Nature of Our Reviews & Rankings

What our reviews are

WeightLossRankings.org is an independent editorial comparison site for GLP-1 telehealth providers, weight loss programs, compounding pharmacies, and related products. Our reviews are opinion pieces grounded in publicly available information: pricing pages, clinical study results, state licensing databases, pharmacy registries, user-submitted feedback, and our own hands-on evaluation of provider onboarding flows where practical.

We are not a pharmacy, prescriber, shipper, or insurer. We have no formal affiliation with any pharmaceutical manufacturer beyond standard affiliate agreements that some telehealth providers offer to publishers. We are not paid by any manufacturer to rank or review a specific drug.

What our reviews are NOT

• Not personalized medical advice.
• Not a substitute for talking to a licensed clinician who knows your history.
• Not exhaustive — we do not cover every provider in the market.
• Not a guarantee of accuracy at the exact moment you are reading. Pricing, availability, and features can change between our last refresh and your visit.
• Not free of commercial relationships. See our Affiliate Disclosure for the full picture.

How we score

Every provider is evaluated across six weighted dimensions: value, clinical effectiveness, user experience, trust and safety, accessibility, and ongoing support. The same algorithm runs on every provider we cover, regardless of whether we have a commercial relationship with them. For the full breakdown of each dimension and its weight, see our Methodology page.

How rankings can move

This is the part most comparison sites are less transparent about, so we will be direct.

Score is independent. Placement is not always. A provider's numeric score is determined entirely by our scoring algorithm and the underlying data — a paid partner will never receive a higher score than a non-partner with equivalent data.

What commercial relationships can influence:

• Featured placements on the homepage and category landing pages.
• "Top Pick," "Editor's Choice," or similar promotional labels.
• Highlighted cards inside the comparison tool and blog sidebars.
• How frequently we publish new blog coverage about a provider.

When a placement is paid or sponsored, we label it clearly as "Featured" or "Sponsored." Providers without a commercial arrangement still appear in our rankings and still get full reviews — they simply may not receive promotional emphasis outside of the algorithmically derived ranking order.

See our Affiliate Disclosure for the full policy and our Code of Conduct for the editorial guardrails we hold ourselves to.

What to verify yourself

Before you sign up with any provider or start any new medication, confirm the following directly with the provider and your clinician:

• Current pricing. Telehealth pricing changes frequently — promotional rates expire, dose tiers get repriced.
• State availability. State-by-state regulations around compounding and telehealth shift often.
• LegitScript certification. Look up any provider at legitscript.com.
• Pharmacy sourcing. Ask which specific compounding pharmacy actually fills your order and check its record.
• Medical oversight. Confirm there is a real, licensed prescriber evaluating you and not a rubber-stamp intake form.
• Cold-chain shipping. Semaglutide and tirzepatide need refrigeration; ensure the provider ships with validated cold-chain packaging.
• Insurance coverage. Your plan may require prior authorization, step therapy, or may not cover weight loss indications at all.
• Drug interactions and contraindications. Only your doctor can evaluate these against your personal medical history.

Talk to a doctor

Nothing on this site is a substitute for a conversation with a qualified clinician. Before starting, stopping, or changing any medication — especially injectable GLP-1s like semaglutide and tirzepatide — please talk to a licensed healthcare provider. GLP-1 prescribing decisions involve weighing personal medical history, contraindications (pancreatitis history, medullary thyroid carcinoma risk, pregnancy, and more), concurrent medications, and individual risk factors that a comparison site cannot evaluate. A 10/10 score on our rankings does not mean a provider or drug is the right fit for you specifically.

How often we update each type of data

• Pricing: monthly, or sooner when our scrapers detect a change.
• State availability: quarterly.
• Full written reviews: quarterly.
• Provider rankings: continuously, as the underlying data updates.
• Last-updated badges: each provider card shows the most recent verification date so you can see at a glance how fresh the data is.

How to report inaccuracies

We are committed to accuracy. If you find an outdated price, a missing state, or a factual error, please email hello@weightlossrankings.org with the provider name and the specific issue. We typically correct verified inaccuracies within 1-2 business days.