EllieMD

Medications offered

As listed on the provider’s own site. Whether a product is FDA-approved or compounded is the single most important distinction here — we explain why.

• Compounded GLP-1 weight management medicationCompounded · not FDA-approved
• Compounded peptide therapiesCompounded · not FDA-approved

What they publish

EllieMD publishes 7 of 12 standard terms. Fields marked “not publicly disclosed” were not stated on the pages we captured, and we have not filled those gaps with assumptions. Compare disclosure across providers

Membership / programme fee

None — states there are no hidden membership, shipping or consultation fees (as published)

Medication cost

No medication price was published on the pages we captured. States a $25 credit toward a future order as a referral thank-you (as published)

Introductory offer

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Insurance

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

HSA / FSA

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Consultation process

Secure online medical intake reviewed by a state-licensed, board-certified MD, DO or qualified medical provider. States the consultation may be by secure messaging or video depending on your state, and that a phone call may be required. Names a board-certified nurse practitioner among its clinicians.

Eligibility

States patients must be 18 or over, resident or physically present in an eligible state, and meet clinical requirements — with a published BMI floor of 25, or 22 for patients transferring from another weight-loss prescription programme. States availability in all fifty states.

Lab work

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Pharmacy fulfilment

States medications are dispensed from 503A-compliant, state-licensed facilities through a dedicated partner pharmacy, and that it sources only from licensed compounding pharmacies using FDA-registered suppliers rather than research-grade material.

Shipping

States medication ships directly to your home, typically within 2 to 10 business days, with no separate shipping fee.

Support services

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Cancellation

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Refunds

States that if a medical provider determines you are not eligible for a programme, your payment is refunded. Maintains a separate published refund and returns policy.

What stands out

• Publishes an actual BMI threshold — 25 and above, or 22 and above for patients transferring in from another programme. Most of this directory publishes no clinical threshold at all.
• Discloses that some testimonials may come from EllieMD Independent Brand Partners who earn compensation. That disclosure is required by the FTC's endorsement rules, and many sites in this category omit it.
• Sells treatment as a twelve-week programme with a formal reassessment at the end rather than an open-ended subscription.
• States it works with a dedicated 503A partner pharmacy, and explicitly rejects research-grade material as a source.
• Refunds payment where a provider decides you are not eligible.
• No medication price appears anywhere on the pages we captured, so the cost is only visible after you begin the intake.
• The brand-partner referral structure means some of the people recommending the service to you have a financial interest in your signing up.

Questions to ask before you pay

These are things we could not settle from published pages, or that we think are easy to misread. Get answers in writing.

• No price is published anywhere. What does the twelve-week programme actually cost, and what does it cost to continue after the reassessment?
• A BMI of 22 for transferring patients is below the threshold at which the branded GLP-1s are approved. What is the clinical justification in your case?
• If a brand partner recommended EllieMD to you, are they paid for that recommendation?
• Which pharmacy dispenses your medication, and can you see its accreditation?
• What happens at the twelve-week reassessment if the provider recommends stopping — what is refundable?
• Compounded medication is not FDA-approved. Do you understand what that means for oversight and recourse?

Frequently asked