Price transparency
What is disclosed before intake, not a clinical rating.
Edessa offers online compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide through OpenLoop-linked clinical care, with one-, three- and six-month plan displays. Its lowest figures belong to longer terms, and the terms allow final charges to vary with the prescription and pharmacy. The money-back headline also needs qualification: the written policy requires at least five months without weight loss and deducts a twenty-five-percent consultation component.
Edessa does not pay us. We review it so you can compare it with the programs that do. Disclosure
Edessa publishes its price before the medical intake — you can see what it costs without handing over your health history first.
On this page
Edessa at a glance
- Price visibility
- Published before intake
- Pharmacy information
- OpenLoop Healthcare Partners PC
- Where it operates
- Company advertises services in all 50 states and Washington, DC, with state and service exceptions; confirm actual clinical and pharmacy eligibility
The verdict
Edessa shows its price before the medical intake and is clear about what that price covers and what conditions come with it. It ranks 31 of 293 among the programs we review on price transparency.
The score beside Edessa's name rates how much it tells you before the medical intake — the price, the pharmacy and the terms — not how cheap it is.
Considering Edessa?
Confirm the plan, billing terms and availability before you begin.
What do you get with Edessa?
- An online assessment followed by licensed-provider evaluation, with the clinician retaining the prescribing decision after checkout.
- Compounded semaglutide injections and compounded tirzepatide injections explicitly named on their respective product pages.
- A personalized treatment plan, provider consultation, medication, expedited shipping, follow-up and support described in the selected program.
- Clinical services linked to OpenLoop Healthcare Partners and affiliated professional entities in the telehealth consent.
- A platform identified as Edessa Group LLC in the terms, with separate advertising disclosures also naming Edessa Health Inc.
How does Edessa work?
Compare the same plan length
The product tables display a monthly equivalent for one-, three- and six-month plans. The lowest semaglutide and tirzepatide amounts correspond to six-month options. Ask for the actual total collected, supply schedule, renewal and commitment for the selected term rather than treating every figure as a standalone monthly order.
Complete the assessment and clinician evaluation
The site explains that the initial assessment screens for eligibility but does not itself create a clinician-patient relationship with Edessa. An OpenLoop clinician evaluates the patient after checkout to decide whether prescribing is appropriate. Confirm payment timing, clinical fees and what happens if the requested treatment is not prescribed.
Confirm the actual prescription and pharmacy
The injection pages explicitly name compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. The separate tablet offer uses broad GLP-1 labeling, which should not be treated as proof of a particular molecule. Obtain the prescribed ingredients, concentration, quantity, supply, pharmacy and storage instructions before accepting any preparation.
Obtain renewal and refund terms before continuing
The written policy is more specific than the broad no-questions-asked money-back headline. It requires demonstrating no weight loss after at least five months and retains a consultation deduction. Ask for the proof, claim window, cancellation cutoff and payment sequence in the actual agreement rather than assuming ordinary returns or automatic reimbursement.
How much does Edessa cost?
Injection table $179/1 month, $160 equivalent/3 months, $135/6 months; actual prescription-dependent ongoing month-to-month total not established.
Injection table $239/1 month, $219 equivalent/3 months, $209/6 months; actual prescription-dependent ongoing month-to-month total not established.
Company advertises services in all 50 states and Washington, DC, with state and service exceptions; confirm actual clinical and pharmacy eligibility
The semaglutide injection table lists $179 for the one-month plan, $160 per monthly equivalent for three months and $135 for six months. Tirzepatide lists $239, $219 and $209 for the same lengths. The terms state that the final charge can vary with the prescribed medicine and chosen pharmacy, so obtain the actual complete normal renewal rather than relying on one displayed figure as a settled recurring total.
- The product pages describe clinician consultation, a personalized plan, medication, expedited delivery, ongoing check-ins and support. Ask for an itemized agreement identifying the actual supply and all services, including any required testing or separate consultation allocation. A lower multi-month equivalent should not be substituted for the one-month selection or a future prescription-specific invoice.
- The site advertises the same price at every dose, but its detailed disclosure says prices can change with supply or market conditions and excludes introductory or first-month offers from the flat-price policy. That qualifies the broad headline. Ask how normal renewal is set and how a change would be communicated before accepting a long purchase.
- The terms say final card charges can vary with the prescribed medicine and dispensing pharmacy, with support communicating differences. They also retain responsibility for provider and affiliated professional-service fees. Get the complete approved total before payment and ask whether a changed prescription or pharmacy requires fresh authorization rather than assuming the marketing table settles every bill.
- The homepage’s money-back language is broader than the written refund rule. The terms require demonstrating no weight loss after following the program for at least five months and subtract doctor consultation fees of twenty-five percent. That is a conditional refund with a deduction.
- The legal text says medical consultation fees are nonrefundable after consultation, ordinary prescription returns are not accepted and sales are final. A precise advance cancellation deadline is not established. Obtain the actual renewal cutoff and processing dates before authorizing recurring charges or assuming a no-contract slogan creates a refund right.
