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Ranked #276 for working moms · Grade C

Actin review

A single semaglutide-plus-B12 product (SKU COMP-GLP1 on Actin's own site) with no tirzepatide, priced $116-169/mo depending on plan length — pulled directly from the site's own client-rendered pricing data — with a fully async intake but no stated time-to-first-dose and no LegitScript badge. Read the low end carefully: $116 is the per-month equivalent of a six-month plan paid in a single charge, and $143 the three-month equivalent. Month to month, with no commitment, the price is $169.

$169/mo
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By Dana Whitfield, Managing Editora working mom, not a treating clinicianevery figure cited to its source

Actin at a glance

Semaglutide
$169/mo
Tirzepatide
Not offered — semaglutide only
Coverage
Not disclosed — no published state list
Start
Not disclosed

How we scored Actin

Each factor is read off Actin's published pricing, disclosures and intake flow, and the six roll up into the 45/100 Rx-Readiness Score on the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.

Time to first dose32/100 · Weak

Not disclosed anywhere on the site.

Flat, predictable pricing50/100 · Weak

Real tiered pricing confirmed against the site's own data, but the number is hidden until after the intake quiz.

No-video (async) intake78/100 · Fair

Fully async quiz; no live video visit or labs required.

Nationwide access32/100 · Weak

No state list published.

Both molecules on one plan20/100 · Weak

No tirzepatide offered at all.

Easy off-ramp45/100 · Weak

No written cancellation policy found beyond the plan-length billing structure.

How we verified this review

Last verified
August 2026
Confidence
medium
Primary source
actin.com

$169 month to month, about $143 across three months, $116 across six. Semaglutide with B12 only — no tirzepatide at all. No state list, no stated time-to-first-dose.

What to expect when you sign up

We walked Actin's public signup funnel (August 2026) — a first-hand look at the flow. We don't create accounts, enter medical data, or complete checkout, so this is what any visitor sees, not a patient outcome.

  1. 1Answer a short health questionnaire (the 'GLP-1 Precision Match' quiz)
  2. 2A licensed provider reviews the information and recommends a plan
  3. 3If prescribed, medication ships from a state-licensed compounding pharmacy
  4. 424/7 provider messaging for dose adjustments

What we noticed

  • The site is a client-rendered SPA — a plain fetch returns an empty shell; pricing lives in an embedded JSON payload pulled and read directly
  • Only one GLP-1 product exists on the site: compounded semaglutide with B12 — there is no tirzepatide option
  • No stated time-to-first-dose
  • Fully async — no live video visit and no lab work required

Pricing

Prices re-verified

MedicationMonthly
Compounded semaglutideSemaglutide + B12, month-to-monthLive JSON-confirmed 2026-08-04: term-1 price $169.$169
Compounded semaglutideSemaglutide + B12, 3-month planLive JSON-confirmed 2026-08-04: $429 total for 3 months (~$143/mo).$143
Compounded semaglutideSemaglutide + B12, 6-month planLive JSON-confirmed 2026-08-04: $699 total for 6 months (~$116/mo) — the lowest tier, not a promo.$116

HSA/FSA generally applies to GLP-1 telehealth; confirm with your plan. These figures are Actin's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Actin's own site.

What we like

  • Real plan-length pricing tiers, independently confirmed against the site's own data — no promo-vs-list-price gap found
  • Fully async — no scheduled video visit or lab work required to start
  • Semaglutide paired with B12 for anyone wanting the added energy-support angle
  • Longer commitments meaningfully lower the price, down to about $116/mo on the 6-month plan

The caveats

  • No stated time-to-first-dose anywhere on the site
  • No tirzepatide option at all — semaglutide + B12 only
  • Price isn't shown until after the intake quiz
  • No LegitScript or PCAB badge, no named compounding pharmacy, state availability not disclosed

Actin for working moms: our verdict

A single semaglutide-plus-B12 product (SKU COMP-GLP1 on Actin's own site) with no tirzepatide, priced $116-169/mo depending on plan length — pulled directly from the site's own client-rendered pricing data — with a fully async intake but no stated time-to-first-dose and no LegitScript badge. Read the low end carefully: $116 is the per-month equivalent of a six-month plan paid in a single charge, and $143 the three-month equivalent. Month to month, with no commitment, the price is $169. It runs about $169/month.

