🚨 SPECIAL REPORT: Eli Lilly says "no more compounded GLP-1s" — but are its partners complying?
We tested the intake flows on Ro, Noom, and LifeMD... turns out several are still offering compounded GLP-1s 🤯
This report examines the gap between what Eli Lilly’s CFO said yesterday and what its partners are still doing. I’ve made it free because it feels important to share widely. If you appreciate the work, please consider upgrading to a paid subscription.
Yesterday, Eli Lilly's CFO made it clear: Lilly will only partner with telehealth firms that agree to stop selling compounded GLP-1s.
Lilly's first deal was with Ro last December, followed by LifeMD and Noom earlier this year. We now know those partnerships came with a major condition — exiting the compounding market for semaglutide and tirzepatide.
Despite these terms, The Fly reported yesterday that LifeMD and Noom still offer compounded GLP-1s. So late last night, a friend and I ran through the intake flows on Ro, LifeMD, and Noom to see for ourselves.
Turns out… several are still offering compounded GLP-1s 🤯
1. RO
During intake, my friend reported:
No medical issues
No allergies
No prior GLP-1 usage
AND YET - at the end of the flow, he was offered compounded semaglutide. Here's the screenshot:
Clearly, Ro is still providing compounded semaglutide, despite being explicitly mentioned by Lilly's CFO today. Either:
Lilly is aware and allowing it, or
Ro is skirting their agreement
Either way, the public statements from Lilly do NOT square with reality.
Reddit backs this up. Here are two user reports from the last 2-3 weeks confirming Ro is still actively shipping compounded semaglutide.
2. NOOM
I wasn't offered compounded GLP-1s directly — just metformin. However, shortly after finishing the intake flow, I got a marketing email from Noom referencing "compounded semaglutide products."
A quick Google search confirms Noom still has a dedicated landing page for compounded semaglutide.
Here's the link: noom.com/med/compounded-semaglutide
So yes, Noom appears to still offer compounded sema, even if it doesn't always show up during intake.
3. LIFEMD
I was not offered compounded sema during intake. A Google search shows they previously sold it for $149/month — but the old links now redirect to a general GLP-1 page, with no mention of compounding.
It's possible some intake paths lead to compounded sema, but I didn't find one.
This contradicts The Fly's report today claiming LifeMD still offers compounded GLP-1s. That might have been true recently — or in edge cases — but it's not what I experienced.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Lilly says its telehealth partners don't and can't sell compounded GLP-1s.
But Ro clearly still does. And Noom appears to.
Something doesn’t add up.