- walked the public signup
- tracked the real cost
- read the fine print
Nova MD review
A $175/mo semaglutide, $199/mo tirzepatide compounded option carrying an FDA warning letter (September 2025) for a 'same active ingredient as Wegovy & Ozempic' claim the FDA called misleading.
- HSA / FSA-eligible
- Walked the public signup
- No insurance needed
Nova MD at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $175/mo
- Tirzepatide
- $199/mo
- Coverage
- Not disclosed — no published state list
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
How I scored Nova MD
Every factor here comes from Nova MD's own pricing, its disclosures and the signup I walked, and the six add up to the 65/100 Mom-Tested Score on the same weighted six-factor method I use on every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.
A manageable start, with some friction worth planning around.
Scores low: pinning down the real ongoing number takes work.
Scores high on medication choice — the options that matter are covered.
Scores low: whether it reaches you is the open question.
Support is the weakest part of this provider's score.
Exit terms are the weak point: lock-in, notice periods, or a cancellation you have to chase.
How I verified this review
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Confidence
- medium
- Primary source
- trynovamd.com
$175 for compounded GLP-1 and $199 for the GLP-1 plus GIP version with no commitment, or $125 and $169 across three months. Nova also carries its own FDA warning letter from September 2025 over a misleading 'same active ingredient' claim. No state list.
What to expect when you sign up
I walked Nova MD's public signup funnel (August 2026) — a first-hand look at the flow. I don't create accounts, enter medical info, or check out, so this is what any visitor sees, not a patient outcome.
- 1The signup call to action leaves trynovamd.com for app.trynovamd.com, a separate host
- 2The intake responded HTTP 200 when checked on 2026-08-21
- 3Walked to the intake entry only. No personal information was submitted, so nothing past the entry screen is asserted here
What I noticed
- No monthly price is visible on the public homepage; the number appears only after you begin the intake
- Intake is hosted on app.trynovamd.com, so the company you fill the form in with is not the domain you started on
Pricing
Prices re-verified
| Medication | Monthly | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutide | $175 | 1-month billing, no commitmentSold as 'Compounded GLP-1.' Drops to $125/mo on 3-month prepaid billing — a prepay rate, not the standard price. |
| Compounded tirzepatide | $199 | 1-month billing, no commitmentSold as 'Compounded GLP-1 + GIP.' Drops to $169/mo on 3-month prepaid billing — a prepay rate, not the standard price. |
HSA and FSA usually work for this — worth checking your own plan. The prices here are what Nova MD's public disclosures showed at last review, and they change often; confirm the current number on Nova MD's own site.
What I like
- Both molecules available, sold as 'Compounded GLP-1' and 'Compounded GLP-1 + GIP'
- Fast, described 5-minute intake reviewed same-day, no live-video requirement found
- No separate membership fee mentioned
- 3-month prepay tier is disclosed on the same page as the standard rate, not hidden
The caveats
- Carries its own FDA warning letter (September 2025) for a misleading 'same active ingredient' claim — see the FAQ above before you sign up
- No published state list — confirm your own state before committing
- The discounted 3-month prepay rate sits right next to the standard rate — read which one you're actually being charged
- Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand-name option
What I actually think of Nova MD
A $175/mo semaglutide, $199/mo tirzepatide compounded option carrying an FDA warning letter (September 2025) for a 'same active ingredient as Wegovy & Ozempic' claim the FDA called misleading. It runs about $175/month, and it's flat at every dose.
I look at Nova MD the way moms actually have to — not just the real monthly number, but nursing and pregnancy timing and canceling without a fight. That's the stuff a generic weight-loss review skips right over.
What Nova MD really costs
- Compounded semaglutide — 1-month billing, no commitment: $175/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — 1-month billing, no commitment: $199/mo
That's about in line with the ~$179/month middle of my shortlist.
Which meds Nova MD prescribes
Nova MD prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the two with the strongest published weight-loss numbers, and having both on one account genuinely matters if insulin resistance is in the mix (which it often is with PCOS or after gestational diabetes), because that's when tirzepatide tends to be the better fit. These are compounded from a licensed pharmacy — that's why the price stays down — but compounded GLP-1s aren't FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are, and it's worth knowing that going in.
Who Nova MD is — and isn't — for
A good fit if…
- money is the actual barrier and you want a low, predictable number you can plan around.
- you might need to move between semaglutide and tirzepatide as your body and hormones shift.
Look elsewhere if…
- you specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen with its own pregnancy and lactation labeling.
- a clean regulatory record is a dealbreaker — read the FDA warning I flagged in the caveats above first.
- you'd rather a prescriber actually talk through nursing and pregnancy timing with you — that's what my #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, is built to do.
Can you trust it?
My confidence is middling — the core facts hold up, but some details (per-state availability, how the program really runs) aren't fully public. And it's carrying an FDA warning letter, which I flagged in the caveats — read that before you start. With any compounded GLP-1, the most useful thing you can do is confirm which licensed pharmacy fills it and what's actually in the formulation — I explain how I weigh oversight in the scoring method.
A standing caveat, because I'm a mom writing this and not your doctor: GLP-1 meds aren't established as safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and every label advises against it. Nothing here changes that — plan the timing with your own clinician.
So, would I use it?
Nova MD is a provider I only list with the warnings attached — weigh it against the picks below on nursing and pregnancy timing and canceling without a fight. For most moms, CoreAge Rx is still the stronger all-round fit — and you can see them side by side in this head-to-head.
The bottom line for moms
Best for: A mom who reads the FDA letter first and still wants a straightforward, no-membership compounded option at a mid-range price.
If Nova MD isn't the one
Providers I have a referral relationship with, ordered by Mom-Tested Score — highest first. A fee never moves a score, but it does decide who shows up in this box, so it isn't everyone: my full ranking has every provider, paid or not.
- Visit CoreAge RxMom-Tested Score94/100ACoreAge RxMy #1 pick
The one I'd point a friend to first: I finished the intake in a single nap, the price on screen was the price I'd actually pay, and both semaglutide and tirzepatide were right there on one account.
- Visit Pallas HealthMom-Tested Score86/100B+
Pallas is one of the few places that will sell you either the cheap compounded route or the real brand-name pen without making you pick a provider first — compounded semaglutide works out to about $199 a month and tirzepatide about $299, while actual Zepbound, Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro sit alongside them at cash-pay prices from $1,069. The price genuinely doesn't climb as you titrate, Pallas says so plainly on its own site, and the clinician, dose adjustments, check-ins and messaging are all inside that one number with no membership fee stacked on top. Two clinicians are named and both check out in the federal NPI registry, the LegitScript badge it displays is a real one, and it publishes an actual refund policy — full refund if a clinician turns you down, and a $5 processing fee if you cancel a qualifying payment — which is more paperwork than most of this market bothers with. The two things to know before you commit: it bills every 12 weeks in $597 and $897 chunks rather than monthly, and it never names its compounding pharmacy.
- Visit Trimi HealthMom-Tested Score85/100B
The price-first pick: some of the lowest flat, all-inclusive pricing I found, in all 50 states — great if the monthly number is your whole decision and you read the annual-prepay fine print before you sign.
Keep comparing Nova MD
Head-to-head & alternatives
Nova MD, answered
- Does Nova MD have an FDA warning letter?
- Yes — the FDA sent Try Nova (trynovamd.com) a warning letter dated September 9, 2025, over the claim 'Same active ingredient as Wegovy & Ozempic.' The FDA's position is that phrasing implies the compounded product equals the FDA-approved one, which it legally doesn't, and called it misbranding. Worth reading before you sign up anywhere making that comparison, including here.
- What does Nova MD actually cost?
- $175/mo for its 'Compounded GLP-1' (semaglutide) on 1-month billing, or $199/mo for 'Compounded GLP-1 + GIP' (tirzepatide). Both drop if you prepay 3 months at once ($125 and $169 respectively) — that's a prepay discount, not the standard rate, so don't budget around the lower number unless you're actually paying 3 months upfront.
Pricing, states and verification reflect Nova MD's public disclosures at last review; the Mom-Tested Score is one mom's editorial judgment per the published method. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See my medical disclaimer and how I'm funded.