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PlushCare vs BraveRX

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

PlushCare vs BraveRX: Overview

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

PlushCare offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $20/month with a rating of 8.5/10. BraveRX also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $159/month with a 6.2/10 rating.

The price difference of $139/month is significant - PlushCare is the more budget-friendly option, while BraveRX 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

$139/mo

Rating Difference

2.3

Winner

PlushCare

Best For

Budget

PlushCare

View full PlushCare review →

Rating

8.5/10Better

Monthly Price

$20Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatideliraglutide

Pros

✓Accepts insurance, which almost nothing else on this site does. Most in-network patients pay a copay of $30 or less for a visit
✓Membership is $19.99/month with the first month free, and there is no minimum commitment
✓Prescribes only FDA-approved medications - Zepbound, Wegovy, Saxenda, Contrave and Xenical - so no compounded product is involved
✓Care comes from board-certified primary care physicians rather than an asynchronous questionnaire review
✓A full refund is offered if the doctor is unable to treat you
✓Membership includes far more than weight care: 24/7 urgent care video visits, mental health support, discounted lab tests and free memberships for family
✓An in-app prescription discount card and HSA/FSA eligibility can reduce medication costs further
✓The site is candid that GLP-1s 'usually cost about $1000 per month out of pocket' and advises checking insurance coverage first, rather than hiding the real figure

Cons

✗The $19.99 membership buys access, not medication. Without insurance coverage the GLP-1 itself can run about $1,000 a month, which PlushCare states openly but which makes the headline price misleading if read as a treatment cost
✗Visits are charged on top of membership - $129 for an initial visit without in-network insurance
✗Trustpilot sits at 3.4 out of 5 across 2,735 reviews, the weakest score of any established provider we have reviewed here
✗Prescriptions are explicitly at the doctor's discretion, so paying for membership and a visit does not guarantee you leave with a GLP-1
✗This is a general telehealth service, so the weight-loss programme has less dedicated structure - no built-in coaching, food tracking or dose-titration support
✗Medication and lab costs are excluded from every advertised price, so your real monthly outlay depends entirely on your insurer
✗Contrave is offered as a $99 cash-pay alternative, but the cash cost of the GLP-1s themselves is not published
✗If you have no insurance and want a GLP-1, this route is likely to cost far more than the compounded providers listed elsewhere on this site

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BraveRX

View full BraveRX review →

Rating

6.2/10

Monthly Price

$159

Medications

tadalafilsildenafilapomorphine

Pros

✓The exact formulation is published down to the milligram - tadalafil 15mg, sildenafil 40mg and apomorphine 3mg per oral dissolving tablet - which is far more disclosure than most compounded sellers offer
✓$159 buys a 12-count bottle, about $13.25 per dose, and the price includes the doctor visit, ongoing medical support and free shipping with no separate consultation fee
✓The safety information page is unusually thorough: absolute contraindications, drug interactions, serious side effects and common side effects are listed separately for each active ingredient
✓It states openly that apomorphine's actual FDA approval is for 'off' episodes in advanced Parkinson's disease and that other uses are off-label - an honest disclosure many competitors would have buried
✓It directs users to report side effects to the FDA via MedWatch, which is a genuine consumer-protection step rather than a marketing line
✓A published phone number with real, specific support hours, plus a LegitScript verification link that can be checked independently
✓Refills can be cancelled or modified at any time with 72 hours' notice before the next processing date
✓Orders are stated to ship within 24 hours of preparation

Cons

✗The tablet combines two PDE5 inhibitors - tadalafil 15mg and sildenafil 40mg - in a single dose. No FDA-approved product stacks two PDE5 inhibitors, and standard practice is one at a time. Doubling up on the same mechanism compounds the blood-pressure-lowering effect without any established additional benefit
✗Apomorphine adds a third agent that independently causes low blood pressure, sedation and sudden sleep onset. That means three vasodilatory or hypotensive drugs in one tablet
✗Despite covering each ingredient in detail, the safety page never once discusses the risk of taking them together. The word 'combination' does not appear on it, so the one risk unique to this product is the one risk not addressed
✗The product is compounded - the site calls it 'custom formulated' and 'freshly prepared in our partnered pharmacies' - but the word 'compounded' never appears, and the safety page repeatedly calls the individual ingredients 'FDA-approved', which could easily be read as approval of the tablet itself. It is not FDA-approved
✗'BUILD LEAN MUSCLE - The components in BraveRX not only enhance arousal and get you hard but also promote the production of lean muscle and accelerate recovery.' None of tadalafil, sildenafil or apomorphine builds lean muscle
✗'Studies have shown that the active ingredient in BraveRX, Tadalafil, can help men last 7-10 times longer during sex' - an extraordinary figure with no study cited, for a drug not indicated for delaying ejaculation
✗Apomorphine is marketed as enhancing 'motor control, mental focus' and helping you 'stay sharp, confident' - performance framing for a Parkinson's medication
✗Refunds are granted at BraveRX's 'sole discretion', may be unavailable once the pharmacy has processed the order, and are capped at one month's product value
✗Only 21 Trustpilot reviews at 3.7, and the '65,000 men' figure is the company's own with no independent corroboration
✗Anyone taking nitrates, riociguat or 5-HT3 anti-emetics such as ondansetron must not take this product, and the apomorphine component makes the ondansetron interaction a real concern for men who take anti-nausea medication

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	PlushCare	BraveRX
Monthly Price	$20	$159
Rating	8.5/10	6.2/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide	tadalafil, sildenafil, apomorphine
Insurance Accepted	Yes	No
Support Hours	Video visits available 24/7	Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm Eastern
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	No	Yes
Shipping Speed	Filled at your pharmacy; not shipped by PlushCare	Ships within 24 hours; free shipping on all orders
Mobile App	Available	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing management with a board-certified primary care physician	Daily access to medical support included in the price
Money-back Guarantee	Full refund if the doctor is unable to treat you; medication and lab costs are never included	Discretionary. Damaged goods must be reported within 7 days; refunds capped at the amount paid for that month's product
Cancellation Policy	Cancel anytime, no minimum commitment; first month of membership is free	Cancel or modify refills any time with at least 72 hours' notice before the next processing date

Which should you choose?

Choose PlushCare if you:

→Want to save $139/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 6.2/10)
→Need insurance coverage for your treatment
→Value: accepts insurance, which almost nothing else on this site does. most in-network patients pay a copay of $30 or less for a visit

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Choose BraveRX if you:

→Value: the exact formulation is published down to the milligram - tadalafil 15mg, sildenafil 40mg and apomorphine 3mg per oral dissolving tablet - which is far more disclosure than most compounded sellers offer

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PlushCare

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BraveRX

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Our recommendation

PlushCare comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.5/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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