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Fridays review

Written by Elena Voss, Metabolic Health Editor

Elena Voss is a mother writing for mothers, not a treating clinician, and holds no medical license. Prices and terms come from the company's own published pages. This is background reading, not medical advice.

Every price Fridays advertises — $117, $150, $198, $240 — is a prepaid annual rate. The site says so in small type beside each one: "Paid annually, delivered monthly." If you want to pay by the month, the same compounded semaglutide is $249 and the tirzepatide is $359, both printed on the same page. That is the number to plan around, because a twelve-month prepay is a different financial decision from a subscription you can stop. To Fridays' credit, it names its operator, address and phone in the footer, which most sellers do not.

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Fridays at a glance

Semaglutide
$249/mo on the month-to-month plan
Tirzepatide
$359/mo on the month-to-month plan
Coverage
Not published on the site
Brand-name
Yes

How we scored Fridays

Every factor comes from Fridays's own published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 34/100 Metabolic-Fit Score on our weighted six-factor framework. Commissions don't change a provider's score.

True monthly cost34/100 · Weak

Cost is unpredictable or sits at the premium end.

Postpartum & breastfeeding guidance20/100 · Weak

No postpartum or breastfeeding framing — a generic weight program.

PCOS & hormonal fit24/100 · Weak

Thin on the hormonal picture that drives many mothers' weight.

Ongoing support62/100 · Weak

Support is thin once the prescription ships.

Clinical oversight & labs40/100 · Weak

Oversight and lab support fall short of the best on our list — the review below says exactly where.

Cancellation fairness26/100 · Weak

Exit terms are the weak point: lock-in, notice periods, or a cancellation you have to chase.

How we checked this review

Every advertised price — $117, $150, $198, $240 — is marked "Paid annually, delivered monthly", and the same page gives the month-to-month rate as $249 for compounded semaglutide and $359 for compounded tirzepatide. Brand-name Ozempic is $1,498 a month and Zepbound $1,828. The site's "96.8% success rate" is footnoted as internal shipping and fulfillment performance, not a clinical result, and three plan cards still show an unfilled "Save up to $xxx" placeholder. Fridays names its operating company, address and phone in the footer, which is more than most sellers publish.

Before you sign up

What Fridays's public site and signup page show before you hand over any details.

Worth knowing

  • The intake runs on Webflow rather than on the provider's own software
  • No monthly price is visible on the public homepage; the number appears only after you begin the intake

Pricing

MedicationPricePlan
Compounded semaglutide$249Month to monthThe price with no commitment, printed as "($249/mo for month-to-month plan)".
Compounded semaglutide$150Prepaid annual plan"Starting at $150/mo — Paid annually, delivered monthly." A promotional code takes this to $117/mo against a struck-through $279.
Compounded tirzepatide$359Month to monthPrinted as "($359/mo for month-to-month plan)".
Compounded tirzepatide$240Prepaid annual plan"Starting at $240/mo — Paid annually, delivered monthly." A code takes this to $198/mo against a struck-through $389.
Brand semaglutide$1498Ozempic, month to monthBrand-name Ozempic, quoted on a month-to-month plan.
Brand tirzepatide$1828Zepbound, month to monthBrand-name Zepbound, quoted on a month-to-month plan. The brand track also carries a separate membership: $49 the first month, then about $98/mo on a prepaid annual plan, medication excluded.

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Many HSA and FSA plans cover GLP-1 telehealth — check yours. These figures are what Fridays's own site disclosed at last review; this market re-prices often, so confirm the current number at the source.

What we like

  • Names its legal operator, street address and phone number in the footer — "Thrive Health, Inc. is the legal entity operating Fridays" — which is more disclosure than most providers we review offer
  • Prints the month-to-month price on the same page as the annual one instead of hiding it
  • Membership, provider visits, coaching and shipping are included at no extra charge on the compounded plans
  • Carries brand-name Ozempic and Zepbound as well as compounded versions, with the brand prices published

The caveats

  • Every headline price requires a twelve-month prepayment — month-to-month costs $249 for semaglutide and $359 for tirzepatide
  • The "96.8% success rate" printed beside before-and-after photos is not a clinical figure: the site's own footnote says it "reflects recent internal fulfillment and delivery performance for paid orders" and "does not represent clinical outcomes"
  • The pricing page ships with an unfilled template placeholder — all three Signature Plan cards read "Save up to $xxx" — and all three quote the identical $99/mo for different plan lengths
  • The page disagrees with itself on the reference price: one card shows a struck-through $279/mo for compounded semaglutide, another shows $249/mo
  • The hero claims "4K+ review" while a section further down the same page says "2,000+ reviews"
  • "No membership fees" holds for the compounded plans only — the brand-name track charges a separate membership, $49 the first month and around $98/mo after
  • No list of states served is published anywhere on the site

The annual headline and the monthly payment are different choices

Fridays publishes a price that can work for two very different budgets. Its pricing cards list compounded semaglutide at $249 month to month and tirzepatide at $359. The lower advertised amounts are labeled “Paid annually, delivered monthly.” Receiving a shipment each month does not mean the purchase can be paid for, or exited, one month at a time.

The ordinary annual-plan averages in its published pricing table are $150 for semaglutide and $240 for tirzepatide, with separate promotional figures also displayed. Those offers should be compared with other annual commitments, not with a flexible monthly subscription. A reader who has not settled on a medication or is still discussing tolerability with a clinician has a different financial decision from someone who is comfortable committing a year’s payment upfront.

