How This Site Works

Where the numbers come from and what we will not publish.

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Researched By Dr. Parmis · Medical Researcher · Western University of Health Sciences

Medically Reviewed By Dr. Jonathan Snipes, MD · Kim Callender, NP (FNP-BC)

Last medically reviewed: · This page is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

Direct answer

Where the numbers come from and what we will not publish.

One dataset behind every page

Every table, ranking, comparison and calculator on this site reads the same file: 32 programmes, all-in cost at six dose tiers, first-year totals, fee structure, commitment terms, care model, pharmacy disclosure, evidence status and source, each with a capture date. Change the file and every page changes with it.

That has one consequence worth stating plainly: we cannot quietly move a programme up a table, because there is no table to edit. There is a dataset and a sort order, and both are published.

What we do before publishing a price

Read it on the provider's own pricing page and record the date; or take it from the manufacturer; or take it from a named editorial source that states its own verification date. Where two of a program’s own pages disagree we say so and name the one we used.

Why some rows are blank

Because a blank is more accurate than a guess. A programme that reveals cost only after an intake, or that uses split pricing without publishing a medication cost, gets a row with no figure and a page explaining what to ask. Filling that in with an estimate would corrupt the only thing this site sells.

How to check us in five minutes

Download the dataset, sort it by first-year cost, and compare against our cheapest ranking. They should match. Then open any provider's own pricing page from the link on its review and check our figure against theirs. If they differ, ours is wrong and we want to know.

How this site works

Every price on this site is read on the program’s own pages and carries its read date. Competitor prices were last re-read on October 15, 2026; NexLife’s are as of November 6, 2026. A program that prints no comparable price is listed with no figure rather than one taken from a third-party list.

Tirzepatide Telehealth Comparison is affiliate-supported and may earn a commission when readers enroll through links on this site. Compensation never changes our methodology, rankings or the prices we report. NexLife is our editorial pick on the v4.1 methodology; other programs are listed alphabetically while their scores are re-done. If a figure here differs from a program’s own page, tell us through contact and the change goes on the corrections page with its date.

Primary sources

Open these rather than taking our word for it. Every one is a regulator, a trial registry, a label, an accreditor or the manufacturer.

  1. FDA — Human Drug Compounding
  2. FDA — Compounding and the FDA: Questions and Answers
  3. FTC — Health Products Compliance Guidance
  4. FTC — Endorsement and testimonial guidance
  5. NABP — State Boards of Pharmacy directory