MaxLife Review: Price, Pros & Cons

MaxLife sells compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide two ways: a three-month Starter Kit and a monthly plan. The Starter Kit charges three months up front at a reduced rate. When those three months end, it rolls onto the regular monthly price, which is higher. The "starting at" figures in MaxLife's ads are the Starter Kit rate, so the number to plan around is the monthly price that follows. Tirzepatide costs more than semaglutide on both plans.

The fee covers the medication, supplies and priority shipping. There's no insurance billing, and plans are HSA and FSA eligible. MaxLife's FAQ says that if a higher dose is approved, your prescription and membership "will be adjusted accordingly," so ask whether your price changes as your dose goes up.

You fill out an online intake of about five minutes, with no payment up front. A provider usually reviews it within 24 hours. If your state requires a live visit, a MaxLife provider contacts you to schedule a video appointment. MaxLife says it serves all 50 states.

MaxLife is a platform, not a pharmacy. Prescriptions go to a licensed partner pharmacy for your state, and it names ten, including Dirx Pharmacy, Southend Pharmacy, Red Rock Pharmacy and Perfect Rx Pharmacy. The pharmacy usually takes two to three business days to process and ship when the drug is in stock. Medication arrives in an insulated box with ice and can stay in it for up to 72 hours. Depending on your billing period, it ships monthly or every 90 days. Its compounded semaglutide includes B vitamins.

MaxLife has no long-term contract, but canceling takes notice. Its terms require you to cancel by email at least 30 days before the date you want the subscription to end. Miss that window and the next charge goes through. Subscription payments aren't refundable, there are no credits for partly used periods, and once an order ships it can't be canceled or returned. The terms also allow an early termination fee if you leave a plan with a preset commitment period before it ends. Ask whether the Starter Kit counts as one.

If you're found ineligible for treatment, MaxLife refunds what you paid. If you cancel and come back later, you pay the rates in effect when you re-enroll.

• Note when your three Starter Kit months end, and send any cancellation 30 days before that.
• MaxLife advertises a six-month results guarantee and a price-match guarantee, but its terms don't set out the conditions for either. Ask for them in writing.
• Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved.