How we compare
How PepScribe compares.
Last updated August 23, 2026.
Below is PepScribe next to the four telehealth providers people weigh us against, on the things that change what you pay and who is accountable for your care. It also says plainly where PepScribe is the wrong choice, because a comparison that loses on nothing is not a comparison.
Quick answer
PepScribe charges no membership fee, the online visit is free, and you pay only if a clinician prescribes. Compounded semaglutide runs $198 to $298 per month and compounded tirzepatide $328 to $548 per month, all in, with medication, clinician oversight, and shipping included. Hims, Ro, and LifeMD each charge a $149 monthly membership on top of the medication. Henry Meds is all-inclusive at $297 per month for compounded injectable semaglutide. PepScribe names its compounding pharmacies publicly and uses licensed 503A pharmacies in the USA, not 503B and not international. PepScribe does not dispense branded drugs and does not accept insurance; compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
Side by side.
Facts about other providers are as of July 2026, read from each provider’s own published pages. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
| Comparison axis | PepScribe | Henry Medsas of July 2026 | Himsas of July 2026 | LifeMDas of July 2026 | Roas of July 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership fee | None. Ever. One flat monthly plan price. | None advertised. All-inclusive subscription. | $149/month, after $39 for the first month. Billed separately from medication. | $149/month, after $39 for the first month. | $149/month, after $39 for the first month. |
| What the price includes | Medication, clinician oversight, and shipping. | All-inclusive. | Membership only. Medication billed on top, and membership does not include or guarantee a prescription. | Membership only. Medication cost not included. | Membership only. Cost of GLP-1 medication not included, per Ro. |
| When you pay | Free online visit. You pay only if a clinician prescribes. | Free evaluation, charged only if prescribed, but terms disclose a non-refundable $30 embedded consultation fee per prescribing evaluation. | Membership charged at sign-up. | Charged at the initial order, before the assessment. Pro-rata refund if ineligible. | Charged at sign-up, before the eligibility review. Auto-refunded if deemed unsuitable. |
| Compounded GLP-1s | Yes. Compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. | Yes. Compounded GLP-1s, which are not FDA-approved. | No compounded semaglutide listed. | No. Branded GLP-1s. | No. Branded GLP-1s. |
| Branded GLP-1 access | No. PepScribe does not dispense branded drugs. | No. | Yes, such as Wegovy and Zepbound. | Yes. | Yes. |
| What you pay per month, all in | Compounded semaglutide $198 to $298. Compounded tirzepatide $328 to $548. Sermorelin from $169, NAD+ from $159. That is the whole bill: medication, clinician care, and shipping. | Compounded injectable semaglutide $297 month to month. Cheaper tiers require 6 to 12 month prepay, so the advertised “starts at $179/month” is the cheapest prepaid tier. | $149 membership plus the medication. With oral Wegovy at $149 that is $298; with the Wegovy injection at its $349 standard self-pay price, $498; with Zepbound at $449, $598. | $149 membership plus the medication, on the same branded self-pay prices. | $149 membership plus the medication, on the same branded self-pay prices. |
| Pharmacy standard | Licensed 503A pharmacies in the USA, not 503B, and not international. | Terms permit either a 503A compounding pharmacy or an outsourcing facility. | Its own 503A pharmacies plus an outsourcing facility, per its newsroom. | Affiliated 503A pharmacy. | In-house Ro Pharmacy Network. No compounding classification published. |
| Pharmacy named publicly | Yes. Pharmacy Innovations (Jamestown, NY) and Absolute Pharmacy (Lutz, FL), each listed with address and phone. | No specific pharmacy named in terms. | Not named per order. | Yes. LifeMD Pharmacy Services, Lancaster, PA. | Entity named (Roman Health Pharmacy LLC). No compounding classification published. |
| Beyond GLP-1s | Sermorelin, NAD+, TRT and HRT, sexual health, and hair loss. Other treatments start at $49/month. | No peptides beyond GLP-1s. Catalog includes phentermine, women’s HRT, testosterone, and ED. | Newsroom describes peptides as something it is exploring. | Sermorelin offered via the affiliated Rex MD brand, not on lifemd.com. | No peptides beyond GLP-1s. |
How to read this table
- What you pay per month, all in
- The ongoing monthly rate after any introductory discount, membership plus medication. Introductory pricing exists on both sides of this table, so comparing one company’s first month against another company’s steady-state rate would flatter whichever one was discounting. These are steady-state figures on every provider, including PepScribe.
- Pharmacy named publicly
- Whether the provider publishes at least one specific compounding pharmacy by name and location. An in-house or affiliated pharmacy referred to without a name is recorded as not named.
