SnagRx review video: The $59 Price Is a 12-Month Plan Paid Up Front

0:00SnagRx review: intro and our verdict

$59 a month. That's the price on SnagRx's homepage, for compounded semaglutide. But that rate is a 12-month plan... paid up front. $708, at once. And SnagRx's payments are final. Month to month, the same drug costs more. So let's work out what you really pay, and what to check before you sign up. Quick note: this isn't medical advice, and prices change, so check glp1.health for the latest. Our verdict first: 9.2 out of 10.

Excellent. There's no fee on top of the plan price: no membership, no consultation, no shipping fee. It names its four pharmacies, and its doctor network. And SnagRx has no FDA warning letter on file. The catch? The low price needs a long plan, and the money doesn't come back if you change your mind.

0:53What SnagRx is

So what is SnagRx? An online program that sells compounded GLP-1 injections, on a subscription. The company behind it is Modern Metabolic Medicine. The doctors come from OpenLoop Health, a network of US-licensed doctors... and OpenLoop charges your card: it shows as OPNLP-SNAGRX. Two drugs, both compounded weekly injections: semaglutide and tirzepatide. It serves every state except Louisiana.

1:22The sign-up and the "approved" countdown

We walked the sign-up on October 26, as a new patient in Texas. Your height and weight, then health questions: pregnancy, conditions like kidney disease, your medications, and any recent GLP-1. Then a required question with no "none" option: what you'd like your medication to help with. Next, two boxes. The required one says you're enrolling in a subscription that renews automatically. The other, for marketing texts, came already ticked.

Untick it if you don't want them. Then this: "Congrats, your GLP-1 plan is approved!" With a ten-minute countdown. No clinician had seen the file yet. The fine print says a licensed provider decides, after you pay.

2:03What a year of SnagRx really costs

Then the plans. Month to month, semaglutide was $99 on October 26. That's every four weeks, not every month. The 12-month plan was $69 a "month"... paid as $828, at once. Then the price dropped. On November 3: $69 every four weeks, month to month. And $708 up front for the 12-month plan. That's the $59 on the homepage. Tirzepatide went from $149 to $119 every four weeks. So what does a year actually cost?

Month to month, you're charged every 28 days. That's 13 charges a year. At October's $99, that's $1,287. At November's $69, it's $897. The 12-month plan covers 48 weeks, so for a full year, the next payment comes due at week 48. Against the market? Month to month, SnagRx ranks 6th of the 45 compounded programs we track: about $107.62 a calendar month, against a median of $165.06. The good news: nothing is added on top.

No membership, no consultation, no shipping fee. The same price at every dose. Now, back to that homepage. It says "Was $299", and a timer says "Price increases in"... We checked. On October 26, the timer had about five hours left. A week later, the homepage price was lower, not higher, under a new timer. And the Internet Archive's one copy of the homepage, from September 7, shows a "Labor Day Discount", at the same $69, with the same "Was $299". We couldn't find a date when SnagRx charged $299.

By the way, if price is all you care about, we rank the cheapest programs online on one page. The link is in the description.

4:01Who fills it: SnagRx's 4 pharmacies

Who fills the prescription? SnagRx names four pharmacies. Red Rock Compounding Pharmacy, in St. George, Utah. Health Warehouse, in Florence, Kentucky. Precision Medicine, in Bellmore, New York. And Triad Rx, in Daphne, Alabama. It says they're 503A pharmacies, overseen by state boards. With four pharmacies, your vial can come from a different one from one order to the next. Concentrations and syringe markings can differ, so the same number of units can hold a different dose.

Check the label each time, and confirm your dose with your prescriber when the pharmacy changes.

