Lumora Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 7.1/10
Best for: sublingual GLP-1 drops with a price shown before you start
Lumora scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on price. It charges from $295 a month; its compounded tirzepatide, at $345, is 28% above the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
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Prices checked October 2026
Lumora MD, run by Blue Skies MD LLC, offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, injected or as sublingual drops, plus peptide therapies, through a provider who reviews each assessment. It was founded by Drs. Sean and Shannon Arora of Arora Health & Aesthetics. Only the drops are priced in public: $295 for semaglutide and $345 for tirzepatide at checkout. Injection prices are shown only after the assessment.
Is Lumora legit?
Yes. Lumora is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. Its site shows LegitScript certification. We rate it 7.1/10 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 a Lumora promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Lumora. Its listed price is $295 a month. Coupon sites advertising "Lumora discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Lumora compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Vetted alternatives to Lumora
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
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Lumora at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide + Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $295/mo
- Availability
- All 50 states
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Lumora scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Lumora 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%
3.2/10$345/month is 28% above the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, compounded only. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (injected tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (injected semaglutide, -14.9%); no pivotal trial has tested a compounded oral form.
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%
5.0/10States too little about what the monthly cost covers to score the bundle. Held at the midpoint rather than assumed.
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 Lumora
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 2 dose or plan tiers
- Checked state coverage: all 50
- Checked FDA warning letters for Lumora
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 Lumora 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.
- 1Lumora 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 Lumora which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $295, tirzepatide $345. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Lumora 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.
Contacting Lumora
- Phone
- (833) 332-2583
- Lumora offers email support
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8am-8pm ET
Cancelling Lumora
Taken from the terms Lumora publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Cancel any time
- Yes
- Minimum commitment
- Plans may renew automatically at the frequency shown at checkout
- Refund policy
- Usually no refund after an order is processed; full refund if no prescription is issued
Medications Lumora lists
Lumora 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 Lumora offers
Lumora sells peptides beyond the GLP-1s. Tap one to read what the evidence says about it.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Listed as "$295 through secure checkout". Injection prices are not published; visit and lab fees are shown only after the assessment.
$590 for a 2-month supply and $680 for 3 months, each one checkout charge. Injection prices are not published.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Lumora'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
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Lumora
Against it
- Semaglutide costs $295 a month, 48% above the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $345 a month, 28% above the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- 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 Lumora charges
Lumora lists $295/month.
- Compounded semaglutide: $295/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $345/month
For compounded tirzepatide, the median across the sellers we compare is $269/month, so Lumora's $345 is a premium, and a premium has to buy something. Check what is bundled before you accept it. Before you pay, compare Lumora's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies.
Direct Meds dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $249/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What Lumora dispenses
Lumora 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. These are compounded preparations from a licensed pharmacy rather than approved pens, which is where the lower price comes from. A compounded drug is not FDA-approved as a finished product: the specific preparation has not been reviewed for safety, efficacy or manufacturing quality. For what differs besides the price, see compounded semaglutide vs Ozempic and Wegovy.
A needle-free oral option is genuinely uncommon and is the reason some readers will look at Lumora 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
Lumora 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 Lumora. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Lumora 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.
Lumora also sells NAD+, and a 2026 systematic review found no outcomes trials of injected NAD+ for anti-aging or wellness.
Who should look elsewhere
- You care most about the twelve-month total, not the first bill. A flat-rate seller such as Collective will usually win that math.
- You want the FDA-approved pen specifically. Everything listed here is compounded.
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Lumora bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- injections are the thing keeping you from starting
- you need access wherever you live
Our read
Lumora costs more than the middle of this market, and the oral option is the clearest thing that premium buys. If the extras it charges for are ones you would actually use, that is a defensible trade. If not, the same molecule is available for less. MangoRx is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
Lumora scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on price. It charges from $295 a month; its compounded tirzepatide, at $345, is 28% above the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay Lumora
Starting at $295 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Lumora 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 Lumora sets more sellers in the same category beside Lumora on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Lumora yourself
- We Read FDA's Register of Compounding Facilities. 43 of 100 Have Never Been Inspected.
- How to Read a Peptide Certificate of Analysis (and What It Cannot Prove)
- Is Ozempic Available Over the Counter? No GLP-1 Is, and What Is Sold Instead
Every seller that ships to your state, side by side: Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia 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 Lumora 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 Lumora's current pricing
Plans start at $295 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.