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Hims review
Hims advertises the Wegovy pill at $149 a month, then requires a separate Weight Loss Membership that renews at $149 a month before it will fill anything.
The $149 is a real published price and it is only half the bill. Hims requires an active Weight Loss Membership to dispense anything, that membership is $39 the first month and $149 every month after, and it is billed separately from the drug.
Read on September 2026 at hims.com/weight-loss
- Advertised $149, actually $149 + $149
- Month-to-month price published
- States not published
- FDA warning letters: 2 of 3 matched
- Prices read September 2026
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The verdict
Real brand-name drugs at real published prices, with a second $149 line item you have to read the footnote to find. Budget for both, not one.
Every medication price is published on one page, which is more than most sellers manage, and the required membership is disclosed in the footnote directly beneath the price grid. The problem is the arithmetic that footnote forces: the headline "From $149/mo" covers medication only, and the membership that Hims says you cannot get medication without renews at $149 a month on top of it. Two pages read (the weight-loss page and the terms and conditions). No state list is published on either. FDA warning-letter screen by entity domain and address: 1 of 3 searched matched — a September 9, 2025 letter to Hims & Hers Health, Inc. about marketing claims made for its compounded semaglutide. That is a disclosure, not a disqualifier, and it did not move this grade.
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Quick facts
- Cheapest advertised medication
- $149 a month, Wegovy pill
- Required membership
- $39 first month, then $149 a month, billed separately
- Drug form
- Brand-name GLP-1s, not compounded
- Most expensive listing
- $1,899 a month for the Zepbound and Mounjaro pens
- Where the catch lives
- A dagger footnote under the price grid
- States served
- Not published on either page we read
- FDA warning letters
- 2 matched, both September 9, 2025
Pros and cons
What we like
- These are the real branded drugs. Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic and Mounjaro all come from their manufacturers, which removes the compounding question entirely.
- Every medication price sits on one public page in one grid, so you can compare the pill against the pen against the vial without talking to anyone.
- The membership requirement is disclosed on that same page rather than at checkout, and it names the first-month rate and the renewal rate separately.
- Provider messaging, a treatment plan and a scale are included in the membership rather than sold as add-ons.
What could be better
- The advertised $149 is medication only. The membership that Hims says you can't get medication without is another $149 a month.
- That disclosure is a footnote in small type beneath the grid, which is the one place a price shopper is least likely to look.
- The branded pens are listed at $1,899 a month in the same grid as a $299 vial, and nothing on the page explains what separates them.
- No state list is published, so coverage gets confirmed during signup rather than before.
- FDA wrote to the company in September 2025 about two specific marketing claims for its compounded semaglutide.
What it is
Hims is the men's telehealth brand run by Hims & Hers Health, Inc. out of San Francisco. Unlike most of this market it sells the actual branded GLP-1s — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro — rather than compounded copies, so what arrives is the manufacturer's product. Care runs through a membership: an intake, a treatment plan, 24/7 messaging with licensed providers, and a smart scale. We screened the company against the FDA warning-letter database by its own domain and street address, and two letters matched, both issued September 9, 2025 — one to the company dba Hims and one dba Hers. CDER reviewed hims.com in August 2025 and concluded that two claims for its compounded semaglutide, "Same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy" and "Clinically proven ingredients," made the products misbranded under sections 502(a) and 502(bb) of the FDCA. A warning letter is a disclosure rather than a court finding and it did not move this grade, but it is a finding about the products, not only about the wording.
Every price we found
| Plan | Advertised | What you actually pay | The gap | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wegovy pill (semaglutide)Medication only. Requires the Weight Loss Membership, which is $39 the first month and $149 a month after. | $149 | $149 + membership | not comparable | September 2026 |
| Wegovy pen (semaglutide)Same membership requirement. Listed as the high-dose option. | $199 | $199 + membership | not comparable | September 2026 |
| Zepbound vial (tirzepatide)Same membership requirement. | $299 | $299 + membership | not comparable | September 2026 |
| Zepbound and Mounjaro pensBoth branded pens carry this price in the same grid. Membership still required on top. | not published | $1,899 | not comparable | September 2026 |
| Weight Loss MembershipFirst month $39, renews at $149 a month. Billed separately, and Hims states medication is not available without it. | $39 | $149 | September 2026 |
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What it actually costs
The price grid is the clearest thing on the page. Wegovy pill from $149 a month, Wegovy pen from $199, Zepbound vial from $299, Ozempic from $199, and the Zepbound and Mounjaro pens at $1,899. Then read the dagger underneath it. Those numbers cover medication only, an active Weight Loss Membership is required, and that membership is $39 for the first month and renews at $149 a month after — billed separately, and Hims says medication isn't available without it. So the cheapest advertised option carries a second recurring charge the same size as the first. Nothing here is hidden, exactly. It's just that the number in the big type and the number you pay are two different things, and only one of them is in the big type.
