Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Tell Her Doc vs Harper Meds
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.
Tell Her Doc
Cost-first shoppers who want women seeking a well-documented, LegitScript-verified provider -- but get the real recurring price before trusting the $269 headline.
Visit Tell Her DocHarper Meds
Cost-first shoppers who want a genuinely all-in flat price with a disclosed operating entity and physician networks.
Visit Harper MedsThe verdict
Tell Her Doc takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 69 to 68. TellHerDoc is a women's-health-oriented telehealth platform offering compounded and brand-name semaglutide/tirzepatide, backed by four named physicians (with published NPI numbers), four named compounding pharmacies. Harper Meds still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want a genuinely all-in flat price with a disclosed operating entity and physician networks.
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 Tell Her Doc.
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 | Tell Her Doc | Harper Meds |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 69/100 | 68/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $269/mo (compounded oral) | $149/mo |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $196/mo |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $3,228 | $1,788 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $2,352 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #108 | #113 |
Tell Her Doc
69/100Where the value is
- Four named, NPI-verified physicians -- unusually transparent medical leadership for this category
- Four named compounding pharmacy partners (Belmar, Strive, Epiq Scripts, Casa Pharma Rx)
- Claims and displays coverage across all 50 states
The tradeoffs
- Headline '$269 / $140 off' price is a prepaid, first-time-customer, oral-semaglutide-only promo -- not a general or recurring rate
- No standalone tirzepatide price disclosed
Harper Meds
68/100Where the value is
- Genuinely all-inclusive pricing ('ONE PRICE for everything: doctor consultation, prescription, 4 weeks of medication & free shipping'), not a bare medication cost
- Flat pricing across all doses with no escalation as you titrate up
- Named operating entity (Nexus Health Solutions LLC) and named physician networks (Wasef Health, Beluga Health)
The tradeoffs
- State availability is not published on the pages read this session
- A LegitScript badge was not visible in the text I could confirm today — treat that certification claim as unverified until re-checked
Regulatory note: the FDA issued a warning letter to Nexus Health Solutions LLC dba Harper Meds in June 2026. We still list and link to Harper Meds; you should know the letter is on the public record before you decide.
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.