TelePeptide Review: Price, Pros & Cons
TelePeptide, also called TelePep, offers compounded injections and dissolvable tablets with monthly billing or optional prepaid plans.
In this review
Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved. Treatment requires a clinician's assessment. Understand compounded GLP-1 treatment.
Prices at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $199/moMonthly injection, compounded
- Tirzepatide
- $249/moMonthly injection or tablet, compounded
- Coverage
- 48 states plus DC (excluding AK and MS)
- Brand-name
- Not confirmed
Semaglutide · estimated annual cost
$2,388
Tirzepatide · estimated annual cost
$2,988
Who TelePeptide may suit
Patients who want published monthly prices and a choice between injections and dissolvable tablets.
Where the value is
- Publishes all monthly and prepaid prices before intake
- Monthly billing has no commitment and can be canceled for the next cycle
- Prices include clinician evaluation, medication if prescribed and shipping
- Serves 48 states and Washington, D.C.
- Prepaid plans refund unshipped months, less a $25 administrative fee
The tradeoffs
- Prepaid rates require paying the full plan amount up front
- No individual dispensing pharmacy or clinician is named
- Alaska and Mississippi are excluded
- HSA/FSA and insurance are not accepted
- Ask whether any ordered labs cost extra
TelePeptide's four billing terms
TelePeptide, which also goes by TelePep, publishes every GLP-1 price on its pricing listing, and each program comes on four billing terms: monthly, 3 months, 6 months and a 52-week prepay. The longer the term, the lower the monthly rate. The prepaid terms are charged up front.
Its needle-free versions are dissolvable tablets you let melt under your tongue:
| Billing term | Semaglutide tablet | Tirzepatide tablet |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $229/mo | $249/mo |
| 3 months | $219/mo ($657) | $239/mo ($717) |
| 6 months | $209/mo ($1,254) | $229/mo ($1,374) |
| 52 weeks | $199/mo ($2,388) | $219/mo ($2,628) |
The weekly injections follow the same four-step pattern. Semaglutide injections run from $199 a month on monthly billing down to $169 a month on the 52-week prepay, and tirzepatide injections start at $249 a month on monthly billing. TelePeptide also sells a semaglutide and naltrexone tablet aimed at nausea, and lower-dose microdose GLP-1 combinations.
Considering TelePeptide?
Check the plan total, billing period and cancellation terms before you enroll. A clinician decides whether treatment is appropriate.
What the price covers
Every program is priced all-inclusive: the clinician evaluation, the prescription if it's appropriate, the medication and shipping. You get 24/7 messaging with your care team, regular check-ins and dose adjustments. TelePeptide doesn't take insurance, and it doesn't accept HSA or FSA cards yet, only credit and debit cards.
Your clinician may order lab work where it's clinically appropriate. Labs aren't listed among what the price covers, so ask what they'll cost and who bills you for them.
How you get a prescription
The intake takes about 10 minutes. A clinician from TelePeptide's contracted medical group usually reviews it within about five hours, either by chart review or by a live audio or video visit, depending on your state's telehealth law. Every prescription is written by a clinician licensed in the state where you live.
If you're prescribed, a licensed 503A or 503B compounding pharmacy prepares the medication and ships it, typically in two to three business days. Most patients are prescribed and shipped within three to five business days of starting. TelePeptide doesn't name its pharmacies or its medical group's clinicians, and it doesn't serve every state, so confirm yours before you begin.
Before you prepay
Monthly billing can be canceled for the next cycle. Prepaid plans refund the pro-rated value of unshipped months, less a $25 administrative fee. A 52-week semaglutide tablet plan is $2,388 up front, so confirm how much has shipped and what refund remains before choosing a longer term. Monthly billing costs more but keeps you free to leave.
The Index scorecard
TelePeptide scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. See the methodology.
The bottom line
TelePeptide, also called TelePep, offers compounded injections and dissolvable tablets with monthly billing or optional prepaid plans.
Compare the total cost of other GLP-1 programs and alternatives to TelePeptide before deciding. A clinician should help you choose the right treatment.
Other programs to compare with TelePeptide
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WillowPartner
Semaglutide modeled $299/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $399/mo
Willow is a direct-to-consumer telehealth provider offering compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide in both injectable and oral-tablet form at identical prices per format.
MEDGmPartner
Semaglutide modeled $299/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $399/mo
MEDGm charges $299 a month for compounded semaglutide injections and $399 for tirzepatide once the $120 welcome coupon lapses, prints every plan length on its product pages, and names the four pharmacies that fill its prescriptions.
Luvo HealthPartner
Semaglutide modeled $226.42/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $269.75/mo
Luvo charges $209 every four weeks for compounded semaglutide and $249 for tirzepatide, with half off the first delivery and brand-name Ozempic or Zepbound available.
Compare with other providers
The providers whose Cost-Efficiency Index scores sit closest to TelePeptide's. See the alternatives to TelePeptide.
- Totara Health— Totara Health charges $190 a month for compounded semaglutide and $239 for tirzepatide on a one-month plan at every dose, with injection and under-the-tongue options and longer plans paid up front for less.80/100
- Vivanta Care— Vivanta Care prices compounded semaglutide from $79 to $299 a month and tirzepatide from $99 to $329 depending on your dose stage, with the visit and shipping included and every stage's price shown up front.80/100
- Pepti— Pepti sells compounded semaglutide from $99 a month at the starting dose and tirzepatide from $159, with every dose step priced on the page and the doctor, labs and shipping included.80/100
- Synergy Rx— Synergy Rx lists compounded injections, dissolving tablets and brand-name GLP-1s at published starting prices, with provider care and shipping.79/100
- Nolu— A broad compounded lineup — GLP-1, microdose stacks, and NAD+/sermorelin all on one account — undercut by a 4-week (not calendar-month) billing cycle and no named clinical staff.79/100
- EdgeRx— 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.79/100
Pricing, states and verification reflect TelePeptide's public disclosures at last review; the Cost-Efficiency Index is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on TelePeptide's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.