Treatment options
Tablet or injection: which is right for me?
The short answer
It mostly comes down to your routine and your comfort. The injection is one dose a week that you give yourself at home; the tablet is one dose every day. Zenbody offers both forms of compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide, and a licensed clinician makes the final call on whether either is appropriate for you.
Side by side
| Weekly injection | Daily tablet | |
|---|---|---|
| How often | Once a week | Once a day |
| How it’s taken | Under the skin, by you, at home | By mouth |
| Semaglutide supply | 1 mL vial · 4-week supply | 30-day supply · 30 tablets |
| Tirzepatide supply | 2 mL vial · 4-week supply | 30-day supply · 30 tablets |
| Semaglutide price | $149 first month, then $249/mo | $199 first month, then $299/mo |
| Tirzepatide price | $179 first month, then $299/mo | $299 first month, then $349/mo |
The injection may suit you if
- You’d rather deal with it once a week than every single morning.
- Giving yourself an injection doesn’t really bother you.
- Cost is the deciding factor. For both medicines, the injection is the lower monthly price.
The tablet may suit you if
- The thought of giving yourself an injection is what’s kept you from starting.
- You already take something each morning, and one more is no big deal.
- You’re on the road a lot. A bottle of tablets packs easily.
What we won’t claim
Zenbody doesn’t say one form works better than the other. They use different routes, schedules and formulations, and the research behind each isn’t the same. Your clinician can tell you what’s known about each one for someone with your history.
Either form can cause side effects. Common ones include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and stomach pain, and serious side effects can occur. Your clinician and pharmacy give you full safety information, and our safety answer covers when to get help right away.
You’ll choose a form during the assessment, and the clinician reviews whether it fits. Start your assessment. If you’re not approved, you’re fully refunded.
Common questions
Can I change forms later?
Ask your clinician; changing forms is their decision. If you switch, you’re billed for the new form that day, and your new monthly cycle starts from there.
Do the tablet and the injection contain the same medicine?
They contain the same active ingredient, semaglutide or tirzepatide, but they aren’t interchangeable. The route, schedule, formulation and research all differ, and a dose in one form doesn’t carry over to the other, so your clinician sets each one separately.
Which form costs less?
The injection, for both medicines. After month one, semaglutide is $249 a month as an injection and $299 as a tablet. Tirzepatide is $299 and $349.
Does the price change if my dose goes up?
No. After the first month, the price for your form stays the same at every dose.
Sources
- Compounded Semaglutide Online. Zenbody.
- Compounded Tirzepatide Online. Zenbody.
- Semaglutide injection: MedlinePlus drug information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Side effects of FDA-approved semaglutide injection products. Last revised May 15, 2026.
- Tirzepatide injection: MedlinePlus drug information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Side effects of FDA-approved tirzepatide injection products. Last revised February 15, 2026.
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Prices on this page come from the same source as our semaglutide and tirzepatide pages, so they always match. This is general information, not medical advice; whether a treatment is right for you is a licensed clinician's decision. Something out of date? Tell us at support@zenbody.com.