EdgeRx review
The best clinical documentation of any newly added row — a named Chief Medical Advisor and a named 503A pharmacy — but it's a men's-only platform, not a fit for every reader.
- Semaglutide
- $229/mo (once-weekly injectable)
- Tirzepatide
- $299/mo (once-weekly injectable)
- Coverage
- 46 states — excludes Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, South Carolina
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
Semaglutide · modeled / year
$2,748
Tirzepatide · modeled / year
$3,588
The Index scorecard
EdgeRx scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. See the methodology.
Where the value is
- Named Chief Medical Advisor (Dr. John Starke, MD, ABEM board-certified) sets clinical/dosing standards
- Named compounding pharmacy — Strive Pharmacy, a 503A facility operating since 2018
- LegitScript certified, with a specific, named state-exclusion list rather than a vague coverage claim
- Free shipping with no separate physician fee on the GLP-1 line; four adjacent protocol tiers (recovery, longevity/cognition, skin/hair, sexual/hormonal health) on the same account
The tradeoffs
- Men's-only positioning — explicitly not a fit for women readers
- Dr. Starke sets standards but does not personally prescribe; the actual prescribing pool is an unnamed pool of licensed physicians
- Hormone-protocol tiers require baseline and follow-up bloodwork whose cost is not disclosed, so the advertised floor understates first-cycle cost for those add-ons
- Not available in Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, or South Carolina
The bottom line
Best for: Men who also want adjacent peptide, longevity, and hormone protocols (MICC, sermorelin, NAD+, PT-141) bundled with GLP-1 on one account. The best clinical documentation of any newly added row — a named Chief Medical Advisor and a named 503A pharmacy — but it's a men's-only platform, not a fit for every reader.
Ranked #45 of 501 providers on the Cost-Efficiency Index — see our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, for comparison.
Compare with other providers
All 500 other providers we've modeled, in Cost-Efficiency Index order. See the ranked alternatives to EdgeRx.
- #41NiceRx— NiceRx is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth platform charging $199/mo for semaglutide and $299/mo for tirzepatide on an ongoing month-to-month basis (first month discounted to $99 and $199 respectively),…76/100
- #42Vytora Health— Vytora Health (Wasef Health, PC) is a 50-state-plus-DC telehealth platform selling flat-rate compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide alongside retail-priced brand-name Mounjaro and Zepbound ($1,399/mo each).76/100
- #43Rylo Health— Rylo Health is a compounded GLP-1/NAD+/peptide telehealth platform operating in all 50 states through Lone Star Virtual Health PLLC and dispensing via VialsRX in Houston, TX.75/100
- #44Peter MD— One account across six verticals — TRT, ED, weight loss, GLP-1, men's hair loss and NAD+ — from a physician-prescribed telehealth brand running since 2021, at a renewal price ($249/mo tirzepatide) well above its own $149 first-month headline.72/100
- #46Amble— Amble is a managed-services telehealth platform (by its own terms, not itself a medical facility or pharmacy) selling compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide at IDENTICAL prices on a commitment-length…74/100
- #47Aspen— Aspen Health (startaspen.com) is a cash-pay telehealth platform spanning weight loss, hair health, longevity, and sexual wellness, gated almost entirely behind an 'eligibility check.' The one page with real…74/100
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Pricing, states and verification reflect EdgeRx's public disclosures at last review; the Cost-Efficiency Index is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on EdgeRx's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.