Guides
Everything sourced, dated, and free of teaser-price math.
What GLP-1s cost without insurance
Every legitimate cash path, cheapest first: the $149 pills, manufacturer-direct injectables, compounded programs, and what telehealth memberships actually buy.
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The honest status: how the "personalized prescription" lane works, who's suing whom, the pending FDA rule, and what to do if you're on a compounded medication.
Read guideFoundayo (orforglipron) cost: every way to pay
Lilly's GLP-1 pill reset the market's floor: $25 insured, $50 Medicare, $149 self-pay. How to get each price and how it compares.
Read guideState availability guides
Compounded programs and telehealth rules vary by state — these cover the states where it actually matters:
- Alabama — compounded GLP-1s largely unavailable; your branded options
- Louisiana — compounded exclusions and what works instead
- Mississippi — exclusions plus video-visit requirements
- California — formulation restrictions to know about
- New York — full availability, with a lab quirk