Citizen Meds review
Citizen Meds is a compounded-GLP-1 telehealth seller using a one-time-purchase, no-subscription model built around a mandatory dose-titration schedule: each month's vial is bought separately and its price rises with the dose.
- Semaglutide
- $125/mo (0.25 mg dose, compounded)
- Tirzepatide
- $145/mo (2.5 mg dose, compounded)
- Coverage
- Coverage not published
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
Semaglutide · modeled / year
$1,500
Tirzepatide · modeled / year
$1,740
Pricing verified August 2026
The Index scorecard
Citizen Meds scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. See the methodology.
Where the value is
- No subscription — every month is a separate one-time purchase, so there's no auto-renewing commitment to cancel
- LegitScript badge genuinely renders on the live homepage (seal 11945825), correcting the prior claim of no certification
- PCCA compounding-pharmacy trade-association badge and PCAB-labeled imagery displayed
- Four named physicians listed on the homepage, and a 10%-off new-patient code is available
The tradeoffs
- The headline '$125'/'$145' price is Month-1-only at the lowest dose; the mandatory titration schedule pushes maintenance-dose months to $395-$545, roughly 3-4x the advertised figure
- No compounding pharmacy is named anywhere on the site
- The four physicians are listed with no last names, credentials, or a stated medical director
- State availability is not published anywhere checked
- Requires a minimum BMI of 27 to order
The bottom line
Best for: Shoppers who want to buy a low-dose starting month without any subscription commitment. Citizen Meds is a compounded-GLP-1 telehealth seller using a one-time-purchase, no-subscription model built around a mandatory dose-titration schedule: each month's vial is bought separately and its price rises with the dose.
Ranked #176 of 539 providers on the Cost-Efficiency Index — see our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, for comparison.
Compare with other providers
All 538 other providers we've modeled, in Cost-Efficiency Index order. See the ranked alternatives to Citizen Meds.
- #168RestorLife Med— RestorLife Med is a physician-guided GLP-1 telehealth practice.65/100
- #169SnagRx— SnagRx is a telehealth platform offering compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide with unusually specific named pharmacy partners (RedRock, Health Warehouse, Precision Compounding, Triad Rx) and a claimed LegitScript certification.65/100
- #170Teleios Health— Teleios Health markets itself as a physician-led GLP-1 telehealth provider offering both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide.65/100
- #171YourEra— Two molecules, two headline prices, and two different reasons neither headline is what you will actually be billed in month two.62/100
- #172Levity— Levity is a telehealth weight-loss provider dispensing only FDA-approved branded GLP-1 medications Ozempic ($1,199/mo), Mounjaro ($1,299/mo) and Wegovy ($1,599/mo), all all-inclusive of consultation, prescription and shipping.64/100
- #173AlyveRx— AlyveRx (Alyve) is a telehealth platform selling compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide in both standard injection and proprietary PermeAct sublingual-drop form, plus brand Ozempic, Wegovy.64/100
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Pricing, states and verification reflect Citizen Meds's public disclosures at last review; the Cost-Efficiency Index is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Citizen Meds's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.