C71/100
Desk Score
Dispatch #116
Cost Plus Drugs
Mark Cuban's transparent-pricing online pharmacy.
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- Semaglutide
- $279/mo (brand Ozempic)
- Tirzepatide
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- Brand-name
- Yes
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Desk Score breakdown
Each of the six scored dimensions. See the methodology.
Price transparency62/100
State access86/100
Molecule range66/100
Onboarding speed76/100
Support responsiveness63/100
Licensing & trust75/100
What the Desk likes
- Transparent pricing: wholesale cost + 15% markup + $5 pharmacy fee, the same for everyone
- Around $279/mo for branded Ozempic — well below typical retail list prices
- Mark Cuban's PBM-disrupting pharmacy, praised by Forbes Health, Wired, and KFF Health News
- Ships to all 50 states; genuine FDA-approved Novo Nordisk Ozempic, not compounded
- Partnered with 9amHealth so you can get prescribed and fill at Cost Plus pricing
Where points come off
- Fulfillment only — no telehealth intake; you need a prescription from an outside clinician
- Ozempic is FDA-indicated for type 2 diabetes, not weight management — weight-loss use is off-label
- Wegovy availability has been spotty — check current stock before assuming it ships
- No compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide — brand only
- No clinical follow-up — side-effect monitoring falls to your prescribing clinician
The Desk's briefing — C
Best for: Readers who want the cheapest transparent-pricing brand-name Ozempic channel.
Cost Plus Drugs ranks #116 of 498 providers scored — see #1, CoreAge Rx on the board.
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Pricing and verification reflect Cost Plus Drugs's public disclosures at last scoring; the Desk Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Cost Plus Drugs's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.