The included care depends on the treatment track

Fridays describes membership, provider visits, coaching and shipping as included on the compounded plans. That helps explain what the larger monthly figures buy beyond a vial. It still leaves sensible questions about the actual care arrangement: how follow-up is scheduled, who handles dose changes and how quickly a clinician responds when treatment needs adjustment. The existence of coaching does not establish that every reader receives a specialist in her particular hormonal or maternal concern.

Brand-name Ozempic and Zepbound are also listed. The cards quote $1,498 and $1,828 a month respectively, and the brand track separately describes membership at $49 initially, then an advertised annual-plan average around $98 a month, excluding medicine. Do not apply the compounded program’s “no membership fee” message to that branded route. Have the seller identify the total charge and membership term for the selected medicine before comparing it with an all-inclusive compounded offer.

What the success percentage actually measures

One of the most consequential disclosures is attached to a marketing number rather than a price. Fridays’ “96.8% success rate” is footnoted as internal fulfillment and delivery performance for paid orders. The same footnote says it does not represent clinical outcomes or individual results. It therefore cannot tell a prospective patient how likely she is to lose a particular amount of weight.

That clarification should materially change how the surrounding photographs and testimonials are read. An efficient shipment is useful, but it answers a different question from whether a medication is appropriate or whether a clinical program supports sustained progress. A reader should look for the service’s actual prescribing and follow-up arrangements rather than allowing a delivery statistic to function as a treatment-success claim.

Read each selected card, then confirm the commitment

The pricing page has several credibility problems on the published page: inconsistent crossed-out reference prices, different review counts and Signature Plan cards displaying an unfinished “Save up to $xxx” placeholder. These defects do not prove that every current quoted charge is wrong. They do mean a buyer should retain the exact selected offer and ask which amount renews, rather than calculating a discount from whichever reference price looks most favorable.

Fridays does identify its legal operator as Thrive Health, Inc., with an Irvine address and telephone number. An FDA letter to the differently named Colorado business Thrive Health and Wellness LLC should not be attributed to Fridays on name resemblance alone. The site also does not provide a complete state list. Fridays is most straightforward to compare when its actual monthly rates fit the budget and the included coaching is valuable. If the decision depends on an annual promotion, settle the full payment, cancellation and unused-treatment terms first; the attractive monthly average does not answer those questions.

The bottom line for mothers

Best for: Someone genuinely ready to prepay a year up front, who has read the refund policy first.

Alternatives to Fridays

These are partners — we may be paid if you sign up through these links. The full list has every provider we cover, partner or not.

  • CoreAge RxFeatured partner

    CoreAge's officially linked public offer advertises compounded semaglutide at $79/month and tirzepatide at $129/month across doses, with care and overnight shipping included. It describes one-time purchases without a required subscription. Main navigation still shows semaglutide from $99; confirm your prescription quantity and total, and read the refund limits before paying.

    Visit CoreAge Rx
  • The widest menu on our list — injections, sublingual lozenges, daily drops, four brand-name pens and the approved oral GLP-1 — with three compounding pharmacies named, prices published for every plan length, and cancellation terms among the most restrictive we have read.

    Visit ShedRx
  • RxSpan MD is a genuinely well-disclosed service wrapped in marketing that undercuts it. The disclosure: four compounding pharmacies named with phone numbers, two lead physicians named with NPI numbers that verify as active MDs, flat pricing posted before any intake, both compounded and real FDA-approved brand GLP-1s on one platform, and oral capsules for anyone who won't inject. Compounded semaglutide is $249 a month and tirzepatide $329, with brand Zepbound at $1,069, Ozempic at $1,299 and Wegovy at $1,349. The marketing is the problem. Its testimonials still name a different company — one patient describes what she 'expected from CareGLP' — and the doctors quoted in them are not the clinicians the same page names as its medical team. The homepage is built around a board-certified plastic surgeon who founded the practice but is licensed in California only and isn't the prescriber. Its compounded prices also sit above the typical price we track, and the oral capsules cost the same or more than the injections.

    Visit RxSpan MD

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Fridays, answered

How much does Fridays cost?
At last review, Fridays's lowest ongoing compounded rate was about $249/mo — $249/mo on the month-to-month plan for semaglutide, $359/mo on the month-to-month plan for tirzepatide. This market re-prices often, so check the current all-in figure at the source before committing.
Is Fridays safe to use while breastfeeding?
No GLP-1 is established as safe in pregnancy. Nursing is less clear-cut. The Wegovy injection, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro labels have little or no breast-milk data and ask you and your clinician to weigh the benefits of breastfeeding against how much you need the drug. Compounded versions carry no label of their own, which puts more of that judgment on your prescriber. Fridays is not an exception to any of that — settle the timing with your own clinician.
Does Fridays offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
Yes — Fridays offers both molecules. Tirzepatide's dual GIP/GLP-1 action is often preferred where insulin resistance drives weight, which matters for PCOS and after gestational diabetes.
How does Fridays score for mothers?
Fridays scores 34/100 on our Metabolic-Fit Score, a weighted read of six things mothers actually have to care about. CoreAge Rx, a featured partner, is worth a side-by-side look.

Pricing, states and verification reflect Fridays's public disclosures at last review; the Metabolic-Fit Score is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.

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