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Dr. B

Dr. B

Dr. B offers low-dose semaglutide and tirzepatide, and publishes an unusually honest caveat: that clinical studies have not examined the safety or efficacy of personalised compounded medications used in microdosing.

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Medications offered

As listed on the provider’s own site. Whether a product is FDA-approved or compounded is the single most important distinction here — we explain why.

  • Compounded semaglutide (low dose)Compounded · not FDA-approved
  • Compounded tirzepatide (low dose)Compounded · not FDA-approved

What they publish

Dr. B publishes 0 of 12 standard terms. Fields marked “not publicly disclosed” were not stated on the pages we captured, and we have not filled those gaps with assumptions. Compare disclosure across providers

Membership / programme fee
Pricing was not published on the page we captured
Medication cost
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Introductory offer
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Insurance
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
HSA / FSA
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Consultation process
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Eligibility
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Lab work
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Pharmacy fulfilment
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Shipping
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Support services
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Cancellation
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Refunds
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

What stands out

  • States on its own page that clinical studies have not studied the safety or efficacy of personalised compounded medications used in microdosing. That is a company undercutting its own sales pitch with an accurate caveat, and it is rare enough to be worth naming.
  • Positions microdosing around reducing side effects such as nausea, which is a plausible rationale even without trial evidence behind the specific protocol.
  • Compounded only.

Questions to ask before you pay

These are things we could not settle from published pages, or that we think are easy to misread. Get answers in writing.

  • Take the company's own caveat seriously — microdosing is not an evidence-backed regimen.
  • Establish the monthly cost, which was not published.
  • Ask which pharmacy compounds the product and whether it is 503A or 503B.

May suit

People who have discussed low-dose protocols with an independent clinician and understand they are unstudied.

Limitations

  • Compounded, in an unstudied regimen.
  • No pricing published.

Frequently asked

Is microdosing GLP-1s evidence-based?

Not for the specific protocols being sold. Dr. B states on its own page that clinical studies have not examined the safety or efficacy of personalised compounded medications used in microdosing. The major trials studied standard titration of the approved products.

Sources

Captured . Pages change — check the current version before relying on anything here.

Worth comparing against

Compounded

bmiMD

bmiMD

Compounded semaglutide microdosing with dose-tiered monthly pricing

Membership
from $99/mo
Medication
Included
Publishes1/12 terms

Noom Med

Noom

Behaviour-change app with several GLP-1 tiers, including bundles where medication is included

Membership
from $17.42/mo
Medication
Included
Publishes3/12 terms
Compounded

Better Med Spa

Better Med Spa

Chicago med spa offering tirzepatide microdosing as sublingual drops or injection

Membership
from $200/mo
Medication
Included
Publishes2/12 terms