Boston Medical Group Review: Price, Pros & Cons

Boston Medical Group runs its weight-loss program under the name SlimFitRx. Its FAQ prices the program at $199 to $299 a month, depending on the strength of medication you need, so $199 is where you start, not what you'll pay at higher doses. One price range covers both compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide; the two aren't priced separately.

There's also a telemedicine platform fee. The costs section says a complete 12-week program totals $699, made up of $199 a month plus that fee, which works out to about $233 a month. A second program section gives a higher starting monthly price and a higher 12-week total, with the platform fee listed as $100. Ask for a written quote for your first 12 weeks before you pay.

The program runs in phases. You start at a low dose for four weeks, step up for the next four, and keep stepping up every four weeks until you reach what the company calls the therapeutic range, around weeks 13 to 16. If you haven't reached your goal by then, the physician can prescribe a higher strength for weeks 17 to 20. After that you stay on a maintenance dose, billed as a monthly recurring charge.

Each strength comes as its own numbered solution, five in all, and you inject 0.5 cc under the skin of your abdomen once a week. Medication ships monthly with ice packs, syringes and alcohol swabs. Keep it in the fridge, not the freezer.

Boston Medical Group Telemedicine is a men's health network based in Huntington Beach, California, and most of its site is about erectile dysfunction care. The weight-loss program is open to men and women. You start by calling for a free consultation, a licensed medical doctor writes the prescription, and the medication ships to you in discreet packaging.

The company doesn't name the doctors who prescribe for the weight program, the compounding pharmacy that makes the medication, or the states where the program is available. Ask about all three on that first call.

You can cancel at any time. If your next shipment has already been started, the cancellation takes effect the following month, so expect one more charge if you cancel late in a cycle. The company also warns that a first shipment may be delayed by about a week.

Its compounded medication includes vitamin B6, which the company says is there to reduce nausea. One FAQ answer calls the compounded version "just as safe and effective" as the brand-name drugs. Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved, and they aren't the same products as Wegovy or Zepbound.