Side by side
7.1/105 of 7 scored disclosures publishedBest for: patients who want unlimited visits and labs included without a plan-length commitment
$299/moper month, month-to-month
5.7/104 of 7 scored disclosures publishedBest for: a buyer who wants compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide at one all-in price that holds as the dose rises, or a brand-name GLP-1 at the manufacturer's price, from the same program
$149/mothe medication alone, at the manufacturer's price: "Wegovy® pills start at $149/mo", and the membership covers "not the Wegovy® pill cost itself". Found's membership is charged on top, $149 for one month on cash pay or $99 per cycle on a 12-month plan
At a glance
| Compared on | Apex MD | Found |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | Apex MDOne rate per drug, already the month-to-month price, holding across doses | FoundA separate all-in price for each drug, with a ladder by plan length (1, 3, 6, 12 months) for cash or insurance; each price holds across doses |
| Plan commitment | Apex MDNone — nothing is prepaid to reach the published figure | FoundA twelve-month plan for the advertised rate, which the pricing page calls paid up front and the offer terms bill every 28 days; month to month costs substantially more |
| Brand-name option | Apex MDNone published | FoundWegovy pen, Wegovy pill and Zepbound at the manufacturer's price, with Found's membership charged on top; Ozempic and Mounjaro have pages but no Found price |
| Formulation | Apex MDCompounded GLP-1 with NAD, B-12, and L-carnitine added, rather than a single-ingredient product | FoundCompounded semaglutide or tirzepatide with B12 and glycine added, at a separate price for each drug |
| Format offered | Apex MDWeekly injection or a daily oral dose of each compound | FoundThe Wegovy pill (brand) is priced; a compounded semaglutide tablet is listed at a figure that bundles an insurance copay |
| What the price covers | Apex MDUnlimited provider visits and Labcorp lab work are included in the monthly rate | FoundA specific refund policy is published for the membership fee |
| Compounding pharmacy | Apex MDNot named, and no accreditation seal displayed | FoundNot named; described only by the 503A licensing class. Displays a LegitScript seal, a published claim |
| States served | Apex MDAll fifty states plus DC | FoundEvery state except Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia, and not DC; compounded medication never ships to Alabama or Virginia |
| Disclosure score | Apex MD7.1/10 | Found5.7/10 |
What each one publishes
| Medication | Apex MD | Found |
|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide (brand) | Apex MDNot published | Found$199/mothe medication alone, "paid for separately at the pharmacy of your choice" and footnoted "$199/month, billed monthly"; Found's membership is charged on top, $149 for a one-month cash plan down to $99 per 28-day cycle on 12 months. Another Wegovy page on the same site quotes $499 for a 28-day supply through NovoCareWegovy pen, lowest dose, medication only · Verified September 2026 — $149/mothe medication alone, at the manufacturer's price: "Wegovy® pills start at $149/mo", and the membership covers "not the Wegovy® pill cost itself". Found's membership is charged on top, $149 for one month on cash pay or $99 per cycle on a 12-month planWegovy Pill, lowest dose, medication only · Verified September 2026 — |
| Semaglutide (compounded) | Apex MD$299/moper month, month-to-monthall doses, injection · Verified August 2026 — | Found$289$289 per 28-day billing cycle on the month-to-month plan, cash pay, covering care, medication and membership; the seller prints "/mo" but bills "every 4 weeks (28-day cycle)". New members pay $179 for the first cycle. Paying through insurance for the visits, the same plan is $199 plus a visit copaywith B12 and glycine, one price at every dose; month-to-month plan · Verified September 2026 — $169$169 per 28-day cycle on the 12-month plan, cash pay, all-in; the 3- and 6-month plans are $249 and $219. The pricing page says 12-month pricing is "paid up-front", while the offer terms bill every plan "every 4 weeks (28-day cycle)", and no total for the year is printed. The insurance track is $99 plus a visit copaywith B12 and glycine, one price at every dose; 12-month plan · Verified September 2026 — |
| Tirzepatide (brand) | Apex MDNot published | Found$299/mothe medication alone, "paid for separately at the pharmacy of your choice" and footnoted "$299/month, billed monthly"; Found's membership is charged on top, $149 for a one-month cash plan down to $99 per 28-day cycle on 12 months. The site's Zepbound vials page prices the lowest vial higher: "2.5 mg vial is $349 per month"Zepbound, lowest dose, medication only · Verified September 2026 — |
| Tirzepatide (compounded) | Apex MD$399/moper month, month-to-monthall doses, injection · Verified August 2026 — | Found$359$359 per 28-day billing cycle on the month-to-month plan, cash pay, covering care, medication and membership; the seller prints "/mo" but bills "every 4 weeks (28-day cycle)". New members pay $219 for the first cycle. Paying through insurance for the visits, the same plan is $289 plus a visit copaywith B12 and glycine, one price at every dose; month-to-month plan · Verified September 2026 — $239$239 per 28-day cycle on the 12-month plan, cash pay, all-in; the 3- and 6-month plans are $309 and $289. The pricing page says 12-month pricing is "paid up-front", while the offer terms bill every plan "every 4 weeks (28-day cycle)", and no total for the year is printed. The insurance track is $179 plus a visit copaywith B12 and glycine, one price at every dose; 12-month plan · Verified September 2026 — |
The difference a twelve-month plan makes
Found's lowest advertised price is gated behind a twelve-month plan. Billing month to month lands substantially higher, and that step is large rather than a rounding difference.
