Head-to-head · Value Score
CoreAge Rx vs Nova
Two GLP-1 deals, scored on the same six factors. CoreAge Rx lands a Value Score of 81, Nova a 76. 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)
Nova
Grade B- · Fair Price
Advertised price
$198/mo month-to-month, all-in including the $99-a-month membership — a starting-at floor that rises with dose
The verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it on Value Score, 81 to 76 — an est. From $79/mo (compounded semaglutide; confirm total at checkout) first month, though we flag its pricing to watch. Nova isn't out of it: Shoppers who want the membership inside the quoted figure rather than bolted on afterward, and who will ask what a maintenance dose costs before starting.
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 | Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 81 (B) | 76 (B-) |
| Advertised price | From $79/mo (compounded semaglutide; confirm total at checkout) | $198/mo month-to-month, all-in including the $99-a-month membership — a starting-at floor that rises with dose |
| Save vs brand self-pay | — | — |
| Semaglutide | From $79/mo (compounded injection; confirm total at checkout) | $198/mo month-to-month, all-in including the $99-a-month membership — a starting-at floor that rises with dose |
| Tirzepatide | From $129/mo (compounded injection; confirm total at checkout) | $210/mo month-to-month, all-in on the same basis |
| Both molecules | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Watch | Watch |
| Coverage | U.S., state limits shown at intake | 49 states — everywhere except California |
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.
Nova
A membership model that prices honestly for once — $198 a month all-in for semaglutide with the $99 membership inside the figure — undercut by three different price sets live on the same pages and a floor that rises with dose.
What's good
- The quoted figure is all-in: medication, free shipping and the $99-a-month membership are inside $198 and $210 rather than stacked afterward, which is the arrangement most membership desks avoid publishing
- A daily oral low-dose route is priced openly at $169 for semaglutide and $174 for tirzepatide, so the needle-free option has a number rather than a consultation
- A medical director and a nurse practitioner are named with credentials and background, which is more than most GLP-1 sellers publish
- The pharmacy class is stated and narrowed: 503A pharmacies specifically, named as such in the questions and in the terms
- Coverage is stated as a count with the exclusion named — forty-nine states, everywhere except California — rather than as an unqualified all-fifty claim
- Cancellation is at the end of the current period with two days' notice before the renewal date, stated in the terms rather than in marketing copy
The fine print
- Three price sets are live at the same time: $198 and $210 in the hero, $229 and $279 in the same pages' own questions, and a third set again in the shipped code
- The arithmetic the questions give does not reach the advertised price: $99 of membership plus $130 of medication is $229, not the $198 in the hero, and the tirzepatide sum lands at $279 against a $210 hero
- Every figure is a starting-at floor that rises with dose, and no dose-to-price table exists anywhere, so the cost of a maintenance dose is unpublished
- The pricing page puts the program floor under a heading saying medication is billed separately while the product page for the same item says the figure includes medication, shipping and the membership
- Two pages promise you are only charged if a provider prescribes, while the refund policy says membership and consultation fees are not refundable including where the provider declines
- One page still tells readers that care comes from professionals licensed in two named states, on a site whose footer claims forty-nine
- No compounding pharmacy and no medical group is named, across twenty-one pages and the full code bundle — only class labels
- Two products listed in the site's own page index render as not found, and the support page prints a contact address on a different domain from the rest of the site
- No phone number is published for the company anywhere
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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 Nova.
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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.