Use the amount actually supplied
Divide the total package cost by the total milligrams in the package. If a quoted package costs $149 and contains 500 mg, the arithmetic is $0.298 per mg. That result describes the package price only. It does not establish a monthly expense, a useful dose or an appropriate treatment.
Sources: Strut Health — wellness catalog, FDA — concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs, FDA — compounding questions and answers
Concentration is not the total quantity
A label showing milligrams per milliliter describes concentration. It does not give the total milligrams without the package volume. Do not put a concentration alone into a total-milligrams field. Our calculator deliberately asks for the total labeled amount and does not convert a prescription into syringe units or injection volumes.
Sources: Strut Health — wellness catalog, FDA — concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs, FDA — compounding questions and answers
Match the comparison before using the result
Route, formulation, quality, supplied quantity and usable period can differ. An oral and injectable product cannot be made clinically comparable by dividing both prices by milligrams. A large container can also be poor value if its labeled storage or beyond-use conditions prevent using the remainder as prescribed.
Sources: Strut Health — wellness catalog, FDA — concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs, FDA — compounding questions and answers
Add the commercial costs separately
A medicine-only unit price omits membership, care, supplies, shipping and any laboratory fees. Use the all-in tool for the broader budget, and confirm unknown costs instead of entering zero without evidence. The role of arithmetic is to expose the assumptions in an offer, not to recommend changing a clinician’s instructions.
Sources: Strut Health — wellness catalog, FDA — concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs, FDA — compounding questions and answers
Follow the evidence
Sources & price notes
Checked October 8, 2026. Provider pages document advertised terms; they do not independently establish clinical outcomes.
- Strut Health — wellness catalog ↗
Official public information; price and terms checked October 8, 2026.
- FDA — concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs ↗
Safety, dosing errors, salt forms and misleading online marketing.
- FDA — compounding questions and answers ↗
Clinical and regulatory context. A compounded preparation is not FDA-approved.