What compounded semaglutide costs in California
Compounded semaglutide injection through Pallas is $139 for your first month, then $597 every 12 weeks ($199/mo average). Cancel anytime. Compounded tirzepatide injection is $179 for your first month, then $897 every 12 weeks ($299/mo average). Cancel anytime. Both prices are all-in — provider care, dose adjustments, messaging, and shipping included, with no separate membership fee. Care is 100% online and asynchronous in California — no video visit required.
California pricing at a glance
Compounded plans · provider care included
- Compounded semaglutide injection$139 first month, then $597 every 12 weeks ($199/mo avg)
- Compounded tirzepatide injection$179 first month, then $897 every 12 weeks ($299/mo avg)
Brand-name · FDA-approved
FDA-approved Wegovy® and Zepbound® for chronic weight management, plus Ozempic® and Mounjaro® for type 2 diabetes, are available cash-pay from $1,069/mo; insurance is not billed. Your clinician helps determine which option is appropriate for you.
What the plan price includes
- US-licensed provider review and prescription, when appropriate
- Ongoing check-ins and dose adjustments — price never changes with your dose
- Unlimited care-team messaging through the patient portal
- Free shipping to any California address (2–3 business days)
- Full refund if a clinician decides treatment isn't right for you
- Cancel anytime, self-serve
Comparing GLP-1 prices in California, honestly
Advertised prices are hard to compare because platforms structure them differently. Before you commit anywhere — including here — check four things:
- Is there a separate membership fee? Many platforms bill a monthly membership on top of the medication price. Add it to the medication cost before comparing. Pallas has none — the plan price is the whole price.
- Does the price rise with your dose? GLP-1 doses titrate up over the first months. Some platforms charge more at higher doses; the Pallas plan price stays the same at every dose.
- What happens after the intro price? Intro pricing is common — ours is $139 for the first month of semaglutide. What matters is the number after it: ask every platform for the renewal amount and interval before you sign up. Ours is on this page.
- Is the platform legitimate? Verify clinicians licensed in California, a US-licensed pharmacy, and LegitScript certification you can confirm in LegitScript’s public database. Pallas is LegitScript Healthcare Merchant Certified.
Frequently asked questions
Compounded semaglutide injection through Pallas is $139 for your first month, then $597 every 12 weeks ($199/mo average). Cancel anytime. That one plan price includes your US-licensed provider, ongoing check-ins, dose adjustments, and unlimited care-team messaging — no separate membership fee. Medication ships free to any California address, only if a clinician prescribes it, and you are refunded in full if a clinician decides treatment isn't right for you.
Compounded tirzepatide injection through Pallas is $179 for your first month, then $897 every 12 weeks ($299/mo average). Cancel anytime. That one plan price includes your US-licensed provider, ongoing check-ins, dose adjustments, and unlimited care-team messaging — no separate membership fee. Medication ships free to any California address, only if a clinician prescribes it, and you are refunded in full if a clinician decides treatment isn't right for you.
Compare all-in totals, not headline prices. Many telehealth platforms advertise a low medication price and bill a separate monthly membership on top, charge more as your dose increases, or add shipping — so the cheapest-looking option is often not the cheapest over a full course of treatment. Pallas uses one all-in number: $139 for your first month, then $597 every 12 weeks ($199/mo average). Cancel anytime. There is no membership fee, the price does not change with your dose, and shipping is free. Whatever platform you consider, verify it the same way: clinicians licensed in California, a US-licensed pharmacy, and LegitScript certification you can confirm in LegitScript's public database.
Same rule as semaglutide: compare the all-in total — medication plus any membership fee, dose-increase charges, and shipping — not the advertised headline number. Compounded tirzepatide injection through Pallas is $179 for your first month, then $897 every 12 weeks ($299/mo average). Cancel anytime. No membership fee, no dose-based price increases, free shipping. Whatever platform you consider, verify it the same way: clinicians licensed in California, a US-licensed pharmacy, and LegitScript certification you can confirm in LegitScript's public database.
No. The plan price is the whole price: provider care, check-ins, dose adjustments, unlimited care-team messaging, and free shipping are all included, and the price does not increase as your dose titrates up. There is no separate membership or platform fee. If a clinician decides treatment isn't right for you, you're refunded in full, and you can cancel anytime from the patient portal. Pay-over-time options are available at checkout.
Pallas is private-pay and does not bill insurance or Medicaid. Compounded preparations are generally not covered by insurance anywhere. For brand-name medications, coverage depends on your plan; California Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s is limited — typically to type 2 diabetes with prior authorization, not weight loss. If you want to pursue insurance coverage for a brand-name medication, ask your plan directly — through Pallas, brand-name medications are cash-pay.
Through Pallas, FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s — Wegovy® and Zepbound® for chronic weight management, plus Ozempic® and Mounjaro® for type 2 diabetes — are available to California patients cash-pay from $1,069/mo; insurance is not billed. Whether a brand-name or compounded medication is appropriate for you is determined by a clinician licensed in California during intake.
See your exact price before you pay anything
The online intake takes about five minutes. A clinician licensed in California reviews your health history and, if appropriate, prescribes — your full price is shown during intake, before checkout.
Start your California intakePallas offers both FDA-approved and compounded medications. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved and are not generic versions of brand-name drugs. Eligibility and treatment are determined by a US-licensed clinician; results vary. Private pay only (no insurance). Operated by Brentmoor, Inc.