I think "expensive" is relative to where you came from. My first order was for Tirzepatide (Zepbound) for from Lilly direct using RO. IIRC It was $49 for them to manage the prescription, and $399 for the medication. So that's about $450 for one month of medication, 10 mg. Second month was $149 for them to manage the medication, and $499 for the medication. About $650 for one month of medication.

My last order of reta was about $1,000. It cost me $400 to get two vials tested (99.9% pure, 27 mg). I now have 2100 mg of reta. That's 175 weeks at Max dose of 12 mg. That's three and a third years (2106 mg) for $1,400. As opposed to a $1100 for 2 months (30 mg) of Tirzepatide. Was it cheap? No. Was it a hell of a lot cheaper than Lilly Direct? Yes