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Melrose Pharmacy

Melrose Pharmacy

Melrose Pharmacy publishes compounded semaglutide priced by concentration and vial size — $225 for a 2mL vial at 2.5mg/mL and $475 for a 4mL vial at 5mg/mL. Almost no compounding pharmacy publishes its prices at all, which makes this a rare benchmark.

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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 semaglutideCompounded · not FDA-approved

What they publish

Melrose Pharmacy publishes 3 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
Not a subscription — a dispensing pharmacy
Medication cost
Compounded semaglutide published at $225 for a 2mL vial at 2.5mg/mL and $475 for a 4mL vial at 5mg/mL (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
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Eligibility
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Lab work
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Pharmacy fulfilment
Is itself the compounding pharmacy, publishing prices by concentration and vial volume.
Shipping
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Support services
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Cancellation
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Refunds
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

What stands out

  • Publishing compounded prices by concentration and vial size is close to unique. It lets you work out what the medication actually costs a clinic, and therefore how much margin sits in a telehealth subscription.
  • A 4mL vial at 5mg/mL is 20mg of semaglutide for $475. Compare that against what an all-inclusive telehealth plan charges over the same period.
  • You need a prescription — this is a dispensing pharmacy, not a prescribing service.

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.

  • You still need a prescriber; this covers the medication only.
  • Ask whether it is a 503A or 503B facility, and check its state licensure.
  • Compounded semaglutide is not FDA-approved regardless of who dispenses it.

May suit

People who already have a prescription and want to see what compounded medication actually costs at the pharmacy counter.

Limitations

  • Compounded, not FDA-approved.
  • No prescribing or clinical service included.

Frequently asked

Why does this matter if I can't buy it without a prescription?

Because it shows the underlying medication cost. If a pharmacy sells 20mg of compounded semaglutide for $475, you can judge whether a telehealth subscription charging several hundred a month on top is buying you a proportionate amount of clinical care.

Sources

Captured . Pages change — check the current version before relying on anything here.

Worth comparing against

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Promise Pharmacy

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Membership
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Medication
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MedClinic Partners

MedClinic Partners

Business-to-business supplier publishing 503A/503B compliance guidance for clinics

Membership
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Medication
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ClinicLayer

ClinicLayer

Publishes a compounded semaglutide price analysis showing a four-fold spread

Membership
Not published
Medication
Not published
Publishes0/12 terms