Who it's wrong for
Skip Hims if you're comparing headline prices across sellers, because this one isn't comparable to a compounder's all-in figure — you're looking at a medication price with a membership stacked behind it. Skip it too if you're price-shopping the injectable pens: $1,899 a month for Zepbound or Mounjaro is the branded cash price, and it sits in the same grid as the $299 vial with nothing explaining the gap. And if you want your state confirmed before you commit, Hims doesn't publish a coverage list on either page we read, so you'll find out during signup.
Medications available
- Wegovy pillBrand$149 a month plus membership
- Wegovy penBrand$199 a month plus membership
- Zepbound vialBrand$299 a month plus membership
- OzempicBrand$199 a month plus membership
- Zepbound and Mounjaro pensBrand$1,899 a month plus membership
Is Hims legit?
Hims is operated by Hims & Hers Health, Inc., 2269 Chestnut Street, #523, San Francisco, CA 94123. We read that off the company’s ownterms and conditions at hims.com/terms-and-conditions on September 2026.
2 of 3 matched We screened that legal name and domain against the FDA warning-letter database on September 2026, with a known-positive control passing in the same run. A letter would be worth knowing about; it would not by itself disqualify a seller.
Pharmacy, prescribers and safety checks
- Pharmacies namedYes. The terms list Apostrophe Pharmacy, XeCare, Curexa, Red Rock Pharmacy, AnazaoHealth and others by name.
- Drug formBrand-name GLP-1s from their manufacturers
- States servedNot published
- FDA warning letterTwo, both dated September 9, 2025 — one to the company dba Hims, one dba Hers. CDER concluded its compounded semaglutide was misbranded over two website claims.
- InsurancePrices shown are cash prices; the page does not quote an insured rate
Common questions
How much does Hims weight loss actually cost per month?
Two charges, not one. The Wegovy pill is $149 a month for the medication, and the Weight Loss Membership Hims requires is $39 for the first month and $149 a month after that. Both are published on the weight-loss page, read September 2026.
Is the Hims membership optional?
No. Hims states on its own weight-loss page that medication is not available without an active membership, and that the membership is billed separately from the medication.
Does Hims sell compounded semaglutide?
The weight-loss page we read lists brand-name products — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and the Foundayo pill — rather than compounded versions. FDA's 2025 letter to the company concerned compounded semaglutide marketing.
Why is Zepbound listed at both $299 and $1,899?
The $299 figure is the Zepbound vial and the $1,899 figure is the Zepbound pen. Both appear in the same grid on the same page, and the page does not explain what separates them beyond the format.
Which states does Hims serve?
It does not say. We read the weight-loss page and the terms and conditions, and neither publishes a state list, so coverage is confirmed during signup.
Has Hims received an FDA warning letter?
Yes — two of them, both dated September 9, 2025. CDER wrote separately to Hims & Hers Health, Inc. dba Hims and to the same company dba Hers. The Hims letter names two website claims for its compounded semaglutide, "Same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy" and "Clinically proven ingredients," and concludes the products are misbranded under sections 502(a) and 502(bb) of the FDCA. That is a finding about the products, not only about the wording: FDA states that introducing them into interstate commerce is a prohibited act. It is a letter rather than a court finding, and the copy may have changed since.
How we reviewed Hims
- We read Hims' own weight-loss page and its terms and conditions rather than a directory listing.
- Every price here is quoted from the page it was read on, with the date we read it.
- We screened Hims & Hers Health, Inc. against the FDA warning-letter database by domain and street address, with a known-positive control passing in the same run, and read the matching letter in full.
- The membership footnote was read on the same page as the price grid, so no signup walk was needed to find it.
The page we read
- hims.com/weight-loss
Wegovy® Pill From $149/mo† Membership required
Read September 2026
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