- The terms advertise services across all fifty states and Washington, DC, while qualifying availability by location and service. Confirm the assigned clinical entity and medicine availability. Confirm the actual treating practice, dispensing eligibility and delivery address for your order.
Considering Edessa?
Confirm the plan, billing terms and availability before you begin.
Who is Edessa best for?
A good fit if
- Adults prepared to compare actual plan lengths and obtain a final prescription quote
- People who want a named clinical network and separate professional consent
- Patients willing to read the conditional refund rule before relying on the headline
Look elsewhere if
- Shoppers treating the lowest six-month equivalent as an independent monthly total
- Anyone expecting an unconditional full money-back promise
- People assuming a generic GLP-1 tablet label identifies a specific medicine
Considering Edessa?
Confirm the plan, billing terms and availability before you begin.
What are Edessa's pros and cons?
Pros
- Dedicated injection pages explicitly identify both compounded medicines
- The plan tables separate one-, three- and six-month options
- The telehealth consent names the clinical network and professional entities
- The terms spell out the refund minimum period and consultation deduction
Cons
- Price and promotional language require a final prescription-specific quote
- The written refund policy is narrower than the broad headline
- Precise advance cancellation timing is not established publicly
- The actual dispensing pharmacy is not identified for every patient
The pharmacy behind the medicine
It names its pharmacy. Edessa discloses OpenLoop Healthcare Partners PC as its compounding partner. That matters more here than the price does: a compounded medicine is only as good as the pharmacy that made it, and a company willing to name one is a company you can go and check.
A compounded drug is mixed to order by a pharmacy rather than manufactured and released as a finished product, so the FDA has not reviewed the specific preparation you are prescribed for safety, effectiveness or quality. That is true of every compounded program, including the highest-scoring ones.
What else do people ask about Edessa?
What do the injection tables show?
Semaglutide lists $179 for one month, $160 per monthly equivalent for three and $135 for six. Tirzepatide lists $239, $219 and $209 respectively. Confirm the full purchase, supply and renewal before ordering; longer-term equivalents do not establish a separately renewable month at the lowest figure.
Is the price guaranteed to remain the same at every dose?
The headline makes that claim, but the detailed disclosure allows price changes for supply or market conditions and treats introductory offers separately. The terms also allow charges to vary with the prescription and pharmacy. Obtain the actual normal renewal and change-notification agreement before relying on permanent pricing.
Who provides clinical care?
The consent identifies OpenLoop Healthcare Partners and affiliated professional entities, with licensed clinicians making the prescribing decision. Edessa’s assessment does not itself establish a clinical relationship with the platform. Confirm your actual practice and clinician, location eligibility and the pharmacy that will dispense the prescription.
Is the money-back offer unconditional?
No. The written rule requires demonstrating no weight loss after following the program for at least five months and deducts twenty-five percent for doctor consultation fees. Ask for the required documentation and claim deadline. That differs from a broad no-questions-asked headline and does not guarantee a clinical outcome.
Does the tablet offer establish oral semaglutide?
The reviewed tablet page uses the broad GLP-1 label. That alone does not establish the actual molecule or preparation. Ask for the exact proposed prescription, ingredients, formulation, supply and pharmacy. The injection pages separately name compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide; those identities should not be transferred to an unnamed tablet.
Can I cancel or return medication?
The terms reject ordinary prescription returns and retain consultation fees after a consultation. A precise advance renewal cutoff is not established in the reviewed public material. Obtain the actual subscription and pharmacy-processing deadlines before purchase, and keep written confirmation when canceling future charges or reporting a filling error.
Sources for this review
Company information and terms used for this review. These sources describe the service; they do not establish treatment outcomes.
How it compares
Edessa ranks 31 of 293 on our price-transparency score. Every prescription GLP-1 program we review is scored on the same question: can you see the price before you hand over your health history? The full list is on the prescription GLP-1 review index.
Because Edessa shows a price before the intake, it is also ranked on our GLP-1 telehealth ranking.
GLP-1/microdose category starts $199/mo; semaglutide named but no molecule/dose-specific total; ongoing month-to-month total not established.Show the full pricing note
$175/mo standard monthly compounded injection plan, care and shipping included; $99/mo annual equivalent requires $1,188 upfront.Show the full pricing note
Comparable semaglutide plan not published; ongoing month-to-month total not established.
$249/mo month-to-month (compounded weekly injection, flat at every dose — the advertised $212/mo is the 12-month-plan rate, billed every 48 weeks)Show the full pricing note
Compounded semaglutide advertised from $113/month; selected supply, term and regular renewal need confirmation; ongoing month-to-month total not established.Show the full pricing note
Read this before you start
Prices change — confirm on Edessa's own site before you commit. This page is informational and not medical advice: a GLP-1 is a prescription drug, and whether one suits you is a decision for a licensed clinician who knows your history. How we choose what appears here, and what we are paid for, is set out in our editorial policy.