Overcome medication shortages and insurance barriers with Hello Alpha's compounded semaglutide. We provide a reliable and lower-cost alternative to expensive and hard-to-find weight loss medications.
With its once-weekly injection, compounded semaglutide medication offers a convenient and effective way to achieve your weight loss goals.
The total monthly cost of compounded semaglutide depends on your current prescribed dose. Pricing starts at $139 for an initial 4-week supply. These costs are in addition to the monthly cost for your Alpha Plus+ plan.
The following costs are subject to change. The dose amounts below reflect the dose in each weekly injection.
Compounded semaglutide prescriptions are ordered specifically for an individual patient from our partner The Pharmacy Hub. Please note that once you agree to pay for a compounded medication, the order is not cancelable and non-refundable.
The Pharmacy Hub only accepts cash payments for compounded semaglutide. It does not accept any insurance plans or savings cards.
You may be eligible for reimbursement through your health savings account (HSA) or flexible savings account (FSA). Please contact your health plan or HSA/FSA account provider for more information.
If you receive a compounded semaglutide prescription, your provider will submit your prescription to The Pharmacy Hub. It sources compounded semaglutide from an FDA inspected manufacturer.
If you experience shipping delays or any other issues with your delivery, we recommend contacting The Pharmacy Hub directly at (305) 731-2318, or toll-free at (888) 958-1382.
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Many people have turned to compounded medications in the face of supply shortages. Compounded medications are prepared by special pharmacies licensed to prepare medications at the request of healthcare providers.
Compounded medications are not generic medications.
Hello Alpha providers prescribe to a pharmacy that meets our high standards for providing high quality care. This pharmacy specializes in compounding semaglutide base and not semaglutide salts, which are not the same active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy. To ensure compliance with applicable law, we cannot send compounded prescriptions to other pharmacies.
Subject to availability and applicable law, Hello Alpha currently offers compounded semaglutide as multi-dose vials that require the use of a needle and syringe for weekly injections. Although many have used compounded semaglutide to safely perform self-injections, if you are not comfortable filling and using a needle and syringe to self-inject, ask your Hello Alpha provider for other alternatives.
The FDA allows compounding pharmacies to compound medications under certain circumstances, but it is important to note that compounded medications, including compounded semaglutide, are not FDA approved. The FDA does not verify the safety or effectiveness of compounded drugs.
You should not take compounded semaglutide if you:
In addition, caution advised if you:
If you are a female assigned at birth of reproductive age, please review the FAQ below regarding weight loss medications and birth control.
Please message your provider at Hello Alpha, if you have any concerns about taking compounded semaglutide. Other alternatives are available.
We cannot prescribe compounded semaglutide to patients in certain states, including New Jersey, Alabama and Louisiana. If it is not available in your state, please ask your Hello Alpha provider about other alternatives.
Hello Alpha offers compounded semaglutide sourced from an FDA inspected manufacturer. We have partnered with The Pharmacy Hub to fulfill prescriptions on a timely basis. We have thoroughly vetted this partner to ensure that it meets our standards for providing high quality care.
If you receive a compounded semaglutide prescription, your provider will submit your prescription to The Pharmacy Hub. We do not currently send prescriptions for compounded semaglutide to other pharmacies.
Compounded semaglutide is not packaged as preloaded injector pens. The only way to administer compounded semaglutide is through an injection using a needle and syringe.
The medication will ship to you in a small glass vial. It is important that you self-administer each dose carefully and accurately. If you have hand or vision issues that may interfere with your ability to draw up the appropriate dose and administer the medication, please discuss these concerns with your provider. Alternative medications are available.
Each compounded semaglutide prescription delivery will contain a vial of compounded semaglutide, 10 injection syringes, 10 alcohol swabs, compounded semaglutide drug information, and injection instructions. These additional injection supplies are included in your prescription cost.
If you receive a compounded semaglutide prescription, we recommend that you also purchase a sharps container to throw away used needles and syringes after injection. You can also use a heavy duty empty laundry detergent or fabric softener bottle. Learn more about safe needle disposal.
