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Ranked #251 · Grade C

Ascend Vitality review

By Alyssa Selinger, Editor

Ascend Vitality is a cash-pay GLP-1 telehealth provider offering compounded semaglutide (starting at $199/mo) and compounded tirzepatide (starting at $299/mo) as both weekly injectables and needle-free…

  • SemaglutideFrom $199/mo
  • TirzepatideFrom $299/mo
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Semaglutide
From $199/mo (compounded)
Tirzepatide
From $299/mo (compounded)
Coverage
Not disclosed
Brand-name
Compounded only

The scorecard

Ascend Vitality scored on our six published factors. See the methodology.

Real-world results70/100
Price honesty38/100
Prescriber access55/100
Formulary choice88/100
Cancellation fairness92/100
Member support64/100

What we like

  • Both injectable and needle-free oral tablet forms of semaglutide and tirzepatide
  • LegitScript certified
  • Transparent cash-pay pricing with cancel-anytime subscription
  • Legal entity and address publicly disclosed (Ascend Vitality LLC, Sheridan, WY)

The caveats

  • All medications are compounded — FDA does not review compounded drugs for safety/effectiveness
  • No named compounding pharmacy partner disclosed
  • No public state-by-state availability list (homepage cites exclusions: LA, MS, KS, NM, WV)
  • Per-dose/titration pricing not published; only 'starting at' prices shown

The verdict

Best for: Shoppers who want cash-pay compounded semaglutide & tirzepatide, injection or daily tablet.

Ranked #251 of 548 providers we have reviewed — for comparison, read our CoreAge Rx review, ranked #1. In the ranking it sits between Ark Health at #250, 66/100 above and Bioverse at #252, 66/100 below, with the Citizen Meds write-up the next one down.

If that review leaves you undecided, the 7 programs we rank against Ascend Vitality are graded on the same six factors and listed in score order. If you would rather start from the top of the field, our full board of 548 providers is the place to start if you are still shortlisting. We have also compared it head to head: CoreAge Rx vs Ascend Vitality goes to CoreAge Rx, 94/100 to 66/100.

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Pricing, states and verification reflect Ascend Vitality's public disclosures at last review; the Verdict Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Ascend Vitality's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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