- Sourcing
- Every figure about another provider was read from that provider’s own published pages and terms in July 2026. PepScribe does not accept provider-supplied data, and earns no commission or referral fee from any provider named on this page.
The short way through
Which one should you choose?
You want a branded, FDA-approved GLP-1.
Hims, Ro, or LifeMD. All three provide branded access and PepScribe does not.
You want the lowest price and will commit 6 to 12 months up front.
Henry Meds. Its cheapest tiers require that prepay; PepScribe is flat monthly with none.
You want compounded GLP-1s with no membership fee on top.
PepScribe or Henry Meds. Hims, Ro, and LifeMD each add $149 a month.
You want your compounding pharmacy named before you buy.
PepScribe or LifeMD. Both publish a specific pharmacy; the others do not.
You want peptides beyond GLP-1s, or TRT, HRT, sexual health, or hair loss in one practice.
PepScribe. None of the other four offer peptides beyond GLP-1s.
Being straight about it
Where PepScribe is not the right choice.
Four situations where another provider, or your own doctor, will serve you better.
You want to use insurance.
PepScribe is self-pay only, and so is every provider in the table above. If you want your treatment billed to insurance, a primary care physician, endocrinologist, or urologist in your network is the better route.
You want a branded, FDA-approved GLP-1.
PepScribe does not dispense branded drugs. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved and are not a substitute for a branded FDA-approved drug. Hims, Ro, and LifeMD all provide branded access and PepScribe does not.
You want the lowest advertised headline number.
Henry Meds advertises compounded semaglutide starting at $179/month. That tier requires a 6 to 12 month prepay. PepScribe is flat monthly with no prepay required, which is the more expensive way to buy if you were always going to stay a year.
You want to be seen in person.
PepScribe is telehealth. Care happens through the online visit and secure messaging, and there is no clinic to walk into. A few states also require a brief video or audio visit with the physician before a prescription can be written.
The other option people consider
Research-grade sellers.
The providers above all operate inside the licensed US framework. Research-grade and grey-market sellers do not: there is no prescriber, no medical gate, and the origin of the material is often unknown. Every PepScribe dose is compounded in the USA by a licensed 503A pharmacy under your prescription, not 503B and not international. No hidden overseas supply chain.
Check it yourself
Verification.
PepScribe is a LegitScript-certified healthcare merchant, certificate ID 49946300. The seal links to LegitScript’s own record, not ours. Our compounding partners are listed by name, address, and phone on pharmacy partners, and the prescriber model is set out in clinical standards.
One at a time.
Each head-to-head carries the full pricing arithmetic, the pharmacy model, and the published Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly self-pay prices behind the branded figures.
Also: is PepScribe legit?, pricing, and everything we treat.
Hims, Ro, LifeMD, and Henry Meds are trademarks of their respective owners. PepScribe is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Common questions
How PepScribe stacks up.
If something is not here, reach out, we'd rather answer it plainly than have you guess.
Does PepScribe compare itself to specific competitors?
Yes. The table on this page names Hims, Ro, LifeMD, and Henry Meds, and there are longer head-to-head pages for each. Every figure about another provider was read from that provider’s own published pages in July 2026 and is labelled with that date. PepScribe does not accept provider-supplied data and earns no commission from any provider named here.
Why does PepScribe show ongoing monthly rates instead of a first-month price?
So the comparison is like for like. Several providers advertise a discounted first month, and so does PepScribe on its product pages. Putting one company’s introductory month next to another company’s steady-state rate would make whichever company was discounting look cheaper than it is. Every figure in the table is the ongoing monthly rate after any introductory discount, on both sides.
How is PepScribe different from research-grade or grey-market peptides?
PepScribe operates inside the licensed US framework. A US-licensed clinician is the prescriber of record, and every dose is compounded in the USA by a licensed 503A pharmacy under that prescription. Research-grade and grey-market sellers have no prescriber and operate outside US compounding standards. No hidden overseas supply chain.
How is PepScribe different from a boutique peptide clinic?
The clinical model is similar, since a good boutique clinic also uses US-licensed clinicians and US-licensed 503A compounding. The differences are overhead and disclosure. Telehealth removes the physical-clinic markup, PepScribe charges one flat monthly price that includes medication, oversight, and shipping, and you see that price before anything is billed. A boutique clinic may also offer in-person care and local lab draws, which PepScribe does not.
Start with the assessment.
Three minutes. A US-licensed clinician reviews it within 24 hours. You aren't charged unless a plan is prescribed.