{
 "slug": "lillydirect",
 "name": "LillyDirect (Zepbound vials)",
 "website": "https://lillydirect.lilly.com",
 "category": "brand-direct",
 "model": "brand-direct",
 "medications": {
  "semaglutide": false,
  "tirzepatide": true,
  "brand": true,
  "oral": false
 },
 "membership_fee_monthly": 0,
 "shipping": "included",
 "consultation": "paid",
 "consultation_fee": null,
 "dose_based_pricing": true,
 "price_lock": false,
 "commitment": "month-to-month",
 "cancellation": "No subscription; order per fill",
 "pharmacy_type": "brand",
 "pharmacies": [
  "Lilly-contracted mail-order pharmacy"
 ],
 "states_served": "all-50",
 "states_excluded": [],
 "insurance_support": false,
 "support_247": false,
 "care_model": "Requires a prescription from your own clinician or a LillyDirect-affiliated telehealth partner",
 "verification_status": "verified",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-25",
 "advertised_price": {
  "tirzepatide": 299,
  "semaglutide": null
 },
 "pros": [
  "FDA-approved tirzepatide with manufacturer quality control",
  "No membership; pay per fill",
  "Manufacturer prices fell substantially in late 2025"
 ],
 "cons": [
  "Self-pay prices remain two to three times compounded prices at maintenance doses",
  "Vials require drawing up doses with a syringe rather than using a pen",
  "Prescription and clinical care must be arranged separately"
 ],
 "best_for": "Patients who want FDA-approved tirzepatide and can afford manufacturer self-pay pricing",
 "verification_note": "Lilly's coverage and savings page verifies the self-pay vial tiers ($299 at 2.5 mg, $399 at 5 mg, $449 at 7.5–15 mg under conditions, with $499/$699 regular prices) and states the program terms through December 31, 2026. Verified against the provider's own pages on 2026-08-25 (first-party verification pass).",
 "url": "https://glp1telehealthreviews.com/providers/lillydirect/",
 "plans": [
  {
   "medication": "tirzepatide",
   "protocol": "brand",
   "form": "vial",
   "term_months": 1,
   "price_per_month": 299,
   "maintenance_price_per_month": 449,
   "all_inclusive": true,
   "dose_note": "Self-pay Zepbound vials: $299 at 2.5 mg (initiation dose), $399 at 5 mg, $449 at 7.5 to 15 mg under the Self Pay Journey offer when refill-timing requirements are met; regular prices if conditions are missed are $499 at 7.5 mg and $699 at 10, 12.5 and 15 mg. Card terms stated through December 31, 2026.",
   "source_url": "https://zepbound.lilly.com/hcp/coverage-savings",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-25",
   "status": "verified",
   "offer_conditions": "Self Pay Journey: refill within the required window; $499/$699 regular prices otherwise",
   "offer_expiry": "2026-12-31",
   "true_monthly": 299.0,
   "flags": [
    "consultation fee not modeled"
   ],
   "true_monthly_maintenance": 449.0,
   "annual_total": 4938.0,
   "annual_flags": [
    "consultation fee not modeled",
    "3 + 9 titration model",
    "offer conditions: Self Pay Journey: refill within the required window; $499/$699 regular prices otherwise",
    "offer terms stated through December 31, 2026"
   ],
   "first_month_total": 299.0
  }
 ],
 "summary": {
  "tirzepatide": {
   "medication": "tirzepatide",
   "m2m_start": 299.0,
   "m2m_maint": 449.0,
   "lowest_start_true": 299.0,
   "lowest_first_month": 299.0,
   "best_annual": 4938.0,
   "best_annual_monthly": 411.5,
   "advertised": 299,
   "status": "verified",
   "flags": [
    "3 + 9 titration model",
    "consultation fee not modeled",
    "offer conditions: Self Pay Journey: refill within the required window; $499/$699 regular prices otherwise",
    "offer terms stated through December 31, 2026"
   ]
  },
  "semaglutide": null
 },
 "value_score": {
  "total": 47,
  "cost": 13.7,
  "transparency": 12,
  "flexibility": 8,
  "care": 3,
  "verification": 10,
  "provisional": false
 },
 "generated": "2026-08-25"
}