Southend Pharmacy Review: Pros & Cons
Southend Pharmacy is a Houston compounding pharmacy that makes semaglutide and tirzepatide for doctors and telehealth companies; patients can't order from it without a prescriber.
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Southend Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy that fills prescriptions for doctors and telehealth companies. You can't start GLP-1 treatment with it directly; you need a prescriber first.
Looking for a GLP-1 program you can start online? See the cheapest GLP-1 providers or the leaderboard.
Where the value is
- A 503A compounding pharmacy in Houston that lists compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide (each with vitamin B6) in its catalog
- Says it is LegitScript certified and that its compounds are third-party tested
- Offers next-day cold-chain delivery to the patients of the practices it works with
The tradeoffs
- Doesn't prescribe; a doctor or telehealth company has to send it your prescription
- Its site is built for providers, with no public prices for patients
- Says it covers 40+ states but its coverage map is interactive rather than a published list
- Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved products
The bottom line
Best for: Patients whose own prescriber already sends prescriptions to Southend; it isn't a place to start GLP-1 treatment. Southend Pharmacy is a Houston compounding pharmacy that makes semaglutide and tirzepatide for doctors and telehealth companies; patients can't order from it without a prescriber.
For comparison, read our review of CoreAge Rx, one of our partners. Partners are listed first on our leaderboard; every provider is scored on the same six factors.
GLP-1 programs you can start online
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LttlPartner
Semaglutide from $99/mo · tirzepatide from $149/mo
Lttl charges $99 every four weeks for compounded semaglutide and $149 for tirzepatide on a cancel-anytime auto-refill, with small discounts for longer supplies.
RNK HealthPartner
Semaglutide from $197/mo · tirzepatide from $297/mo
Compounded semaglutide from $197 a month and tirzepatide from $297, with the doctor visit, medication, supplies and shipping in one monthly price you can cancel.
CoreAge RxPartner
Semaglutide from $99/mo · tirzepatide from $149/mo
CoreAge Rx charges one flat price at every dose, $99 a month for semaglutide and $149 for tirzepatide, with no membership fee.
Compare with other providers
More GLP-1 providers we have reviewed. See the alternatives to Southend Pharmacy.
- Align Pharmacy— Align Pharmacy is a Louisiana compounding pharmacy that supplies physicians and clinics in 29 states; it has no patient ordering and names no GLP-1 product.36/100
- Midtown Express Pharmacy— Midtown Express Pharmacy is a Nashville neighborhood pharmacy with refills, delivery and non-sterile compounding; it doesn't prescribe or offer a GLP-1 program.36/100
- Shields Pharmacy— Shields Pharmacy is a Florida compounding pharmacy that works with more than 5,000 providers and ships to their patients; you can't order from it without a prescriber.36/100
- Thryve— A single-page signup advertising '$99/mo GLP-1' without naming a drug, a dose, a state or a single clinician.22/100
Pricing, states and verification reflect Southend Pharmacy's public disclosures at last review; the Cost-Efficiency Index is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Southend Pharmacy's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.