4:37Is it safe? Triad Rx's closed FDA letter

Now, safety. SnagRx has no FDA warning letter on file, and no open flag. That doesn't mean the FDA has reviewed its medication. LegitScript certifies it. One of its pharmacies, Triad Rx, received an FDA warning letter on February 5, 2019, about insanitary conditions for sterile drugs. The FDA closed out that letter on May 3, 2023... and the close-out letter says one more thing. "We acknowledge that your firm no longer produces sterile drug products." Injectable drugs are sterile products.

We couldn't find a public record, since then, of Triad Rx making sterile drugs again. So ask SnagRx which pharmacy will fill your order. The bigger question with any compounded program is the drug itself. Compounded GLP-1s are prepared by a pharmacy to a prescription. They are not FDA-approved: the FDA doesn't review their safety, effectiveness or quality before they're sold, and they are not the same as Wegovy or Zepbound. Formulas can differ from one pharmacy to the next, and some add ingredients such as vitamin B12.

Compounding pharmacies are licensed and inspected by state boards of pharmacy. Outsourcing facilities, called 503B, also register with the FDA and are inspected by it. Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide have no label of their own. Their safety information comes from the labels of Wegovy and Zepbound, including a Boxed Warning about thyroid C-cell tumors.

6:07How the care works, canceling and refunds

After you pay, a provider reviews your chart: SnagRx says within 24 hours, often in under five. No appointment, no scheduled video visit. If you're approved, the medication ships within two business days. After that, the SnagRx nursing staff gives you one-to-one support. You request each refill in the patient portal, and the provider reviews your dose each time. One thing we couldn't find: whether SnagRx asks for lab work.

Canceling is simple: by email, by phone, or in your patient portal. The monthly plan has no minimum term. The 3, 6 and 12-month plans are a commitment: canceling only stops the renewal. Even though the checkout says "Cancel anytime" on every plan. Mind the deadline. The refund policy says 72 hours before your next billing date; the terms say 5 days. So give yourself the 5 days. Then the refund policy, in capitals: all payments are final and non-refundable.

Even if you never finish your intake form. The one exception: a provider finds you're not clinically eligible. Then you get back the unused part of your term... minus the care already given, like the provider review, even though the checkout's guarantee box says "full refund". So here's the simple rule: start on the monthly plan, and prepay a long plan only if you're sure you'll stay. And if you have side effects, talk to your provider.

7:30What customers say

What do customers say? The checkout shows a badge: "Excellent 4.7". The homepage says "Excellent 4.8", and 125,000-plus happy customers. The portal says 10,000-plus reviews, and 90% five-star ratings. So we looked for those reviews. On Trustpilot, on November 6, SnagRx had 15 reviews in the last 12 months, and a TrustScore of 3.3. 53% were five stars... and 47%, one star. We couldn't find where the 4.7, the 4.8 or the 10,000 reviews are published.

8:08Who it's for, 3 alternatives and 3 takeaways

So, who's SnagRx for? It suits you if you want the drug, the doctor and the shipping in one charge... the same price at every dose... and the pharmacies named. It's not for you if you want a brand-name pen, like Wegovy or Zepbound... a refund if you stop early... if the $59 tempts you, but you're not ready for a year... or if you don't want injections, or don't feel comfortable injecting yourself. Not quite right for you? Embody scores 9.6.

Same doctor network, same four pharmacies, and semaglutide is $79 every four weeks, month to month. YourEra scores 9.3. Semaglutide is $89 a month for new patients, with a full refund if you cancel before your order ships. And Collective scores 9.3. Semaglutide is $59 a month, but a $199 yearly membership comes on top. And to compare prices across the market, see our open price index. The link is in the description.

So, three things to remember. One: the $59 on the homepage is a 12-month plan, paid up front: $708. Two: month to month, it's $69 every four weeks on the current sale, and it was $99 in October. That's 13 charges a year. Three: payments are final. If you're unsure, start on the monthly plan. The full review, with every source, is one tap away. The link is right below, in the description... or scan the code on your screen.

This video is educational, and it's not medical advice. Talk to a licensed clinician before you start, stop, or change a medication. Thanks for watching.