Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Recovery Delivered vs Queen 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.
Recovery Delivered
Shoppers who don't mind the price rising in step with their dose, outside the excluded states.
Visit Recovery DeliveredQueen RX
Cost-first shoppers who want a low one-time cost to try a GLP-1 without committing to a monthly subscription.
Visit Queen RXThe verdict
Recovery Delivered takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 72 to 71. Recovery Delivered is primarily an online addiction/recovery telehealth brand (buprenorphine treatment is its lead offering) that also runs a real, separately priced GLP-1 weight-loss vertical. Queen RX still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want a low one-time cost to try a GLP-1 without committing to a monthly subscription.
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 Recovery Delivered.
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 | Recovery Delivered | Queen RX |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 72/100 | 71/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $199/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $100/mo (starting dose, bundle, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $219/mo (1 mg dose, compounded) | $100/mo (bundle, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $1,200 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,628 | $1,200 |
| Coverage | 32 states | 45 states |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #77 | #82 |
Recovery Delivered
72/100Where the value is
- Every dose tier's price is published month-by-month rather than hidden behind a single 'starting at' figure
- Visit, medication, injection kit, and delivery are stated as bundled into each tier with no itemized add-ons found
- Oral (drops/tablets) alternative offered alongside injectable, starting at $249/month
The tradeoffs
- The $219.99/$199.99 headline figures are STARTING-dose prices only — the site's own tiers show cost rising to $299.99/month by month 5 as the dose increases, so the true steady-state cost for most patients is meaningfully higher than the headline
- Explicitly unavailable in at least 19 states including California, Illinois, and Michigan — not a 50-state provider
Queen RX
71/100Where the value is
- Full refund if the physician determines you can't be prescribed anything
- No subscription or membership fee — a single $299 purchase covers a full 3-month course including supplies
- Works out to one of the lower per-month equivalents in this batch when averaged over the 3-month term
The tradeoffs
- Not actually a monthly price — it's a one-time $299 purchase per 3-month term; there is no month-to-month billing option at all
- No price differentiation between semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide — all fall under the same $299 bundle regardless of which drug is prescribed or its dose
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.