Gentle Health Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 7.6/10
Best for: all-in compounded GLP-1 prices by dose tier, or brand-name GLP-1s with a $28 monthly doctor fee
Price is where Gentle Health scores best in our breakdown.
Semaglutide
Tirzepatide
What the monthly price covers
Medication
Included
Provider visits
Included
Shipping
Included
Lab work
Not disclosed
Coaching
Not disclosed
No insurance needed · Vetted by our editors
Gentle Health is a telehealth service that offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide at an all-in monthly price, prescribed by its medical director and filled by named US pharmacies. Compounded semaglutide is $135 to $199 a month and tirzepatide $169 to $269, rising by dose tier, with a two-month minimum when you start. For brand-name Zepbound, Wegovy or Foundayo it charges $28 a month for the doctor's care, and you buy the medicine from the maker.
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Gentle Health at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Zepbound, Wegovy
- Starting price
- $135/mo (2-month plan rate)
- Pricing model
- Scales with dose: higher doses cost more
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- Availability
- 40 states + DC
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letter on record
How we scored Gentle Health
Each dimension is scored algorithmically from Gentle Health’s published pricing, drugs offered, verification status, and disclosed inclusions, using the same six-dimension framework we apply to every provider.
Value25%
8.2/10At $135/mo (2-month plan rate), Gentle Health runs about 27% below the $185 median for GLP-1 providers (each program's lowest listed ongoing monthly price for compounded semaglutide). Note the price scales with dose, so budget for higher tiers as you titrate.
Effectiveness25%
8.0/10Gentle Health offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide, the two GLP-1 molecules with the strongest published weight-loss trial outcomes. FDA-approved brand options are available alongside compounded versions.
User Experience15%
7.0/10Online intake and platform experience (consult included in the price); 8 platform features disclosed.
Trust & Safety15%
7.7/10Key details fully confirmed by our editors; no FDA warning letters on file.
Accessibility10%
8.0/10Gentle Health is available in 40 states plus DC. FSA/HSA cards are accepted.
Support10%
5.5/10Gentle Health provides standard clinician follow-up; no extended coaching or community program is disclosed.
Each checked against the provider’s own site.
Providers that don’t post pricing up front score lower on Value and carry a cost-transparency note in their review. Read the full methodology →
How we verified this Gentle Health review
Last checked November 2026- Confirmed current pricing across 6 dose/plan tiers and 3 separate fees
- Confirmed availability in 40 states plus DC
- Confirmed what the monthly price does and doesn't include
- Checked the FDA warning-letter database for enforcement actions
- Walked the public intake/checkout flow on the provider's site
Pricing, availability, and compliance facts come from the provider's own site and primary regulatory records. See the sources below. Editorial confidence in this data: high.
What we checked
- Provider's own pricing page
- $135–$269/mo across 6 dose/plan tiers, plus 3 $28/mo fees that exclude the medication (checked November 2026)
- State pharmacy licensing & LegitScript status
- LegitScript Verified
- FDA warning-letter register
- No letter on file for this provider
What to expect when you sign up with Gentle Health
We walked Gentle Health’s public signup flow in November 2026 to document the process (the steps, pricing transparency, and what’s required) before you commit. (We don’t create accounts, enter medical information, or check out; this is the observable funnel, not a prescribing outcome.)
- 1'Get started' opens a 'Create your account' page asking for first name, last name, date of birth and state, then sign-up with Google or email
- 2Gentle Health says a health intake of about 2 minutes follows, and you choose an online request (where state rules allow), a written message or a video visit
- 3A licensed doctor reviews it; if you're prescribed compounded medication you start the subscription and the pharmacy ships it, and for brand-name care you buy the medicine from the maker
- The homepage shows every compounded dose tier and the brand-name care fee before you sign up
- The intake, doctor review and first video visit are free, and nothing is charged until you choose to start medication
- Compounded plans bill when you start and again a month later, because two months or more of medication ship at a time
- The medical director's page lists his license number for each state the service covers
Gentle Health customer support
GLP-1 medications Gentle Health offers
Tap any medication to read our plain-English guide: how it works, dosing, side effects, and what the trials found.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
All-in monthly price: medication, doctor's care, injection supplies and refrigerated shipping, no added tax. Two-month minimum when you start.
Covers the doctor's care only. You buy Zepbound yourself from LillyDirect at Lilly's self-pay price. No minimum, cancel any time.
Covers the doctor's care only. You buy Wegovy yourself from NovoCare at Novo Nordisk's self-pay price. No minimum, cancel any time.
Covers the doctor's care only. You buy Foundayo yourself from LillyDirect at Lilly's self-pay price. No minimum, cancel any time.
Ready to get started?
Plans and promotions change often, so check Gentle Health's current pricing and active discounts before you decide.
