503A/503B compounding pharmacies

Compounded tirzepatide

1.8

halfrx score

$199–$359/mo for the strongest molecule — with Eli Lilly suing the pharmacies that sell it.

All-in, per month

$199–$359

checked 2026-09-13 — no maintenance-dose price

Medication: compounded
Form: injection
Price checked: 2026-09-13

RxNorm has no product code for this, because there is no approved product to identify; 2601723 for the ingredient. The codes the US National Library of Medicine assigns, so this page names one specific thing rather than a brand that could mean several.

Roughly a quarter of Zepbound's list price. That gap is the whole reason the category exists. Where this range comes from: the sellers of this on halfrx, each read on its own page — Noom Med $199–$299, 2026-09-22; Found $239–$359, 2026-09-22; Eden $298, 2026-09-13. Nobody sells it directly, so there is no page of its own to re-read.

What this page used to say

2026-09-10 — A price no page could confirm, ninety-two days old. Was: $125–$278, checked 2026-06-10. Now: $179–$299, checked 2026-08-19.

Every correction on this site, dated →

How this monthly figure is built

The range charged by the sellers of it on this site; nobody sells it under this name.

How much does Compounded tirzepatide cost a month?

halfrx records Compounded tirzepatide at $199–$359 a month all-in, taken from the sellers of it on this site — nobody sells it under this name — the oldest of those readings on 2026-09-13. What it costs once titrated is not published, which is a fact about the seller rather than a gap in the data. It carries 3 flags on this site: not FDA approved, manufacturer lawsuit and supply risk. It scores 1.8 out of 10 on a published formula that is arithmetic over the facts on this page, not an editor's opinion. The medication is compounded rather than FDA approved: a copy made under the pharmacy-compounding exemption, which is a legal status and not a quality claim. The page rests on 2 cited sources, none of them a manufacturer, regulator or journal. Anything past 45 days without a re-check is marked stale here rather than quietly aging. Molecule: tirzepatide.

What it has cost

Up $74 a month since 2026-06-10

Last corrected on 2026-09-10 — see what this page used to say, above.

No clinician has reviewed this page. Label and trial statements are quoted from the FDA label or the trial cited beside them. General guidance is marked as such, and every price carries the date it was verified. That is sourcing, not medical review. What we do and do not check · Who checked the price

Not FDA approvedCompounding legal riskManufacturer lawsuitSupply risk

What is good about Compounded tirzepatide?

+Access to tirzepatide, the most effective molecule, at $199–$359/mo against Zepbound's $1,086 list.[1]
+Vial dosing allows finer titration than branded pens.[1]

What are the downsides of Compounded tirzepatide?

−Not FDA approved — no review of safety, efficacy or manufacturing quality.[1]
−Eli Lilly has active lawsuits against compounded tirzepatide sellers, including Henry Meds. A ruling against your provider ends your supply.[2]
−The tirzepatide shortage that legally permitted mass compounding has been resolved, so the category now operates on contested legal ground.[2]
−Zepbound vials through LillyDirect start at $299/mo — the branded gap is far smaller than it was, which weakens the only argument for compounding.[1]

How this score is built

0.0/3.5Evidence — no weight-management trial figure recorded
0.0/3Approval — not FDA approved
0.8/2.5Cost — $359/mo at maintenance (top of the published range)
1.0/1Caveats — no penalties on file

The full formula →

Clinical evidence

Not FDA approved. Compounded drugs are not reviewed by the FDA for safety, efficacy or quality.

No pivotal trial. Efficacy is inferred from branded tirzepatide, not demonstrated for the compounded product.

What happens if you stop tirzepatide: no Compounded tirzepatide trial stopped it on purpose, but Zepbound's label did, at a maintenance dose of 5 mg, 10 mg or 15 mg once weekly. The group that came off gained 14% of body weight in 52 weeks →

What you can take instead of Compounded tirzepatide, with each one's verified price →

What Compounded tirzepatide costs without insurance, and every route to the same drug →

Sources

[1] GLP-1 Telehealth Price Report 2026secondary
[2] Mochi vs Henry Meds: two compounded providers under active litigationsecondary

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Information only, not medical advice. Prices and terms change; the date above is when we last verified this one.

The registers and documents behind this page

What this drug is approved for, and what a compounded version of it is not, come from these.

Compounding and the FDA: questions and answers — What a compounded drug is, and what the FDA does and does not review before it is sold.
Medications containing semaglutide marketed for type 2 diabetes or weight loss, FDA — The FDA's own notice on compounded semaglutide and what it has not evaluated.