Curex Review: Price, Pros & Cons

Curex started as an online allergy clinic, and its GLP-1 program is a newer line. The headline is a cheap first month. Compounded semaglutide starts at $49 for the first month and compounded tirzepatide at $149. After that, paid month to month, semaglutide is $299 and tirzepatide is $399.

The "From $199" Curex advertises is the prepaid-year rate. You pay $2,388 up front for a year of semaglutide, or $3,588 for tirzepatide ($299 a month). Prepay only if you're sure you'll stay on it. There's no membership fee. Every plan includes the medication, free shipping and round-the-clock access to the care team. You don't need insurance, and HSA and FSA cards work.

Both drugs come in two forms. You can take a weekly injection or a tablet that dissolves under your tongue once a day. The first-month prices are the same for either form of the same drug. Curex says its formulations may include extra ingredients such as vitamin B12, so ask what's in yours.

California is the exception. Curex says state rules limit California patients to the oral tablets, so injections aren't available there. Everywhere else, Curex lists all 50 states.

The intake takes about two minutes. A licensed U.S. physician or nurse practitioner reviews it, usually within 24 hours. Depending on your state and history, that review happens by text or by video visit. Once you're prescribed, you can message your provider any time about dose changes, side effects and refills, and that's included in the monthly price.

Medication ships in one to two days from a licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy. Curex says every batch is tested by an outside lab for potency and sterility before it ships, but it doesn't name the pharmacy. If you're new to injections, the care team will walk you through your first dose.

Curex makes two refund promises. If you aren't prescribed, you get a full refund. It also advertises a 365-day "lose weight or your money back" guarantee: if you follow your treatment plan and don't lose weight, you're refunded.

That guarantee is marked "terms apply," and the conditions aren't spelled out next to it. Before you count on it, ask Curex in writing what "following your plan" requires, what you'd need to submit and what part of your spending it covers. You can cancel any time, and nothing has to be sent back.