Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
CoreAge Rx vs No BS RX
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.
CoreAge Rx
Anyone optimizing for real value — a transparent flat price you can model for a full year, nationwide, without a bait-and-switch.
Visit CoreAge RxNo BS RX
Someone who wants every term and every dose level comparable without starting an intake to see a price.
Visit No BS RXThe verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 94 to 82. Best value in the ranking: both molecules at one flat, all-50 price with no teaser step-ups — the lowest true cost of ownership, not the lowest teaser. No BS RX still earns a B− — Someone who wants every term and every dose level comparable without starting an intake to see a price.
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 | CoreAge Rx | No BS RX |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $99/mo | $179/mo month-to-month; a separate low-dose program runs $140 |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $149/mo | $249/mo month-to-month; a separate low-dose program runs $140 |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,188 | $2,148 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,788 | $2,988 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not disclosed |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #1 | #28 |
CoreAge Rx
94/100Where the value is
- Flat all-in monthly price — no intro rate that silently triples after month one, so the modeled annual cost is the real cost
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on one account at published prices
- Available in all 50 states — no coverage gamble
The tradeoffs
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — 30 of the 381 priced semaglutide programs we track list a cheaper figure, though most attach a term or a step-up that CoreAge does not
- No FDA-approved brand-name option (compounded only)
No BS RX
82/100Where the value is
- Names four dispensing pharmacies with street addresses and telephone numbers — Red Rock Compounding Pharmacy, Health Warehouse, Precision Medicine and Triad Rx
- "No Fake Intro Rate — the price on the page is the ongoing program price" is a named commitment, and the $140 in its hero really is a month-to-month rate
- Every program row prints "503A pharmacy fulfillment" and "No dose-based price changes" on the table itself
The tradeoffs
- The same $409 twelve-week block appears under three different monthly rates — an $11 saving against one and a $128 saving against another, styled identically
- The low-dose programs stop at twelve weeks; only the standard programs carry 24- and 52-week rungs
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.