Metabolic Rx Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 5.3/10
Best for: shoppers willing to give contact details before seeing a price, and to confirm it before paying
Metabolic Rx falls below our bar on disclosure. It charges from $149 a month.
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Prices checked October 2026
Metabolic Rx is an online platform for compounded GLP-1 care: weekly semaglutide or tirzepatide shots, a lower-dose plan, an oral option and a few peptides. Its catalog lists GLP-1 plans "from $149/mo", yet every treatment page replaces the price with "Available by consultation", and plan prices appear only after you submit your contact details. It names neither its medical group nor its pharmacy.
Is Metabolic Rx legit?
Yes. Metabolic Rx is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 5.3/10 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 Metabolic Rx promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Metabolic Rx. Its listed price is $149 a month. Coupon sites advertising "Metabolic Rx discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Metabolic Rx compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
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Editorial score · methodology
Editorial score · methodology
Editorial score · methodology
Metabolic Rx at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $149/mo
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Metabolic Rx scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Metabolic Rx 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%
3.0/10The listed figure is not a comparable monthly price for a named GLP-1 (it may be a membership fee, an insured copay, a per-vial rate or a starting-dose price), so Value is capped rather than scored against other sellers.
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%
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 Metabolic Rx
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 2 dose or plan tiers
- Checked FDA warning letters for Metabolic Rx
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 Metabolic Rx 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.
- 1Metabolic Rx shows a price only after you finish its medical questionnaire, so you cannot compare costs until you have shared health information.
- 2Ask Metabolic Rx 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 Metabolic Rx serves your state before you start.
Contacting Metabolic Rx
- Phone
- (770) 525-2122
- Metabolic Rx offers email support
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cancelling Metabolic Rx
Taken from the terms Metabolic Rx publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Minimum commitment
- Recurring charge every 30 days; the FAQ wants a month's notice to cancel, while the Terms allow it up to 48 hours before a charge
- Refund policy
- Refunds only for a wrong or damaged product, a product failing safety standards, an unshipped order, or a declined prescription
Medications Metabolic Rx lists
Metabolic Rx lists compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide and GLP-1 medication it does not name publicly. 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
/peptides: "Weight Loss Semaglutide Injection from $ 149 /mo".
/peptides: "Weight Loss Tirzepatide Injection from $ 149 /mo".
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Metabolic Rx'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
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Metabolic Rx
Against it
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- 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 Metabolic Rx charges
Metabolic Rx lists $149/month. Before you pay, compare Metabolic Rx's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies.
- Compounded semaglutide: $149/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $149/month
Found, at about $149/month + membership, is the closest like-for-like alternative we review.
What Metabolic Rx dispenses
Metabolic Rx 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. The molecule can be the one in Ozempic and Wegovy; what differs is the formulation, the concentration and the dose ladder.
A needle-free oral option is genuinely uncommon and is the reason some readers will look at Metabolic Rx 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.
Safety and disclosure
Before you start an intake, ask Metabolic Rx which states it serves, which pharmacy fills its prescriptions and what the monthly price includes. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Metabolic Rx. The pharmacy question matters most here because the medication is compounded. If Metabolic Rx will not name the pharmacy, treat that as a warning sign. A 503A pharmacy answers to a state board and a 503B facility to the FDA; which one fills it changes what you can check. 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 Metabolic Rx bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- injections are the thing keeping you from starting
Our read
Metabolic Rx charges $149/month. Too few sellers offer the same drug and form to say whether that is cheap or expensive, so judge it on what the package includes. The catch is disclosure, which is why Metabolic Rx scores low on Trust & Safety: settle the pharmacy and pricing questions above before the price decides for you.
The Bottom Line
Metabolic Rx falls below our bar on disclosure. It charges from $149 a month.
Before you pay Metabolic Rx
Starting at $149 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Metabolic Rx 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 Metabolic Rx sets more sellers in the same category beside Metabolic Rx on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Metabolic Rx 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 Metabolic Rx 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 Metabolic Rx's current pricing
Plans start at $149 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.