid up front; its compounded tirzepatide, at $299, paid up front, is 11% above the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay EllieMD
Starting at $229 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where EllieMD 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 EllieMD sets more sellers in the same category beside EllieMD on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check EllieMD 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 EllieMD 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 EllieMD's current pricing
Plans start at $229 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.