Strut Health vs Form Health
A low-cost compounded prescription from Strut Health against Form Health's physician- and dietitian-led program with FDA-approved drugs only.
Short answer
Strut Health is a prescription: compounded semaglutide for $129 a month, consultation included, reviewed online. Form Health is a medical program, with obesity-medicine physicians and a registered dietitian by monthly video, billed to insurance or $299 a month self-pay, and brand-name medication on top. Strut has an FDA warning letter on record; Form has none.
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Is Strut Health or Form Health better?
Almost nothing overlaps except the drug class. Form prescribes FDA-approved drugs only (Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo and others) and bills most private insurers and Medicare for visits, labs and medication. Self-pay buys the care team, not the drug, so an uninsured patient pays $299 plus a brand-name cash price. Strut sells compounded semaglutide with no program around it and no insurance. Form requires a BMI of 30, or 27 with a related condition, and a primary-care visit within the past year. Strut received FDA warning letter 721448, linked in the table below.
How they differ
- Insurance
Strut Health
Cash-pay onlyForm Health
Works with insurance- How you're seen
Strut Health
Async intakeForm Health
Video visit- Medications
Strut Health
Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatideForm Health
Branded medication- FDA warning letter
Strut Health
Form Health
None on record
| Strut Health | Form Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance | Cash-pay only | Works with insurance |
| How you're seen | Async intake | Video visit |
| Medications | Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide | Branded medication |
| FDA warning letter | Warning letter 721448 | None on record |
What each one costs and includes
Month-to-month prices a new patient can buy, with any required membership counted in. First-month promotions and prepaid averages are labeled as such.
- First full month
Strut Health
$129 a month for compounded semaglutide injections, with the online doctor visit and shipping included; $199 for 30 days of the oral lozengeForm Health
With insurance, your usual copay or deductible; self-pay is $299 a month for the care team, with medication and labs billed separately- Once you're on a steady dose
Strut Health
The listed monthly price, with no membership on topForm Health
$299 a month plus the brand-name drug at its cash price if insurance doesn't cover it- What the fee covers
Strut Health
Online physician review, follow-up care, dose adjustments and shippingForm Health
Monthly video visits with an obesity-medicine physician or endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, messaging and the app- Medications
Strut Health
Compounded only: semaglutide by injection or buccal lozenge, plus an oral tirzepatide tabletForm Health
FDA-approved only: Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo, Saxenda and Contrave, with no compounded option- Insurance
Strut Health
Cash-payForm Health
Bills most major private insurers and Medicare, and handles prior authorizations- Commitment and refunds
Strut Health
Month to month, with no cancellation feeForm Health
Renews until you cancel; needs a primary-care visit in the past 12 months and a BMI of 30, or 27 with a related condition- How care works
Strut Health
Online physician review within a business day, with no video visit and free follow-up careForm Health
Monthly video visits with an obesity-medicine physician or endocrinologist and a registered dietitian- Look elsewhere if
Strut Health
You want a live prescriber visit, brand-name medication or the pharmacy named before you orderForm Health
You're paying cash and want the lowest monthly total, want compounded medication, or haven't had a recent primary-care visit
| Strut Health | Form Health | |
|---|---|---|
| First full month | $129 a month for compounded semaglutide injections, with the online doctor visit and shipping included; $199 for 30 days of the oral lozenge | With insurance, your usual copay or deductible; self-pay is $299 a month for the care team, with medication and labs billed separately |
| Once you're on a steady dose | The listed monthly price, with no membership on top | $299 a month plus the brand-name drug at its cash price if insurance doesn't cover it |
| What the fee covers | Online physician review, follow-up care, dose adjustments and shipping | Monthly video visits with an obesity-medicine physician or endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, messaging and the app |
| Medications | Compounded only: semaglutide by injection or buccal lozenge, plus an oral tirzepatide tablet | FDA-approved only: Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo, Saxenda and Contrave, with no compounded option |
| Insurance | Cash-pay | Bills most major private insurers and Medicare, and handles prior authorizations |
| Commitment and refunds | Month to month, with no cancellation fee | Renews until you cancel; needs a primary-care visit in the past 12 months and a BMI of 30, or 27 with a related condition |
| How care works | Online physician review within a business day, with no video visit and free follow-up care | Monthly video visits with an obesity-medicine physician or endocrinologist and a registered dietitian |
| Look elsewhere if | You want a live prescriber visit, brand-name medication or the pharmacy named before you order | You're paying cash and want the lowest monthly total, want compounded medication, or haven't had a recent primary-care visit |
Strut Health
Partner- Access
- Not published up front
- Medications
- Semaglutide · Tirzepatide · Oral
- Insurance
- Cash-pay
- Visit
- Async intake
What we like
- $129 a month for compounded injectable semaglutide and $149 for injectable tirzepatide on monthly auto-refill, with the physician consultation and shipping included
- Free online MD visit, free follow-up care and dose adjustments, and no cancellation fee — all stated plainly rather than qualified
- A named founding physician, Dr. Simal Patel, MD, with a stated clinical background
Watch-outs
- No price appears anywhere on the homepage; the $129 and $149 are on the product pages
- The oral semaglutide lozenge carries two prices on two pages: $99 on auto-refill and $199 for a 30-day supply
Pick Strut Health if: You want compounded medication at a low monthly price and no program.
Check Strut Health availability →Read the full Strut Health review →
Form Health
- Access
- Self-pay $299/mo covering clinician and dietitian visits; labs and medication billed separately
- Medications
- Branded
- Insurance
- Works with insurance
- Visit
- Video visit
What we like
- Care led by obesity-medicine physicians or endocrinologists, with a registered dietitian, by monthly video
- Works with most major private insurers and Medicare, and handles prior authorizations
- FDA-approved medication only, including the Foundayo pill
Watch-outs
- The self-pay fee covers the care only; medication and labs cost extra
- Without insurance coverage for the drug, branded GLP-1s get expensive fast
Pick Form Health if: You want physician and dietitian care, FDA-approved medication and insurance billing.
Check Form Health availability →Read the full Form Health review →Want the full field? See every option in our GLP-1 providers roundup, or narrow by tirzepatide / semaglutide and price.