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Strut vs MEDVi: What the First-Month Price Hides, and What the FDA Wrote to Both
Start with the number that misleads most often. MEDVi's weight-loss price label reads $299 a month ongoing, with $179 for the first month, verified as of 2026-09-12. The $179 is one month. Strut's weight-loss floor is $99 a month, verified as of 2026-08-21, with no introductory tier recorded against it. Plan around $299 against $99 and the gap is $200 a month, not $80. The second thing to know is that the FDA wrote to both of these companies on February 20, 2026, and the two letters are about different things.
The $179 is a first month, not a price
- MEDVi weight loss: $299 a month ongoing, $179 first month, verified as of 2026-09-12
- Strut weight loss: from $99 a month, verified as of 2026-08-21
- Comparing $179 against $99 understates MEDVi by $120 from month two onward
Where the two hundred dollars goes
- MEDVi lists free dietician visits, care coaching, and doctor-adjusted plans
- Strut lists a free MD visit, free follow-up care, free shipping, and doctor-managed dose increases
- MEDVi's record names the $299 product as doctor-prescribed compounded semaglutide
Two letters from the FDA, both dated February 20, 2026
- Strut Health, LLC: warning letter MARCS-CMS 721448, February 20, 2026
- MEDVi, LLC: warning letter MARCS-CMS 721455, February 20, 2026
- Both cite sections 502(a) and 502(bb) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- MEDVi says medvi.io is run by an affiliate; we could not verify that, and the letter names MEDVi, LLC
What compounded means, since both letters turn on it
- Compounded products carry no FDA approval and no FDA review of safety, effectiveness or quality
- Strut's weight-loss injection is compounded semaglutide
- Neither record lists brand-name GLP-1 pens
Three more lines exist on one side only
- Strut: five live lines, from $25 a month at the cheapest
- MEDVi: weight loss and erectile dysfunction
- Strut hair loss starts with FDA-approved finasteride 1mg, approved for male pattern hair loss, verified as of 2026-07-22
- Strut's compounded dutasteride and oral minoxidil are used off-label and are not FDA-approved for hair loss
What the scores settle, and what they leave open
- Our editorial score: Strut 9.4 out of 10, MEDVi 9.2 out of 10
- MEDVi on Trustpilot: 4.3 out of 5, observed 2026-09-11
- Strut: no third-party rating on file
How We Compared Strut vs Medvi
How we put this page together
Every price, score and category on this page was read from our live brand and category records on the day it was written, not recalled and not inferred from either company's advertising.
How we read a price label. Where a label carries two numbers, we publish the ongoing one as the figure to plan around and name the introductory one as what it is. MEDVi is exactly that case: $299 a month ongoing, $179 first month, verified as of 2026-09-12. Strut weight loss is $99 a month, verified as of 2026-08-21; Strut erectile dysfunction $30 a month and MEDVi erectile dysfunction $114 a month, verified as of 2026-08-22 and 2026-09-06 respectively. Each is a floor, the cheapest configuration we confirmed, never a quote.
The two warning letters. Both entries rest on the FDA's own warning letters, MARCS-CMS 721448 to Strut Health, LLC and MARCS-CMS 721455 to MEDVi, LLC, both dated February 20, 2026, and on our reading of FDA's warning letter index as recorded above. Where MEDVi contests the scope of its letter, we report its position and our inability to verify it, and take no side.
Scores. The 9.4 and the 9.2 are our editorial scores and they are ours. The only outside figure here is MEDVi's 4.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot, observed 2026-09-11. We hold no third-party rating for Strut and therefore publish none.
Deliberate blanks. No outcome numbers, no timelines, no dosing guidance, and both weight-loss products identified as compounded from each brand's own record.
Final Verdict: Strut vs Medvi
How to decide between these two
If the monthly figure governs, Strut. It is cheaper in both categories the two share: $99 against $299 on weight loss, $30 against $114 on erectile dysfunction. At those prices you are buying the prescription plus a doctor who adjusts it, and on weight loss that product is compounded, which means no FDA approval and no FDA review of safety, effectiveness or quality.
If the support around the prescription is what you are paying for, MEDVi. Free dietician visits and care coaching are listed on its record and not on Strut's, and its 4.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot, observed 2026-09-11, is the only outside rating available anywhere on this page. The ongoing price is $299 a month, and the $179 you will see advertised covers one month.
The FDA record does not separate them. Both companies received a warning letter citing misbranding on February 20, 2026, both about a company name on compounded products it does not compound and about marketing that implied an approval. If that record disqualifies one of these for you, it disqualifies the other.
Two questions to put to MEDVi before you pay: which product the $299 covers, and where its February 2026 warning letter now stands. Put the second question to Strut as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is MEDVi $179 a month or $299 a month?
Both, in sequence. MEDVi's weight-loss label reads $299 a month ongoing with $179 for the first month, verified as of 2026-09-12. Plan around $299, because that is what month two costs. Strut's weight-loss floor is $99 a month, verified as of 2026-08-21, so the ongoing gap is $200 a month rather than the $80 the introductory figure suggests.
Did both Strut and MEDVi get FDA warning letters?
Yes, both on February 20, 2026, and both citing misbranding under sections 502(a) and 502(bb) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Strut Health, LLC received MARCS-CMS 721448 and MEDVi, LLC received MARCS-CMS 721455. In each case the agency objected to the company's name on the labels of compounded products it does not compound, and to marketing language implying an approval compounded drugs do not hold. What FDA's index showed when we checked it is recorded in the section above.
What do you actually get for MEDVi's higher price?
Its record lists doctor-guided GLP-1 care delivered fully online, free dietician visits, care coaching, plans its doctors adjust over time, and fast discreet shipping, with a flat cash price and a metabolic report in our fit notes for it. Strut at $99 a month lists compounded injectable semaglutide, a free online MD visit, free follow-up care, free shipping, and a doctor who manages dose increases. The dietician layer is the clearest thing the extra money buys. The FDA's February 2026 warning letter to MEDVi concerns its compounded GLP-1 products, and our fit notes name the product as doctor-prescribed compounded semaglutide, so both weight-loss products on this page are compounded: no FDA approval and no FDA review for safety, effectiveness or quality.
Which is cheaper for erectile dysfunction?
Strut, by $84 a month at the floor: from $30 a month verified as of 2026-08-22 against MEDVi's $114 a month verified as of 2026-09-06. The forms differ, which is most of the reason. Strut's entry tier is FDA-approved generic sildenafil and tadalafil. MEDVi's line is built on the compounded MEDVi Quad, which is not FDA-approved.
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