Potential risks of self-administered injections include:
If your Hello Alpha provider prescribes compounded semaglutide, it is important to follow your provider's instructions as well as those that will ship with the medication. If you lose the insert or have any questions on how to self-administer, please message your Hello Alpha provider.
Before you administer an injection, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the full instructions for use that come with your prescription. Please also review the instruction video below.
For your safety, do not reuse any needles or syringes. Learn more about safe needle disposal.
Please keep all glass vials in the refrigerator.
Depending on the time of year, your prescription may ship with an ice pack. It is normal for the ice pack to be melted when you receive it. The lab that produces our source of compounded semaglutide has confirmed that its product maintains stability up to 40ºC (104ºF) for up to 5 days. Our fulfillment pharmacy only ships Monday through Thursday to limit travel time and ensure your medication should not be adversely impacted, even if the ice pack has melted. That said, please open the package promptly upon receipt and store all vials in the refrigerator (between 36ºF and 46ºF), keep the vials away from light, and do not freeze or use vials that have been frozen.
Please store all needles and syringes in a secure place where they cannot be accessed by children or other family members.
Compounded semaglutide is a prescription medication that comes with risks and potential side effects. Some of these side effects can be serious. Please review the full safety summary and warnings that come with the medication.
Please be aware of your dosing. It is not recommended to increase your dose at any time without consulting your prescriber, as doing so could result in additional risks, side effects, or even harm. If you take too much compounded semaglutide, immediately contact your healthcare provider, seek in-person medical care, or contact a Poison Center expert at 1-800-222-1222.
Please message your Hello Alpha provider if you experience any of these side effects:
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or seek immediate in-person medical care. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text the National Mental Health Hotline at 988.
Talk to your Hello Alpha provider if you have any other medical conditions, and especially if you:
PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING BEFORE TAKING SEMAGLUTIDE:
The most common side effects of medications containing semaglutide may include: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, stomach pain, headache, tiredness, upset stomach, dizziness, feeling bloated, belching, low blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, gas, stomach flu, heartburn, runny nose, and sore throat. Message your Hello Alpha provider if you have concerns about any of these side effects.
The class of drugs that includes compounded semaglutide may make oral hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills) less effective at certain points during your dosing schedule. If you are a female of reproductive age taking an oral hormonal contraceptive for birth control, we encourage switching to a non-hormonal contraceptive method. Ask your Hello Alpha provider about adding a barrier method of contraception (such as condoms or Phexxi) for 4 weeks after starting compounded semaglutide and for 4 weeks after each increase in dose, which typically occurs every 4 weeks. Alternatively, you can seek care from an in-person OB-GYN to obtain an IUD or implant method of contraception.
Please discuss birth control options with your Hello Alpha provider. Do not take compounded semaglutide if you become pregnant. Compounded semaglutide may harm your unborn baby. Tell your Hello Alpha provider if you become pregnant while using compounded semaglutide. It is not known if compounded semaglutide passes into your breast milk. Talk to your Hello Alpha provider about the best way to feed your baby while using compounded semaglutide.
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Please note: During supply shortages, and as an alternative to FDA-approved branded products, where your provider determines GLP-1 medications are appropriate, and where available depending on your state, your provider may prescribe a compounded drug. Compounded drugs prescribed by Alpha Providers are prepared by a licensed sterile compounding manufacturer and fulfilled by Alpha's partner pharmacy, in compliance with state law. Although compounded drugs are permitted to be prescribed under federal law, and although the active ingredients compare to brand name medications, compounded medications are not generic, nor are not FDA-approved and do not undergo the same safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing review as branded medications. Zepbound(TM) and Wegovy(TM) are brand name medications that are FDA-approved for weight loss. Ozempic(TM) is a brand name, FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes treatment, but may be prescribed off-label for weight loss at a healthcare provider’s discretion.
