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TeleSlim Clinic review
You cannot cost a year here, and that is the finding. The subscription is knowable — $99 a month, or $899 up front for twelve, which is $75 a month — and it buys a Chicago clinical team across six named states. The medication is prescribed and then priced somewhere the site never publishes, so every annual figure you can build has an unknown addend in it.
- HSA / FSA-eligible
- Editor-vetted
- No insurance needed
TeleSlim Clinic at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $99/mo for the clinic; medication priced separately and not published
- Tirzepatide
- $99/mo for the clinic; medication priced separately and not published
- Coverage
- Illinois, plus Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona
- Start
- After a 45-minute doctor visit
How we scored TeleSlim Clinic
Each factor is read off TeleSlim Clinic's published pricing, disclosures and intake flow, and the six roll up into the 52/100 Rx-Readiness Score on the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.
Tiered or opaque — the true monthly is hard to pin down up front.
Limited or state-gated availability — confirm yours first.
Not a two-molecule plan on the published facts — switching may mean starting again elsewhere.
Exit terms are the weak point: lock-in, notice periods, or a cancellation path that isn't published.
The hardest start to fit around a workday — a scheduled visit, or no published answer either way.
The weakest showing on speed — a slow published timeline, or none at all.
How we verified this review
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Confidence
- high
- Primary source
- teleslimclinic.com
Checked on 18 August 2026. TeleSlim Clinic runs from 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago with three named physicians, registered dietitians, an exercise physiologist and cognitive behavioral therapy, and names its coverage precisely: Illinois plus telemedicine in Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona. The subscription is fully published and can be costed: $99 a month, $269 for three, $499 for six, $899 for a year — the annual commitment works out at $75 a month, a 24% saving — after a 45-minute first visit currently $99 against a stated $199. What cannot be costed is the medication. The site says it prescribes "GLP-1 and GIP medications" and never prices them, so any annual figure has an unknown addend. Two smaller items: an entry reading "Pricing dummy" is live in the main navigation, and the optional weekly dietitian and exercise follow-ups carry an unstated fee. Ten office addresses are listed, all high-floor downtown suites, for a practice describing itself as all-online — recorded as an observation. It screened clean against the live FDA warning-letter index.
What to expect when you sign up
We walked TeleSlim Clinic'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.
- 1The signup call to action leaves teleslimclinic.com for join.teleslimclinic.com, a separate host
- 2The signup page opened normally when we checked it on 2026-08-21
- 3We stopped at the first signup screen and entered no personal details, so we can't tell you what comes after it
What we noticed
- A monthly price is visible on the public homepage before any intake — you do not have to hand over information to see a number
- Intake is hosted on join.teleslimclinic.com, so the company you fill the form in with is not the domain you started on
Pricing
Prices re-verified
| Medication | Monthly | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutideClinic subscription only — medication not priced$99/month buys the physician, the plan and the support team. The medication is prescribed separately and its cost is published nowhere on the site. Longer commitments: $269 for 3 months, $499 for 6, $899 for a year. | $99 | Clinic subscription only — medication not priced$99/month buys the physician, the plan and the support team. The medication is prescribed separately and its cost is published nowhere on the site. Longer commitments: $269 for 3 months, $499 for 6, $899 for a year. |
| Compounded tirzepatideClinic subscription only — medication not pricedThe same subscription. The site says it prescribes "GLP-1 and GIP medications" without pricing either. | $99 | Clinic subscription only — medication not pricedThe same subscription. The site says it prescribes "GLP-1 and GIP medications" without pricing either. |
HSA/FSA generally applies to GLP-1 telehealth; confirm with your plan. These figures are TeleSlim Clinic's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on TeleSlim Clinic's own site.
What we like
- Six states named outright, not gestured at
- Three named physicians, dietitians, an exercise physiologist and cognitive behavioral therapy
- The subscription ladder is fully published: $99, $269, $499, $899
- An annual commitment cuts the clinic fee to $75 a month — a 24% saving that can actually be computed
- A free ten-minute doctor call and a 45-minute first visit at $99
The caveats
- The medication price is published nowhere, so no annual total can be computed
- "Pricing dummy" is live in the site's main navigation
- Weekly dietitian and exercise follow-ups carry an unstated additional fee
- Ten downtown-tower suite addresses for a practice that calls itself all-online
- Its most recent articles are from 2023
- No compounding pharmacy named
TeleSlim Clinic for working moms: our verdict
You cannot cost a year here, and that is the finding. The subscription is knowable — $99 a month, or $899 up front for twelve, which is $75 a month — and it buys a Chicago clinical team across six named states. The medication is prescribed and then priced somewhere the site never publishes, so every annual figure you can build has an unknown addend in it. TeleSlim Clinic does not publish a single standing monthly medication rate. What it does state is "$99/mo for the clinic; medication priced separately and not published" — which is not the same thing as a monthly price you can budget against, so treat it as a starting point rather than a total. Before you commit, confirm what the figure covers, what the medication itself will cost on top of it, and how often you will be charged. That is the number to compare against the flat monthly plans elsewhere on this list, which sit near $179/month.
We weigh TeleSlim Clinic 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 TeleSlim Clinic will cost you
- Compounded semaglutide — Clinic subscription only — medication not priced: $99/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — Clinic subscription only — medication not priced: $99/mo
The medications TeleSlim Clinic prescribes
TeleSlim Clinic prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two best-evidenced molecules in the class, and having both on one account matters because you can switch between them without re-enrolling or hunting down a new provider mid-plan. 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 TeleSlim Clinic fits — and where it doesn't — for working moms
Right for you if…
- you want a straightforward semaglutide and tirzepatide program and will confirm the details before you commit.
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 in TeleSlim Clinic's public facts is high — pricing, pharmacies, and clinical network were verifiable at last review. 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.
A standing caveat for working moms: GLP-1 medications aren't established as safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and every label advises against use. Nothing here changes that — plan the timing with your own clinician.
The bottom line
TeleSlim Clinic 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 in one of its six states who wants a clinical team and will get the medication quote in writing before subscribing.
Alternatives to TeleSlim Clinic
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.
- Visit CoreAge RxRx-Readiness95100CoreAge 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 Pallas HealthRx-Readiness89100
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 Trimi HealthRx-Readiness88100
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.
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Head-to-head & alternatives
TeleSlim Clinic, answered
- How much does TeleSlim Clinic cost?
- TeleSlim Clinic doesn't post a standard monthly cash price — pricing depends on insurance or appears after an intake. Get a written quote and confirm the ongoing rate before committing.
- Can I start TeleSlim Clinic without a scheduled video visit?
- TeleSlim Clinic involves more clinician touchpoints (and, in some cases, a scheduled visit), so it isn't the fastest async start. If a no-video signup is your priority, our #1 pick is built for it.
- Does TeleSlim Clinic offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- Yes — TeleSlim Clinic offers both molecules, so you can switch without re-enrolling. Tirzepatide's dual GIP/GLP-1 action posts the strongest published weight-loss numbers.
- Where does TeleSlim Clinic rank for working moms?
- TeleSlim Clinic earns 52/100 on our Rx-Readiness Score, ranking #220. Speed to first dose and flat pricing carry the most weight of the six factors behind it. CoreAge Rx leads — see how they compare.
Pricing, states and verification reflect TeleSlim Clinic'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.