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Harper Meds vs Foundayo

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Harper Meds vs Foundayo: Overview

Choosing between Harper Meds and Foundayo for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are popular providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

Harper Meds offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $149/month with a rating of 6.5/10. Foundayo offers orforglipron at $149/month with a 9.2/10 rating.

With only a $0/month price difference, your choice will likely come down to features, support quality, and medication options.

Our recommended brand

After reviewing all 148 providers on this platform, we've identified CoreAge Rx as offering the most transparent pricing model. At just $99/month — the same price every month, every dose — there are no surprise charges or hidden fees. Combined with exceptional service quality, personalized support, and access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide, it represents the best value without compromising on care.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$0/mo

Rating Difference

2.7

Winner

Foundayo

Best For

Quality

Harper Meds

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Rating

6.5/10

Monthly Price

$149

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Published pricing from $149/month, with a second tier from $196/month
✓No insurance needed and no hidden fees, stated on the site
✓The site carries a results-may-vary disclaimer on its compounded medications

Cons

✗The FDA has formally told Harper Meds that its labelling and its "same active ingredient as Ozempic" claim misrepresented its compounded products - see the warning letter above
✗The medication is compounded and therefore not FDA-approved - the agency has not reviewed it for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
✗Compounded GLP-1 pricing in this tier is cheap partly because the product carries none of the trial programme, patent or distribution costs of the approved drug - and none of its regulatory review either
✗The "less than $5/day" framing converts to roughly $150 a month and is designed to sound smaller
✗No phone number, refund policy or pharmacy named

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Foundayo

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Rating

9.2/10Better

Monthly Price

$149

Medications

orforglipron

Pros

✓The first and only FDA-approved GLP-1 pill for weight loss that can be taken at any time of day with no food or water restrictions, approved 1 April 2026
✓In the ATTAIN-1 trial, participants on the highest dose who stayed on treatment lost an average of 27.3 pounds (12.4% of body weight) against 2.2 pounds (0.9%) on placebo
✓Counting everyone randomised regardless of whether they finished, the average was still 25 pounds (11.1%) versus 5.3 pounds (2.1%) on placebo - Lilly published both numbers rather than only the flattering one
✓A once-daily tablet, so there is no injection, no needle disposal and no refrigeration to organise
✓Self-pay pricing is published up front at $149 per month for the lowest dose through LillyDirect, with free home delivery
✓Eligible people with commercial insurance may pay as little as $25 per month with the Foundayo savings card
✓Eligible Medicare Part D patients may be able to get it for $50 per month from as early as 1 July 2026 - a rarity in this category
✓Lilly reported reductions in waist circumference, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and systolic blood pressure across all doses
✓It is a small-molecule (non-peptide) GLP-1, which is why it can be manufactured as a pill rather than an injection

Cons

✗Weight loss is meaningfully lower than the best injectables. 12.4% at the top dose sits below tirzepatide territory, so if maximum weight loss is the goal an injection still wins
✗It carries the class boxed warning: it may cause thyroid tumours including thyroid cancer, and must not be used by anyone with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2
✗Should not be used alongside another GLP-1 receptor agonist
✗Common side effects include nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, vomiting, indigestion, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, heartburn, gas and hair loss
✗Serious risks in the label include pancreatitis, dehydration leading to kidney problems, gallbladder problems, severe allergic reactions and aspiration risk under anaesthesia
✗Safety and effectiveness in children have not been established
✗$149 is the price of the lowest dose only - higher doses cost more, and the $25 and $50 figures depend on insurance eligibility rather than being available to everyone
✗Very new to market, so there is no long-term real-world safety and adherence record yet

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Harper Meds	Foundayo
Monthly Price	$149	$149
Rating	6.5/10	9.2/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	orforglipron
Insurance Accepted	No	Yes
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Not published	Free home delivery via LillyDirect; shipping began 6 April 2026
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Not published	As directed by your prescriber
Money-back Guarantee	None published	None published; this is a prescription medicine, not a subscription service
Cancellation Policy	Not published	Prescription-based - stopping treatment is a decision for you and your prescriber

Which should you choose?

Choose Harper Meds if you:

→Want more medication options to choose from
→Value: published pricing from $149/month, with a second tier from $196/month

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Choose Foundayo if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (9.2/10 vs 6.5/10)
→Need insurance coverage for your treatment
→Value: the first and only fda-approved glp-1 pill for weight loss that can be taken at any time of day with no food or water restrictions, approved 1 april 2026

Get started with Foundayo

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Our recommendation

Foundayo comes out ahead with a higher rating of 9.2/10.

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