- What is Nouri’s weight loss program and how does it work?
- Nouri no longer operates a weight loss program. Until 2026 Nouri was a telehealth service that arranged prescriptions for compounded GLP-1 medication and shipped it to patients. That service has closed. Nouri is now an independent publisher: we write about GLP-1 weight loss, build free dose calculators, and list licensed companies that do prescribe, with each company’s own published cash price and the date we checked it. We do not prescribe, dispense, or sell medication, we are not accepting patients, and nothing on this site can be bought. Former patients with a question can write to care@joinnouri.com.
- How much does Nouri weight loss cost?
- Nothing. Nouri charges nothing for anything on this site — the calculators, the guides and this comparison are free, and there is no account to open. The prices on this page belong to the companies listed, not to Nouri: each is that company’s own published cash rate, read from its site in September 2026. Compounded semaglutide is published from $99/mo and compounded tirzepatide from $135/mo on an annual plan; Zepbound vials bought self-pay through LillyDirect are published from $299/mo at the 2.5 mg dose. Prices change often. Confirm on the company’s own site before you buy.
- What is included in the Nouri program?
- There is no Nouri program to be included in. What Nouri publishes is free: a tirzepatide dose calculator, a semaglutide dose calculator, cost guides, and this comparison of licensed options. What each company includes in its own price differs, and is stated on its entry above. Some published prices are all-inclusive of the clinician visit, the medication and shipping; others are medication only, with the clinician visit billed separately. That difference is usually larger than the difference between the advertised prices, which is why it sits on the entry rather than in a footnote.
- Who qualifies for a GLP-1 weight-loss program?
- That is a clinical decision, made by a licensed clinician who has evaluated you — not by this page, and not by an online questionnaire. Broadly, GLP-1 medications for weight management are prescribed to adults who meet body-mass-index and related health criteria, and they are not appropriate for people with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2, among other contraindications. Nouri cannot tell you whether you qualify, what to take, or at what dose. If you have not been prescribed one of these medications, this comparison is not the page you need.
- How much weight can you lose on semaglutide or tirzepatide?
- In trials of the brand-name molecules, adults taking semaglutide 2.4 mg with lifestyle support lost a mean of about 14.9% of body weight over 68 weeks (the STEP 1 trial), and those taking tirzepatide 15 mg lost about 20.9% over 72 weeks (the SURMOUNT-1 trial). Those figures come from trials of the branded medications, run alongside diet and exercise. No compounded product has been tested in those trials, and individual results vary. Both trials are cited in full in the references at the foot of this page.
- What are the side effects of compounded semaglutide?
- The most common GLP-1 side effects are gastrointestinal — nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and abdominal pain — and they usually ease as the dose is increased gradually. Because compounded medications are not reviewed by the FDA, clinician oversight matters: your prescriber manages your dose and your monitoring, and is the person to tell when something changes. GLP-1s are not for everyone; people with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2 should not take them. Read the Important Safety Information, and raise anything new with the clinician who prescribed it.
- Can I cancel, and how does the Nouri Promise refund work?
- The Nouri Promise was a refund term on Nouri’s former telehealth program, which no longer operates, so there is nothing left with Nouri to cancel or refund. Cancellation and refund terms now depend entirely on the company you sign up with, and are set by that company rather than by Nouri. They matter most where a low published rate requires paying six or twelve months up front: find out what happens to the unused balance if you stop, and find out before you pay rather than after.
- Are compounded GLP-1s FDA-approved?
- No. Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved and are not reviewed by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing quality. They are prepared by a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy against an individual prescription, which is permitted under federal law. They are not equivalent to the FDA-approved brand-name drugs Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, or Mounjaro.