Novi Review

Novi in one line: an honest, no-surprises price for compounded GLP-1s

Novi (run by Novi Health International LLC, a Delaware company operating out of Dallas) sells itself on one idea: the number you see is the number you pay. At $99 a month for compounded semaglutide, that price already folds in your medication, unlimited messaging with the care team, and free 2-day shipping. There's no separate membership charge, no consultation fee bolted on at checkout, and no mystery 'platform' line item. If you've ever signed up with a GLP-1 service and watched the real cost creep well past the advertised teaser rate, Novi is built to be the antidote to exactly that. It's worth your attention if transparent, all-in compounded pricing matters more to you than getting a brand-name pen.

How the all-in pricing actually works

Most telehealth GLP-1 pricing is a layer cake: a low headline number, then a membership fee, then shipping, then a charge for talking to anyone. Novi collapses all of that into a single monthly figure. The $99 starting price for compounded semaglutide is what you pay, full stop — clinician access, coaching, and delivery are not extras. That puts Novi just a touch above the category median of $169, but the comparison is a little unfair to the median: a lot of those cheaper-looking competitors quote a stripped-down medication-only price and recover the difference elsewhere. Novi's number is the loaded one.

What's genuinely included for that single price:

• The compounded medication itself, shipped to your door
• Unlimited messaging with clinicians and the care team at no added cost
• Health coaching at no additional charge
• Free 2-day shipping on every refill

The one thing the headline price doesn't shout about is the commitment. Per Novi's Terms of Service, your first month plus the next two are billed up front as three consecutive months, and that charge is non-refundable unless a clinician decides the treatment isn't medically appropriate for you. So the 'all-in' price is real, but it's an all-in price on a three-month block, not a casual month-to-month trial. Budget for the full quarter before you start.

What you can get, and how it's dispensed

Novi offers two molecules, both compounded: semaglutide — the same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy — starting at $99 a month, and tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound, at a higher starting tier. Everything is compounded at a pharmacy and mailed to you; there's no option for the FDA-approved branded pens. After an online intake, a clinician reviews your information, and if you're approved the medication ships with the free 2-day delivery.

One practical caveat worth knowing up front: Novi doesn't publish its list of serving states or its pharmacy partners. You find out which states are covered, and which pharmacy fills your prescription, during the intake process rather than before you commit time to applying.

The real differentiator: bundled support, not just cheap medication

Plenty of providers sell compounded semaglutide. What sets Novi apart isn't the drug — it's that the price tag includes the human help around it. Unlimited clinician messaging and coaching are the parts other services most often charge for or ration, and Novi treats them as standard. For a first-time GLP-1 patient, that ongoing access matters: dose questions, side-effect worries, and 'is this normal?' moments come up constantly in the early weeks, and Novi's model means you're not weighing whether a message is worth a fee. That's where its high support and accessibility scores come from.

Who should pick Novi, and who should skip it

Choose Novi if you want compounded GLP-1 treatment with zero pricing games, value unlimited access to clinicians and a coach without metering every conversation, and you're comfortable committing to a three-month course from the start.

Skip it if any of these describe you:

• You want FDA-approved branded medication — Novi is compounded only, with no Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, or Mounjaro option
• You want to try one month and walk away — the three-month block is charged up front and is non-refundable barring a clinical reason
• You need to confirm coverage in your state or vet the dispensing pharmacy before applying — Novi keeps both private until intake

Trust, safety, and medical oversight

On the safety record, Novi comes out clean. There are no FDA warning letters against Novi Health International LLC. Treatment is gated behind a clinician review, and the company publishes a medical-consent document, terms of service, and privacy policy. What holds it back is the undisclosed state list and the unnamed pharmacy partners. You can't check the dispensing side before you apply. The compounded-only model also carries the usual caveat: compounded drugs are not FDA-approved products, so you're relying on the compounding pharmacy's standards rather than a brand manufacturer's. You can see how we weigh these factors in our scoring methodology.

Bottom line

Novi does the one thing it promises well: an honest, fully-loaded monthly price for compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, with clinician support and shipping baked in and no teaser rate hiding a future bill. At $99 all-in it's a fair deal for what you actually receive, especially next to 'cheaper' competitors whose headline price is medication-only. The trade-offs are real and specific — compounded only, a non-refundable three-month commitment, and a state-and-pharmacy list you can't see until you apply. If those don't bother you, Novi is one of the more straightforward, no-nonsense ways to start a GLP-1.

If you're weighing alternatives, Embody ($79/month) and bmiMD ($99/month) are among the closest options we track to Novi.