HeliMeds Review: Price, Pros & Cons

HeliMeds doesn't run a subscription. You buy a fixed amount of medication, paid once and upfront, and you're not billed again until you place another order. Its fine print says plainly that no automatic or recurring charges occur.

There are two plan lengths for each compounded drug:

• A one-month plan, paid for one month at a time.
• A three-month plan, paid as a single upfront charge and shown on the site as a monthly equivalent. The whole three-month supply comes in one vial.

Two things change what you'll actually pay. First, the advertised price is for your first order only. Every refill, on either plan, costs more than the first order, and HeliMeds prints both figures in the footnote under each product. Second, the "per month" figure on the three-month plan is a division, not a charge. You pay all three months at once.

A one-month order is $175 for semaglutide or $235 for tirzepatide the first time, then $225 or $285 on refill. Three-month totals are $435/$597 initially and $485/$647 on refill, paid upfront. Compounded tirzepatide costs more than compounded semaglutide on both plans. HeliMeds also sells brand-name Wegovy and Zepbound through the same online consult, at much higher cash prices on a prepaid four-week plan.

HeliMeds says its plans include the provider and the medication, with no hidden fees and free shipping. Consultations are text only, with no phone or video call, and you start with a five-minute health survey. A provider affiliated with HeliMeds reviews it, sets your dose, and sends the prescription to a U.S. pharmacy, which ships it to you.

HeliMeds doesn't name its pharmacies. It says its partner pharmacies send every compounded lot to FDA- and DEA-registered labs for potency, sterility, pH and endotoxin testing, and that its compounded tirzepatide has no additives. The company behind the site is Travex Inc., which is the name in its terms.

HeliMeds serves every state except California and Alaska. You need to be 18 or older.

Since nothing renews on its own, canceling mostly means not reordering. If you want to stop an order, email the care team. HeliMeds says there are no cancellation fees and no long-term contract.

Refunds are limited. Its terms say consult fees aren't refundable, prescription products can't be returned, and all sales are final. If you think the pharmacy made an error filling your prescription, message support through your account.

• Budget for the refill price. It's the number you'll pay from the second order on.
• Remember to reorder. With no subscription, nothing ships unless you place the next order yourself.
• Ask who fills it. No pharmacy is named on the site.

Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved.