Dose encyclopedia · Tirzepatide

Tirzepatide at 12.5 mg per week

17 of the 34 programs that offer tirzepatide publish a price at 12.5 mg per week. They run from $169 to $597 a month. 17 publish nothing at this dose.

Cheapest tirzepatide at 12.5 mg

NexLife at $169 a month, operator-stated. The most expensive published price at this dose is LifeMD at $597 — a spread of $428 a month for the same molecule at the same dose.

Where 12.5 mg sits in a titration

12.5 mg is the last step before the maximum, reached only after at least four weeks at 10 mg. It is the upper intermediate dose on the tirzepatide ladder.

The approved product at this dose is Zepbound. Compounded tirzepatide is not an FDA-approved product and is not a generic of it; the FDA does not review compounded drugs for safety, effectiveness or quality before they are dispensed. Dose decisions belong to a licensed clinician, not to a price table.

Every published price at 12.5 mg

All-in monthly cost at 12.5 mg per week
ProgramPrice at 12.5 mgHow it is pricedEvidenceCaptured
NexLife Official site$169flat at every doseoperator-stated2026-08-11
bmiMD Official site$179flat at every dosereported2026-07-14
Gala GLP-1 Official site$179flat at every dosereported2026-07-14
Care Bare Rx Official site$199flat at every dosereported2026-07-14
HealthRX Official site$209flat at every dosereported2026-07-18
Yucca Health Official site$258flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
Mochi Health Official site$278flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
Found Official site$289flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
OrderlyMeds Official site$299flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
SkinnyRx Official site$299flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
Amble Health Official site$300flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
TrimRx Official site$349flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
Fridays Official site$359flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
Remedy Meds Official site$399flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
MEDVi Official site$399flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05
LillyDirect (Zepbound) Official site$449published at this doseverified2026-08-11
LifeMD Official site$597flat at every doseprovider-stated2026-08-05

16 of these 17 prices come from programs that charge one flat rate at every dose, which is why their figure here is identical to their figure at every other dose on this ladder. The remainder published a price specifically at 12.5 mg.

Programs that publish nothing at 12.5 mg

These 17 programs offer tirzepatide but have not published a price at 12.5 mg per week. Some publish only a starting price, some only a maintenance price. We leave the cell empty rather than interpolating a number the company never stated.

Questions

What is the cheapest tirzepatide at 12.5 mg per week?

NexLife at $169 a month all-in, operator-stated, captured 2026-08-11. Prices at this dose run up to $597.

Why do prices at 12.5 mg vary so much?

Because programs price differently by structure, not just by margin. 16 of the 17 published prices at this dose come from flat-rate programs charging the same at every dose; the rest set a price specific to this step. Membership fees, shipping and required consultations are already folded into every figure here.

Is 12.5 mg a starting dose or a maintenance dose?

12.5 mg is the last step before the maximum, reached only after at least four weeks at 10 mg.