TeleWellnessMD Review: Price, Pros & Cons

TeleWellnessMD is a Clearwater, Florida, telehealth catalog that sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide alongside a long list of other wellness prescriptions. Its catalog shows a "starting at" price for each GLP-1, and that figure is the floor. What you actually pay depends on the dose your provider prescribes, and the full price for your dose shows up in your account once a provider approves the therapy. Ask for the price at the dose you expect to reach, not only the first month, before you commit.

The consultation fee is built into the price of the therapy, so there's no separate visit charge. Shipping is free, and syringes, alcohol wipes and bacteriostatic water come with the order when needed. TeleWellnessMD doesn't take insurance. Some HSA, FSA or HRA plans may reimburse you, so check with your plan administrator.

New accounts are offered an introductory discount on the first order by email, and a standing discount on follow-up refills. Read the terms of each before you count on them.

The order of steps is different from many cash-pay services. You create a free account, add the therapies you're interested in to a list, and request a consultation time. Appointments are booked inside a 30-minute window, and most consultations take about 15 minutes. If the provider approves a prescription, you complete the purchase from your account afterward. Prescription reviews usually finish within 24 business hours.

The providers are licensed MDs, DOs and nurse practitioners, licensed in your state. TeleWellnessMD doesn't name a medical director.

TeleWellnessMD names two partner 503A compounding pharmacies, which mix each prescription for a named patient: 1st Choice Pharmacy in Holiday, Florida, and National Health Rx in Las Vegas. Its providers prescribe only what those partners make, and some therapies are proprietary blends, so you may not be able to take the prescription elsewhere.

Orders usually go out within two to three business days of approval. Shipping runs Monday through Thursday so packages don't sit over a weekend, and cold-chain medication goes overnight when needed. Refrigerate it as soon as it arrives.

There's no auto-refill. You get reminders and reorder yourself, and most refills don't need a new visit, though you need at least one consultation every six months to keep the prescription going.

All sales are final. Once medication is dispensed or shipped, it can't be returned or refunded. If an order arrives wrong, damaged or warm, keep everything, including the box, cold packs and vial labels, take photos, and contact support within 48 hours of delivery. If the carrier never shows the package as delivered, the window is seven days.

Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved.