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MadeMed vs Sesame Care

Compare pricing, features, and medications to find the best GLP-1 provider for your weight loss journey

MadeMed vs Sesame Care: Overview

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

MadeMed offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $239/month with a rating of 7.3/10. Sesame Care also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $59/month with a 8.7/10 rating.

The price difference of $180/month is significant - Sesame Care is the more budget-friendly option, while MadeMed positions itself as a premium service.

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

$180/mo

Rating Difference

1.4

Winner

Sesame Care

Best For

Budget

MadeMed

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Rating

7.3/10

Monthly Price

$239

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The compounded disclaimer is explicit and sits on the product page itself, not in a distant footer
✓It directs patients to the FDA's adverse event reporting line (1-800-FDA-1088), which almost no competitor does
✓A real customer phone number is published rather than a contact form alone
✓Both semaglutide and tirzepatide are offered in injectable and oral forms
✓Quarterly billing at the starting dose is inexpensive - $239 per refill billed every three months for injectable semaglutide, and $399 for injectable tirzepatide (checked July 27, 2026)
✓The pricing footnote is honest about what it covers: 'Advertised pricing reflects the starting dosage'
✓Peptide and NAD+ lines are available alongside weight care

Cons

✗The monthly purchase option displays a price of '$0*/month'. On the primary buying path for the flagship product, the price simply does not render
✗Pricing is not flat across doses. The footnote states 'Actual price depends on the dosage prescribed by your provider', so the advertised figure applies only at the starting dose and rises as you titrate up - the opposite of the flat-price model most competitors offer, and a significant cost risk over a year
✗The '4.8/5' rating shown on product pages has no traceable source, and no Trustpilot profile exists for the domain
✗The homepage is effectively a navigation shell - it carries menus and a phone number but almost no content, pricing or explanation
✗Product pages are only reachable at bare paths such as /injectable-semaglutide; the more conventional /products/ and /weight-loss/ paths return empty shells
✗No refund or cancellation policy could be found beyond a 'Returns' link
✗No support hours are published, and there is no independent complaint record of any kind
✗Because the real cost depends on the dose you end up on, you cannot work out what a year of treatment will cost before signing up

Sesame Care

View full Sesame Care review →

Rating

8.7/10Better

Monthly Price

$59Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatideorforglipron

Pros

✓Publishes cash prices dose by dose, which no other provider on this site does. Zepbound KwikPen is $299/mo at 2.5mg, $398 at 5mg, $499 at 7.5mg and $698 at 10-15mg, so you can see exactly what titrating up will cost before you start
✓The same detail applies across the range: Wegovy pill $149/mo (1.5mg, 4mg) or $299 (9mg, 25mg); Wegovy pen $199 for the first two months for new patients then $349; Foundayo from $149 to $349 depending on dose (checked July 27, 2026)
✓Every medication offered is FDA-approved and branded - no compounded product is involved
✓Insurance is accepted, and with coverage medication can drop to as low as $25/mo
✓The care programme itself - video visits, dedicated provider, labs and messaging - starts at $59/mo
✓Efficacy milestones are properly sourced, citing a study of injectable semaglutide 2.4mg with the population spelled out (BMI 30+, or 27+ with a weight-related condition, non-diabetic) and paired with lifestyle change
✓A full refund is available if you cancel at least three hours before your first visit
✓The wider marketplace lets you compare individual providers on price, with appointments from $37

Cons

✗The $59/mo headline depends on a 12-month 'Success by Sesame' commitment, and the annual fee is explicitly non-refundable once paid - cancel in month two and you do not get the remaining ten months back
✗Medication costs are not included in the programme price, which Sesame states plainly but which means the real monthly outlay is the subscription plus the drug
✗Cash prices escalate steeply with dose. Zepbound more than doubles from $299 to $698 as you titrate to a maintenance dose, so the entry price is not the price you will end up paying
✗The Wegovy pen intro rate of $199 applies to new patients only and for two months, after which it is $349
✗Monthly subscribers are not refunded for months already paid, even if unused
✗Because pricing depends on insurance status, pharmacy and dose, there is no single figure you can plan around before signing up
✗This is a general healthcare marketplace, so the weight-loss programme sits alongside urgent care and prescription refills rather than being a dedicated speciality service

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	MadeMed	Sesame Care
Monthly Price	$239	$59
Rating	7.3/10	8.7/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide, orforglipron
Insurance Accepted	No	Yes
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	No
Shipping Speed	Not published	Filled at your pharmacy; not shipped by Sesame
Mobile App	No	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Included
Follow-up Frequency	Board-certified physician review; follow-up frequency not published	Ongoing video visits, labs and messaging with a dedicated provider
Money-back Guarantee	None published; only a 'Returns' link is provided	Full refund if you cancel at least 3 hours before your first visit; annual fees are non-refundable once paid
Cancellation Policy	Not published; billing is monthly or quarterly per refill	Self-cancel monthly or annual subscriptions any time, but past months and annual fees are not refunded

Which should you choose?

Choose MadeMed if you:

→Value: the compounded disclaimer is explicit and sits on the product page itself, not in a distant footer

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Choose Sesame Care if you:

→Want to save $180/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.7/10 vs 7.3/10)
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Need insurance coverage for your treatment
→Want personalized coaching support included
→Value: publishes cash prices dose by dose, which no other provider on this site does. zepbound kwikpen is $299/mo at 2.5mg, $398 at 5mg, $499 at 7.5mg and $698 at 10-15mg, so you can see exactly what titrating up will cost before you start

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Our recommendation

Sesame Care comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.7/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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