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Head-to-head
CoreAge Rx vs Medro
CoreAge Rx and Medro both offer GLP-1 telehealth, but they make different trade-offs on speed to first dose, flat pricing, access and molecule choice. Here they are side-by-side on the Rx-Readiness Score — our readiness rubric.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRanked #1 · Grade A
Best for: Working moms who want a decision, not a research project — flat pricing, both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and no scheduled video visit to book around work and pickup.
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Ranked #130 · Grade C
Best for: Someone who wants both molecules and a microdose option in all fifty states, and who will get the actual dose price and the subscription terms in writing before finishing the intake form.
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CoreAge Rx edges out Medro on the Rx-Readiness Score, 95 to 60 (A vs C). Working moms who want a decision, not a research project — flat pricing, both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and no scheduled video visit to book around work and pickup.
Medro is still a genuine option — both prices came down since our last check — read live on 2026-08-26 the product cards say compounded semaglutide from $99 a month and tirzepatide from $199, against $149 and $224 in mid-August, with microdose versions at $119 and $139 beside them. Still "from", and Medro is unusually candid about what that means: its own FAQ says starting-at pricing "reflects the lowest typical option" and that final cost varies by medication, dose, supply duration, partner pricing, availability and eligibility, while a footnote under the cards calls the pricing "illustrative". Two other things this record used to get wrong. The site does name its operating entity, Medro Health Technologies, Inc., in the Refund Policy, along with its clinical partner Arora Health & Aesthetics in Seattle and its pharmacy partner The Pharmacy Hub in Miami. And it does publish a cancellation policy — one that sits awkwardly against the FAQ, because the FAQ says there is no membership and nothing recurring to cancel while the Refund Policy describes a subscription charged the moment you finish the intake form, needing 72 hours' notice to stop, with no refund on cancellation. Weigh the six readiness factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same readiness rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Medro |
|---|---|---|
| Rx-Readiness Score | 95/100 · A | 60/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #130 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | From $99/mo |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | From $199/mo |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1 · Grade A
What we like
- Flat monthly price that stays put through titration — no dose-scaling surprise on your busiest month
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on one plan, so you're not re-signing to switch
- Async, no-video intake and all-50-states coverage — start it during a lunch break
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a couple of teaser tiers elsewhere start lower
- Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand option
- General metabolic program, not a boutique concierge service
Medro
Ranked #130 · Grade C
What we like
- Both headline prices dropped between checks — semaglutide from $149 to $99, tirzepatide from $224 to $199
- Microdose semaglutide and microdose tirzepatide are priced separately and publicly, at $119 and $139
- Names its clinical partner and its pharmacy partner with addresses: Arora Health & Aesthetics, LLC at 300 Lenora Street, Seattle, and The Pharmacy Hub at 15600 NW 15th Ave, Miami
The caveats
- The site calls its own pricing "illustrative" and says final cost varies by dose, supply duration and partner pricing — so the numbers on the cards are not quotes
- The FAQ and the Refund Policy contradict each other: one says there is no membership and nothing recurring to cancel, the other describes a subscription billed as soon as you complete the intake form
- Cancellation needs at least 72 hours' notice before the billing date, and the Refund Policy says that other than medical disqualification, in no event is a refund issued on cancellation
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