Apex MD's published figure is already the month-to-month rate. Nothing is prepaid, no ladder is climbed, and there is no cancellation cliff to plan around.
A year's commitment is a real bet: that treatment suits you, that you tolerate it, and that you want to continue. Readers happy to take it get one of the better compounded rates in this set. Anyone less certain should price Found at its month-to-month rate and see whether it still wins.
Only one of these opens the brand-name road
Found sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide at an all-in price per drug, and separately prescribes Wegovy, the Wegovy pill and Zepbound at the manufacturer's price, plus its membership. Apex MD publishes no brand-name option at all.
The distinction matters more than a price gap suggests. A compounded preparation is made by a compounding pharmacy and has not been through the FDA approval process a brand-name GLP-1 has. Two different purchases, not one purchase at two prices.
One caution. Found's own pricing pages state different starting points for brand-name medication, and the gap between them is wide. That difference is reported as a difference rather than resolved by picking one of the company's figures. Get a brand-name quote in writing for your own situation.
What you are actually buying at Apex MD
Apex MD's compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide arrive with NAD, B-12, and L-carnitine in the same preparation. Found's compounded products add B12 and glycine.
Apex MD publishes what is in the preparation. What the added ingredients accomplish is not established here, and no clinical conclusion is invented to fill the gap. For a comparison, the useful point is that a monthly figure at Apex MD and a monthly figure at Found do not buy the same preparation.
Apex MD also offers each compound as either a weekly injection or a daily oral dose. That is a genuine option for a reader whose objection is the needle rather than the price, and it is uncommon in this set.
What is bundled, and what is written down
Apex MD folds provider visits, with no cap on the number, and Labcorp lab work into the monthly rate. Follow-up and labs are exactly the line items that turn a low headline into an expensive year elsewhere.
Found puts a different thing in writing: a specific refund policy for its membership fee. Most of this field commits to nothing comparable. Read it against the twelve-month plan before deciding, because those two terms interact.
Neither names the pharmacy that compounds the medication. Found goes as far as the 503A licensing class, which is a category rather than an identity. Apex MD says nothing at all and displays no accreditation seal. Found does display a LegitScript seal, which establishes that a seal is published, not who holds the underlying credential.
Coverage
Apex MD is licensed across all fifty states plus the District of Columbia. Found lists nine places it does not serve: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. It ships compounded medication to fewer states still.
So which one
It depends on which of these matters more to you. If you want an FDA-approved brand-name product available behind the same intake, Found is the one that offers it.
If you are not ready to commit to a year, or expect to lean on included visits and labs, Apex MD's structure is the cleaner fit. Weigh the formulation and the missing pharmacy name honestly before deciding.
Boards both of these appear on
Apex MD and Found both qualify for 3 of the 6 boards on this site. Each board ranks a wider field than these two, so a position here is against everyone on it, not against each other.
- Semaglutide — Apex MD #64, Found #9, of 334
- Tirzepatide — Apex MD #61, Found #10, of 319
- Cheapest Overall — Apex MD #67, Found #9, of 396
Who each one is better for
Apex MD
- First-time patients who want to begin with nothing prepaid and stop without a penalty.
- Readers who expect to use their follow-up appointments and lab draws, since the monthly rate absorbs both.
- Patients who want the choice between a weekly injection and a daily oral dose of the same compound.
Found
- Readers still deciding between a compounded preparation and a brand-name, FDA-approved GLP-1 who want both behind one intake.
- Patients who want a pill that is an FDA-approved product; Found offers the Wegovy pill.
- Readers confident enough to commit to a twelve-month plan, and who want a published membership refund policy in writing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to commit to a plan at either one?
At Apex MD, no. Its published figure is what a patient pays with nothing prepaid, and there is no plan-length ladder to climb. At Found, the advertised compounded rate requires a twelve-month plan, and month-to-month billing sits substantially higher. If you are not yet certain a GLP-1 suits you, compare Apex MD's rate against Found's month-to-month rate rather than against Found's advertised one.
Can I get Wegovy or Zepbound from either?
Only from Found. Alongside its compounded program, it offers the Wegovy pen, the Wegovy pill and Zepbound at the manufacturer's price, with its membership charged on top. Ozempic and Mounjaro have pages on its site but no Found price. Apex MD publishes compounded products only. Be careful with the brand-name figure, though: Found's own pages state different starting points for it, and the gap is wide, so confirm a price directly for your own situation before relying on it.
Is Apex MD's medication the same as Found's compounded product?
No. Apex MD's preparation carries NAD, B-12, and L-carnitine alongside the GLP-1. Found's compounded products add B12 and glycine. Setting the two monthly figures side by side as though they bought the same thing is not a like-for-like comparison. What is in Apex MD's preparation is stated because the company states it. What those additions accomplish is not established, and no conclusion about them is invented here.
Which one includes visits and lab work?
Apex MD does, explicitly: provider visits with no cap on the number, and Labcorp lab work, sit inside the monthly rate rather than being invoiced separately. Found's written commitment runs elsewhere — it publishes a specific refund policy for its membership fee, which most of this field does not. Confirm what each program covers at intake, because those line items are where a low headline figure quietly becomes a higher annual cost.
Does either one name the compounding pharmacy?
No. Found describes its pharmacies only by the 503A licensing class, which tells you the kind of pharmacy without letting you look up the one filling your order. Apex MD names none and displays no third-party accreditation seal. That absence carries extra weight when a preparation is not a standard single-ingredient product, and neither one's is.