What we like
- Compounded prices are all-in: medication, doctor's care, supplies and refrigerated shipping, with no added tax
- Every dose tier is priced on the site before you start, from $135 a month for semaglutide
- Brand-name Zepbound, Wegovy or Foundayo for a $28 monthly doctor's fee, with the medicine bought at the maker's price
- Names its medical director, with his license number for every state it serves, and its three compounding pharmacies
- LegitScript seal served from LegitScript's own site
- Nothing is charged until you choose to start medication; the first doctor review and video visit are free
- Support by email, phone or text, and live chat
Watch-outs
- Compounded plans have a two-month minimum, and after each refill you can cancel only 30 days after requesting it
- Prices rise with dose: semaglutide reaches $199 and tirzepatide $269 a month at the highest tier
- Canceling doesn't refund the current month, and refunds after an order reaches the pharmacy are case by case
- One named physician writes the prescriptions, and its Trustpilot profile has no reviews yet
- Serves 40 states and DC; not yet Texas, California, New York or seven other states
- Doesn't take insurance
- Its terms don't name the company behind the service or say which state's law applies
Is Gentle Health worth it?
The short version of what Gentle Health offers is all-in compounded GLP-1 prices by dose tier, or brand-name GLP-1s with a $28 monthly doctor fee. It runs $135/month (2-month plan rate); there's no clean category median to weigh that against, but it's a published number rather than one you find out only after signing up. No single feature of its GLP-1 program sets it apart from the category on its own, so the price and terms below are the things to compare.
It is LegitScript-certified. It also names the pharmacy that fills its prescriptions and takes HSA/FSA payment.
How much Gentle Health costs
- Compounded semaglutide runs $135–$199/month depending on plan, the low end a 2-month plan rate, if you go that route.
- Compounded tirzepatide runs $169–$269/month depending on plan, the low end a 2-month plan rate, at that tier.
- The brand-medication program fee (drug not included) runs $28/month, for that option.
Because Gentle Health's headline figure is a 2-month plan rate, we don't set it against the roughly $185 market median for this category. That median is each program's lowest listed ongoing monthly price for compounded semaglutide, so compare Gentle Health with the month-to-month prices of the alternatives below instead.
For a direct comparison, Live Vital runs semaglutide and tirzepatide from $130/month, so compare it with Gentle Health before you commit.
Medications: what Gentle Health prescribes
Gentle Health prescribes semaglutide (the active drug in Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (the active drug in Zepbound and Mounjaro), the two molecules with the strongest published weight-loss trial outcomes. You can choose FDA-approved brand-name pens or lower-cost compounded versions, and the compounded route is how the monthly price stays down, with the trade-off that compounded drugs aren't FDA-approved as finished products.
Who Gentle Health is best for, and who should skip it
A good fit if you…
- want a straightforward telehealth GLP-1 program and are comfortable comparing it against the alternatives below.
Look elsewhere if you…
- need to bill insurance, since like most of this market it's cash-pay with no claims filed on your behalf.
Trust, safety, and medical oversight
Gentle Health is available in 40 states, and we found no FDA warning letter on file for it. As with any compounded program, the most important step you can take is confirming which licensed pharmacy fills your prescription and what's in the formulation, and we explain how in our scoring methodology.
Bottom line
Gentle Health is a reasonable telehealth GLP-1 option; weigh its pricing and coverage against the alternatives below before deciding.
The Bottom Line
Price is where Gentle Health scores best in our breakdown.
Ready to start with Gentle Health?
From $135/mo (2-month plan rate). See current pricing and start your free consultation.
Gentle Health might not be your best fit if…
We rank editorially, so here’s where a different provider we track may serve you better.
- If the lowest possible monthly price is your top priority, consider YourEra (from $89/mo).
- If you want built-in coaching and behavior-change support, consider Ro.
- If you live outside its coverage area and need nationwide access, consider CoreAge Rx.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Key terms, explained
New to GLP-1s? Tap any term for a quick, plain-English definition.
- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
Sources
The primary regulatory filings and peer-reviewed studies cited throughout this Gentle Health review:
Sources & methodology (as of November 2026)
- 1.Weight Loss Rankings — GLP-1 Pricing Index 2026 (our independent dataset)— WeightLossRankings.org.
- 2.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 3.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 4.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
- 5.KFF — Medicaid coverage research (anti-obesity & GLP-1 drug policy)— Kaiser Family Foundation.
- 6.STEP 1 Trial — Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (Wilding JPH et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 33567185.
- 7.FDA — Wegovy (semaglutide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 8.FDA — Ozempic (semaglutide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 9.SURMOUNT-1 Trial — Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity (Jastreboff AM et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 35658024.
- 10.FDA — Zepbound (tirzepatide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 11.FDA — Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 12.SURMOUNT-5 Trial — Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide Head-to-Head in Obesity (Garvey WT et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 40334173.
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