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Always Wellness and Recovery vs Aquivia Health

Always Wellness and Recovery
Graded #395

Lower grade

vs+14.700000000000003
Aquivia Health
Graded #81

Higher grade

The verdict

Aquivia Health takes it — 72.2/100 to 57.5/100.

Aquivia Health grades higher on WeighScore, our editorial score across cost value, dose & formulation, clinical oversight, labs & monitoring, fulfillment and contract terms. Aquivia Health is a clinician-led, self-pay telehealth platform offering compounded GLP-1 therapy with the option to step up to branded Ozempic or Zepbound — an unusual side-by-side most compounded…

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Factor by factor

The same six graded dimensions, side by side. See the methodology.

Cost valueAquivia Health +41
45
86
Dose & formulationAquivia Health +45
40
85
Clinical oversightAlways Wellness and Recovery +14
78
64
Labs & monitoringAlways Wellness and Recovery +12
65
53
FulfillmentAquivia Health +4
67
71
Contract termsAlways Wellness and Recovery +6
61
55
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The numbers

MetricAlways Wellness and RecoveryAquivia Health
WeighScore57.5/10072.2/100
GradeCC
Scorecard rank#395#81
SemaglutideNot disclosed$149/mo
TirzepatideNot disclosed$179/mo
CoverageCoverage not publishedCoverage not published
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualInjection onlyInjection only

Strengths

  • Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide with personalized dosing, not one-size-fits-all
  • No mandatory subscription — cancel anytime
  • Every case reviewed by a board-certified US physician (medical director Dr. M. Reyes, MD)
  • Unlimited HIPAA-secure messaging with the care team
  • Lab work included where clinically indicated; free discreet shipping in 3-5 days

Where it loses points

  • Pricing is not shown until you complete an application
  • Compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved finished products
  • No LegitScript certification visible and the compounding pharmacy is not named
  • Cash-pay only — no insurance billing
Aquivia Health

Graded #81 · C

Strengths

  • Clinical care provided by Open Loop Healthcare Partners, PC — a reused, verified MSO network
  • Named leadership: Steven Bishop MD (CMO), Phillip Gray PharmD (Chief Pharmacist), Tom Foster (President)
  • Itemized public pricing: compounded semaglutide $149/mo, tirzepatide $179/mo, Ozempic $1,299, Zepbound $1,399
  • Both compounded and branded GLP-1s offered side by side — unusual for a compounded provider
  • Self-pay model with no insurance required and no separate consultation fee

Where it loses points

  • No public list of states served — you must complete intake to learn if your state qualifies
  • No named 503A compounding pharmacy partner, limiting licensure verification
  • No LegitScript, PCAB, or BBB trust badges visible
  • Brand confusion: site schema names 'CatalystMD' while the customer-facing brand is Aquivia Health
  • FDA has issued this company a warning letter; the letter is public in FDA's warning-letter database

Also worth a look

Neither is our top-graded pick — CoreAge Rx leads the scorecard

Across all 499 providers, CoreAge Rx grades highest at 91.8/100 (A−). Top of the scorecard: flat transparent pricing, both molecules, nationwide — no teaser-rate games.

Pricing/verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last grading; the WeighScore is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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