We weigh Actin the way working moms actually have to: not just the monthly line on your budget, but how fast you can start without a scheduled video visit and a flat monthly price that doesn't climb as your dose does — the parts a generic review does not measure.

What Actin will cost you

  • Compounded semaglutide — Semaglutide + B12, month-to-month: $169/mo
  • Compounded semaglutide — Semaglutide + B12, 3-month plan: $143/mo
  • Compounded semaglutide — Semaglutide + B12, 6-month plan: $116/mo

That's roughly in line with the ~$179/month median across our roster.

The medications Actin prescribes

Actin prescribes semaglutide (the active drug in Wegovy and Ozempic). These are compounded formulations from a licensed pharmacy — the reason the price stays down — but compounded GLP-1s aren't FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are.

Where Actin fits — and where it doesn't — for working moms

Right for you if…

  • you want to start fast and async — no scheduled video visit to wedge between work and pickup.
  • the monthly line on your budget is a real barrier and you want a low, predictable number.

Not your best option if…

  • you specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen and insurance navigation.
  • you'd rather the most predictable place to start and pause — which is exactly what our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, is designed around.

Trust, safety, and the fine print

Our confidence is moderate — the core facts check out, but some details (per-state availability, program mechanics) aren't fully public. As with any compounded GLP-1, the most useful thing working moms can do is confirm which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription and what's in the formulation — we explain how we weigh oversight in our scoring methodology.

One line that applies to every provider on this site: no GLP-1 is established as safe in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and the labels advise against use. This is a review of a commercial program, not a green light — the timing decision belongs to you and your clinician.

The bottom line

Actin is a reasonable option — weigh it on how fast you can start without a scheduled video visit and a flat monthly price that doesn't climb as your dose does against the alternatives below. For most working moms, CoreAge Rx remains the stronger all-round fit — see why it tops our ranking.

The bottom line for working moms

Best for: A working parent who specifically wants semaglutide with B12 and doesn't need tirzepatide, and who's fine finishing an async quiz before seeing the real price or a delivery timeline.

Alternatives to Actin

Providers we have a referral relationship with, ordered by Rx-Readiness Score — highest first. A fee never moves a score, but it does decide who appears here, so this is not the full list: see the complete ranking.

  • CoreAge RxOur #1 pick

    The shortlist pick: one flat price that doesn't climb as your dose does, both molecules on a single plan, and a nationwide async intake you can finish on a break.

    Visit CoreAge Rx
  • Pallas Health removes the two things that usually cost a working parent the most time: it publishes every price before intake, and it runs care asynchronously in 43 of 50 states, so there's no video appointment to wedge into a workday. Compounded semaglutide averages about $199 a month and tirzepatide $299, and unusually the genuine FDA-approved pens sit alongside them — Zepbound $1,069, Ozempic $1,299, Wegovy and Mounjaro $1,349 — all cash-pay from the same clinician. The price is flat at every dose, so a titration never produces a surprise bill, and the plan figure already contains the clinician, dose adjustments, check-ins and messaging with no membership fee. Its cancellation terms are unusually concrete: cancel free through the portal, keep access to the end of the paid period, full refund if a clinician declines you, and a $5 processing fee on a qualifying refund. The trade-offs are that billing lands every 12 weeks in $597 and $897 blocks rather than monthly, the compounding pharmacy is never named, and insurance is never billed.

    Visit Pallas Health
  • The price-first partner: some of the lowest flat, all-inclusive compounded pricing we track, nationwide and async — strong if the monthly number is your deciding factor and you read the annual-prepay fine print.

    Visit Trimi Health

Keep comparing Actin

Actin, answered

How fast does Actin ship the first dose?
The site doesn't say — there's no stated turnaround time to plan a work schedule around.
Does Actin offer tirzepatide?
No — its only GLP-1 product is compounded semaglutide paired with B12. If you specifically want tirzepatide, or semaglutide without added B12, look elsewhere.
Does Actin require a scheduled video visit?
No — it's a fully async intake quiz, with no live video call required, and no lab work either.

Pricing, states and verification reflect Actin's public disclosures at last review; the Rx-Readiness Score is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.

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