Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Andrew Meds vs Big Easy Weight Loss
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
Andrew Meds
Shoppers comparing published monthly rates who are willing to check that the price on the page is the price the checkout charges.
Visit Andrew MedsBig Easy Weight Loss
Cost-first shoppers who want live-physician (not NP/PA) oversight, if you don't mind paying by the 12-week package rather than a flat monthly rate.
Visit Big Easy Weight LossThe verdict
Andrew Meds takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 70 to 69. Andrew Meds publishes $199 semaglutide and $299 tirzepatide on its product pages, then sends every Get Started button to an intake that sells a $99 low-dose program and never offers tirzepatide at all. Big Easy Weight Loss still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want live-physician (not NP/PA) oversight, if you don't mind paying by the 12-week package rather than a flat monthly rate.
Worth knowing either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100 — the top of the ranking). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs Andrew Meds.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | Andrew Meds | Big Easy Weight Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 70/100 | 69/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $199/month month-to-month (the intake this page opens sells a $99 low-dose program instead) | $165/mo (promotional rate, 3 month plan, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $299/month month-to-month | $200/mo (promotional rate, 3 month plan, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $1,980 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $3,588 | $2,400 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #90 | #95 |
Andrew Meds
70/100Where the value is
- Full month-to-month and prepay ladders for both molecules are printed on the product pages, before any intake
- States which pharmacy class fills a prescription — "a 503(A) compounding pharmacy or 503(B) outsourcing facility" — which most sellers at this price leave unsaid
- Names the prescribing practice, with a street address and a direct phone line, in the footer of every page
The tradeoffs
- Three live semaglutide prices disagree: $199 a month on the product page, $99 a month in the intake that page links to, and $149 for a four-week supply in a second funnel
- The tirzepatide page's own funnel offers only semaglutide, so the $299 tirzepatide price cannot be bought through the route the page provides
Big Easy Weight Loss
69/100Where the value is
- Consultations are with a live physician, not an NP/PA — CMO Dr. Gabriel Lasala is named
- Six named compounding pharmacy partners with 2-3 day stated turnaround
- Serves all 50 states with free shipping in discreet packaging
The tradeoffs
- Priced as a 12-week package, not a simple monthly fee — the $133/$166-per-month figures widely quoted (including in this network's own prior data) are the ONE-TIME new-patient rate; the regular renewal-package rate works out to $165/mo semaglutide and $200/mo tirzepatide
- The pricing page never confirms whether the new-patient discount applies again on a second package, so the true ongoing cost after month 3 is unclear
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.