Head-to-head dispatch
Sesame Care vs Southern Vitality and Weight Loss
Two GLP-1 providers, one scorecard. Both are graded on the same six Desk Score dimensions — here is how they stack up, and which one fits you.
Desk Score
An established national telehealth marketplace with the widest real brand-name GLP-1 access on the board — Wegovy (pen and pill), Zepbound, Ozempic and Mounjaro — plus provider-by-provider price transparency.
Desk Score
Southern Vitality and Weight Loss is a physician-supervised weight-loss practice operating since 2012 from a single clinic in Valdosta, Georgia — its own schema names Georgia as the area served, so this is…
Sesame Care takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 87/100 (B+) against 69/100 (C) for Southern Vitality and Weight Loss. Southern Vitality and Weight Loss still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Desk Score, dimension by dimension
Same six measured dimensions for both. The red flag marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
Sesame Care
87/100
B+
Southern Vitality and Weight Loss
69/100
C
Price transparency
State access
Molecule range
Onboarding speed
Support responsiveness
Licensing & trust
The spec sheet
| Field | Sesame Care | Southern Vitality and Weight Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide | From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill) | $199/mo (compounded) |
| Tirzepatide | Brand Zepbound (price varies) | $299/mo (compounded) |
| Coverage | Nationwide marketplace | 1 state |
| Brand-name | Yes | Compounded only |
| Oral option | Yes | Injectable only |
| Best for | Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program. | Cost-sensitive shoppers wanting cheap compounded GLP-1 from a provider that names its pharmacies. |
| Desk Score | 87/100B+ | 69/100C |
The verdict
Desk pick — Sesame CareSesame Care takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 87/100 (B+) against 69/100 (C) for Southern Vitality and Weight Loss. Southern Vitality and Weight Loss still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Choose Sesame Care if…
Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program.
From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill) sema · Brand Zepbound (price varies) tirz · Nationwide marketplace
Choose Southern Vitality and Weight Loss if…
Cost-sensitive shoppers wanting cheap compounded GLP-1 from a provider that names its pharmacies.
$199/mo (compounded) sema · $299/mo (compounded) tirz · 1 state
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Pricing and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last scoring; the Desk Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's own site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.