MDLive Review
GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 5.2/10
Best for: seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions
MDLive rates best on getting signed up and staying signed up.
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Covered by the plan
Medication
Charged on top
Clinician visits
Not stated
Shipping
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Lab work
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Coaching
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Prices checked August 2026
There is no single published cash price at MDLive; what you pay tracks your coverage. The company sits inside Evernorth/Cigna and says it reaches over 50 million people via health insurance and employer benefits, while still permitting out-of-pocket direct visits. The anti-obesity GLP-1s Wegovy and Zepbound are available only on a routine Primary Care visit, at the clinician's discretion, never through urgent care. Four states are carved out: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey. Dermatology, behavioral health, urgent care and primary care round out the service.
Is MDLive legit?
Yes. MDLive is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 5.2/10 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 MDLive promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for MDLive. Coupon sites advertising "MDLive discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
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MDLive at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Wegovy, Zepbound
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How MDLive scores
Six columns, each one computed from something MDLive 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%
3.0/10There is no monthly price to compare, so Value is capped rather than scored against other sellers.
Effectiveness25%
5.0/10No medication list or price is available to score, so this is held at the midpoint. It is not a judgment on the drugs themselves.
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%
5.0/10No published price, so what a price would include cannot be assessed. Held at the midpoint.
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 MDLive
Last checked August 2026- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for MDLive
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 MDLive 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.
- 1MDLive 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 MDLive which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- Before you commit, get the ongoing monthly price of the medication itself, not a first-month rate, a membership fee or a per-vial price.
- Confirm that MDLive serves your state before you start.
Contacting MDLive
- Phone
- 1.800.400.6354
- Hours
- 24/7/365
GLP-1 medications MDLive 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.
In its favor
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to MDLive
Against it
- Not included in the monthly price: medication
- 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
What MDLive charges
There is no standard monthly price to quote for MDLive, so you cannot compare it with other sellers until you have been through an intake and received a quote. When you get one, ask for the ongoing monthly figure and what it includes, not the first-month rate and not a program total divided by its length.
What MDLive dispenses
MDLive prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the pair carrying the strongest published outcome data.
Safety and disclosure
MDLive tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire. We found no FDA warning letters issued to MDLive. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Who should look elsewhere
- You want to compare prices before spending time on an intake. There is no standard monthly price to compare.
It fits if
- you want to try routing the cost through your insurance
Our read
Whether MDLive is priced well is impossible to judge before an intake, because there is no standard price to compare. That does not rule it out, and plenty of legitimate sellers quote after intake, but it puts the comparison after you have spent the time, which is the wrong order for you as the buyer. Collective is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
MDLive rates best on getting signed up and staying signed up.
Before you pay MDLive
Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where MDLive 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 you need the FDA-approved pen rather than a compounded vial, consider Sesame Care.
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider ShedRx.
Compare MDLive head to head
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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 MDLive 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.
See MDLive's current pricing
Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.