Head-to-head · Value Score
CoreAge Rx vs Bayan Health
Two GLP-1 deals, scored on the same six factors. CoreAge Rx lands a Value Score of 81, Bayan Health a 75. Here's what each one really costs past month one — and where each one bites back.
CoreAge Rx
Grade B · Good Value
Advertised price
From $79/mo
From $79/mo (compounded semaglutide; confirm total at checkout)
Bayan Health
Grade C+ · Fair Price
Advertised price
$129/mo billed monthly
$129/mo billed monthly (standard injectable; three months of medication ship at once and the payment obligation covers the whole protocol)
The verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it on Value Score, 81 to 75 — an est. From $79/mo (compounded semaglutide; confirm total at checkout) first month, though we flag its pricing to watch. Bayan Health isn't out of it: Price-led shoppers who are confident they will stay on treatment for a full protocol, since the low monthly figure is attached to medication that arrives three months at a time.
CoreAge Rx is a featured partner of this site. Its advertised prices have checkout conditions, and state eligibility is confirmed during intake.
Deal-by-deal
The numbers that decide it. Green ✓ marks the stronger side on each line.
| Deal | CoreAge Rx | Bayan Health |
|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 81 (B) | 75 (C+) |
| Advertised price | From $79/mo (compounded semaglutide; confirm total at checkout) | $129/mo billed monthly (standard injectable; three months of medication ship at once and the payment obligation covers the whole protocol) |
| Save vs brand self-pay | — | — |
| Semaglutide | From $79/mo (compounded injection; confirm total at checkout) | $129/mo billed monthly (standard injectable; three months of medication ship at once and the payment obligation covers the whole protocol) |
| Tirzepatide | From $129/mo (compounded injection; confirm total at checkout) | $149/mo billed monthly (standard injectable; three months ship at once) |
| Both molecules | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Watch | Flat — no step-up |
| Coverage | U.S., state limits shown at intake | Coverage not published |
Factor by factor
The six factors behind each Value Score. The orange bar marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
CoreAge Rx
CoreAge Rx advertises compounded semaglutide from $79 and tirzepatide from $129 per month, with dose-flat pricing stated in its FAQ. Confirm the total and refund terms before paying.
What's good
- CoreAge Rx publishes separate product prices for both molecules: semaglutide from $79 per month and tirzepatide from $129. That gives you two actual medication offers to compare rather than one generic GLP-1 starting figure.
- CoreAge Rx's FAQ says the price locked in at checkout stays the same in future months regardless of dose increases. I would save that confirmation with the order, because a low starting price matters much more when the prescribed maintenance dose costs the same.
- The product pages state that there are no long-term contracts or membership fees and advertise fast, free delivery. Compare those inclusions with the checkout total; the refund policy separately allows applicable consultation fees and shipping charges if disclosed there.
- CoreAge Rx uses the MD Integrations professional entities for medical care and prescribing. Its FAQ names physicians assigned in California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont, giving patients in those states a concrete medical contact to verify.
- CoreAge Rx offers account-based reordering and cancellation, and its help center says optional subscriptions can be managed in the member portal. Check whether your selected purchase is a one-time order or an automatically renewed subscription so the next charge is predictable.
- CoreAge Rx also advertises microdosing products at $79 for semaglutide and $129 for tirzepatide. These are separate lower-dose offers, not a reason to select your own dose or evidence that they work like the doses studied for approved products.
The fine print
- CoreAge Rx's FAQ promises an automatic 100% refund if the clinician declines your prescription, but its refund policy says applicable consultation fees of $50–$100 are nonrefundable. Ask which policy applies to the exact order and how much would be returned before you pay.
- CoreAge Rx's refund policy makes a medication order final once the prescription is approved and sent to the pharmacy, which can happen before shipping. Waiting until the parcel is dispatched may be too late to cancel an order or recover the medication charge. The policy also imposes a 30-day nonrefundable cutoff even when incomplete documentation has prevented fulfillment.
- CoreAge Rx does not publish a complete GLP-1 state list. Its FAQ says therapy-specific state restrictions are confirmed during intake, so a U.S. address alone does not establish that your selected medication is available where you live.
- CoreAge Rx does not name the dispensing pharmacy in its FAQ; it asks patients to contact support. Obtain the pharmacy's legal name, license and contact information before choosing a compounded prescription. The platform's branding does not identify who prepares your medication.
- CoreAge Rx's FAQ says there are no automatic rebills, while its refund policy and help center describe optional automatic renewals. I would confirm the selected purchase option and next charge date rather than treat the general FAQ answer as a guarantee for every order.
- CoreAge Rx offers compounded medication, which is not FDA-approved. Its FAQ says tirzepatide is typically formulated with B12 and that requests without it go to the prescriber. Ask why the exact formulation is appropriate for you; an added vitamin does not itself establish a lawful patient-specific difference.
Bayan Health
Compounded semaglutide at $129 and tirzepatide at $149 a month, flat at every dose and priced openly before any intake — with a delivery model that ships three months at once and terms saying the payment obligation covers the whole protocol.
Why it's a deal
- Among the cheapest published standard-dose figures anywhere on this site: $129 a month for compounded semaglutide and $149 for tirzepatide, with the low-dose and oral-drop versions at $99 and $119
- The price is flat by the seller's own statement — "Same Flat Price. No Matter the Dose." — so a titration from a starting dose upward should not move the bill
- The figures are visible before any intake, and the checkout confirms them before any personal information is entered: $129.00 every month, shipping free
- Both routes are covered, injectable and oral drops, at published prices rather than as a category with a quiz behind it, and an oral tablet in another class is priced too at $269
- The clinical network is named, along with the physician who founded it, which is more attribution than most desks at this price offer
The fine print
- The terms describe a delivery model the marketing does not: two or three months of medication in a single shipment, with payment collected in monthly installments, and "your payment obligation covers the entire treatment protocol dispensed to you". The monthly figure is an installment, not a month's commitment
- Opting out requires fifteen days' notice before the next protocol cycle begins, which may itself be a new sixty- or ninety-day protocol — while the published questions say you can cancel at any time
- No pharmacy is named. The site says "licensed 503A/503B U.S. pharmacies" in the footer, "U.S. 503A pharmacy partners" on the homepage and "a network of vetted pharmacy partners" in the questions, and none of its pages names the pharmacy behind any of them
- No legal entity suffix and no street address are published anywhere — the contact page gives a city and a state and stops there
- Coverage is not published. The questions say nationwide in a collapsed answer, the terms say some services may not be available in all states, and no list exists; the state menu at checkout is the standard shipping list, not a statement of where care is offered
- No phone number and no support hours are published, for a product that ships temperature-sensitive medication
- The homepage says medication pricing depends on a personalized plan while the product pages say the price is flat regardless of dose — two answers to the question a shopper is actually asking
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Neither one the right fit? Every program that outscores CoreAge Rx is ranked on the CoreAge Rx alternatives ranking, and the same list for the other side is on alternatives to Bayan Health.
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Prices, states and verification reflect each program's public disclosures at last check; the Value Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. "% vs brand-name self-pay" compares a program's lowest disclosed monthly price against $349/mo, Wegovy's self-pay price at NovoCare Pharmacy, every standard dose after the two-month intro offer (checked October 2026). Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.