Our flagship ranking took three weeks of research. We started with dozens of GLP-1 telehealth platforms and eliminated most of them. Here's the exact process.
Step 1: legitimacy screening
Before a platform can be ranked at all, it has to be verifiably legitimate: licensed, board-certified physicians writing real prescriptions; credentials like LegitScript certification or BBB accreditation; and medication sourced from FDA-registered pharmacies (503B outsourcing facilities for compounded products). Platforms selling injectables with no prescription requirement are excluded immediately. That's not a weight loss program, it's a hazard.
Step 2: review cross-checking
We cross-reference every platform's reputation across Trustpilot, Reddit, Google reviews and specialist forums, and we actively dig out fake-review patterns that could skew the picture. Volume matters as much as score: three excellent reviews prove nothing; a hundred consistent ones start getting solid, and fakes become much easier to spot against that baseline.
Step 3: real-cost math
Advertised prices in this market are routinely misleading. We add up what a year actually costs: dose-tier price jumps, membership fees, paid follow-up visits, cold-chain shipping, lab work and supplies. A platform that advertises $199/month but bills $550 in practice gets scored on the $550.
Step 4: support and follow-up quality
The cheapest program that abandons you after the sale is the most expensive one, because failure means regaining the weight. We weigh medical follow-up intensity, dose-adjustment practices, response times and whether support is human or a chatbot maze.
Ongoing updates
Prices and promotions in GLP-1 telehealth change weekly. The main ranking is reviewed monthly; the price tracker is checked weekly, with offers verified directly with the platforms whenever they respond to us, and against their websites when they don't.
About the money
Some links on this site are affiliate links, and some platforms in our rankings pay us a commission when readers sign up. Two hard rules keep this honest: commissions never influence position (our #1 is our #1 whether or not it pays) and platforms that fail the legitimacy screen stay out no matter what they offer. Full details in our affiliate disclosure.