Rush Pharmacy
“Which pharmacies do you use? Pause Rx works with Rush Pharmacy ( [website] , [email] ), which meets or exceeds all federal and state requirements.”
PauseRX Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 7.4/10
Best for: compounded GLP-1 at $199/month with no membership fee
7.4
★★★★☆7.4/10
PauseRX scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability. It charges from $199 a month; its compounded tirzepatide, at $249, is 7% below the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
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PauseRX lists compounded semaglutide from $199 a month and compounded tirzepatide from $249. The price covers the provider review, the drug and shipping, and there is no membership fee. For the branded pens and pills, PauseRX charges a $149 consultation and NovoCare or LillyDirect fills and bills the drug. Its FAQ names Rush Pharmacy and the Beluga Health physician network.
By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
Editorially reviewed. Not medical advice · How we verify contentLast reviewed
GLP-1 from $199/moPrice shown up frontIncludes medication + consultPharmacy namedNo FDA warning letters foundVideo visit required
Is PauseRX legit?
Yes. PauseRX is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. Its site shows LegitScript certification. We rate it 7.4/10 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 PauseRX promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for PauseRX. Its listed price is $199 a month. Coupon sites advertising "PauseRX discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how PauseRX compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
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- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Wegovy, Zepbound
- Starting price
- $199/mo (Provider review, medication and shipping included.)
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How PauseRX scores
Six columns, each one computed from something PauseRX 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%
5.6/10$249/month is 7% below the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, compounded only. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
7.5/10A price is shown before the questionnaire starts. A live video visit is required, which is slower but the more careful intake.
Trust & Safety15%
8.0/10It names the pharmacy that fills 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%
7.0/10The price covers the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
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Everychecked against the seller's own site
Value 25%Effectiveness 25%User Experience 15%Trust & Safety 15%Accessibility 10%Support 10%
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 PauseRX
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 2 dose or plan tiers
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Recorded which pharmacies the seller names as filling its prescriptions, with the page and date
- Checked FDA warning letters for PauseRX
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 PauseRX 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.
- 1PauseRX 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.
- 2The intake requires a live video visit with a clinician before a first prescription, which takes longer than a written form and is the more careful route.
- 3Rush Pharmacy fills the prescriptions, and PauseRX names it publicly, which most sellers do not.
- 4The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
Price shown before you startLive video visit required
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $199, tirzepatide $249. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Confirm that PauseRX 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.
Contacting PauseRX
- Phone
- (844) 917-2873
- PauseRX offers email support
Cancelling PauseRX
Taken from the terms PauseRX publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Cancel any time
- No, a minimum commitment applies
- Refund policy
- No returns or exchanges
Medications PauseRX lists
PauseRX 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.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Weekly injection, from (per month)Compounded
$199/mo
semaglutide
Provider review, medication and shipping included.
Weekly injection, from (per month)Compounded
$249/mo
tirzepatide
The microdose plan with B12 starts at the same $249.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from PauseRX'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.
PauseRX compounding-pharmacy partners
PauseRX names each pharmacy below as one that compounds or fills its prescriptions, in its own site, terms or filings. The quote under each one is the seller’s own wording.
In its favor
- Semaglutide costs $199 a month, close to the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $249 a month, 7% 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 includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Names Rush Pharmacy as the pharmacy that fills its prescriptions, which most sellers do not
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to PauseRX
- A live video visit with a clinician is required before a prescription, which is slower than a form and is the more careful intake
Against it
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- 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 PauseRX charges
The standing price at PauseRX is $199/month.
- Compounded semaglutide: $199/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $249/month
For compounded tirzepatide, the median across the sellers we compare is $269/month, so PauseRX's $249 lands mid-market. Price is unlikely to be the deciding factor. Before you pay, compare PauseRX's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies.
Bodybuilding Health+ dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $179/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What PauseRX dispenses
PauseRX 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. 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.
Safety and disclosure
PauseRX tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire and the pharmacy that fills its prescriptions. We found no FDA warning letters issued to PauseRX. Because the medication is compounded, the named pharmacy is the detail that matters most: its license is the one you can look up. The FDA publishes seven warning signs for telehealth medicine sellers, and they take a minute to run against PauseRX. 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 PauseRX bills your plan before you start.
Our read
PauseRX lands mid-market on price without a standout advantage or an obvious problem. It comes down to whether its particular package fits you. Belle Health is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
PauseRX scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability. It charges from $199 a month; its compounded tirzepatide, at $249, is 7% below the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
Score: 7.4/10Best for: compounded GLP-1 at $199/month with no membership feeFrom: $199/mo
Before you pay PauseRX
Starting at $199 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where PauseRX 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 PauseRX sets more sellers in the same category beside PauseRX on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
PauseRX lists compounded semaglutide from $199 a month and compounded tirzepatide from $249. The price covers the provider review, the drug and shipping, and there is no membership fee. For the branded pens and pills, PauseRX charges a $149 consultation and NovoCare or LillyDirect fills and bills the drug. Its FAQ names Rush Pharmacy and the Beluga Health physician network. We rate it 7.4/10 overall.
PauseRX starts at $199 a month. The pricing table above lists every tier.
Ask PauseRX whether it serves your state before you start the intake, and get the answer in writing.
PauseRX lists compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide.
PauseRX lists compounded GLP-1s only. A licensed compounding pharmacy prepares them: same active ingredient as the brand drug, lower cash price, and no FDA approval of the finished product. That last part is the one readers underestimate, and the review above says why.
Check whether PauseRX bills your insurance before you sign up. Compounded GLP-1s are rarely covered by insurance, so plan on paying the listed cash price.
PauseRX says the price covers medication, the clinician visit and shipping. The strip near the top of this review shows what is included and what is not.
You fill in an online intake, a licensed clinician decides whether a GLP-1 is appropriate, and if the answer is yes the medication ships to you. PauseRX runs that whole sequence on its own site.
We found no FDA warning letters issued to PauseRX. Before you buy, weigh these: Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake. 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. None of them rules PauseRX out, but each is worth settling before you pay.
Other sellers we cover include Belle Health, HumeCare+, and Gala. Which one fits depends on the medication, the monthly price you can sustain and whether it ships to your state, so compare those three facts before you switch.
How to check PauseRX 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 PauseRX 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.
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