Noom Med is a weight-loss program that combines Noom’s psychology-based behavior-change app with prescription weight-loss medications, including GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Zepbound, and Ozempic. It pairs telehealth medical visits with the same habit-building curriculum Noom is known for, so you’re not just taking a medication but also working on the eating and lifestyle patterns that drive weight gain.
How Noom Med Works
The program starts with an online health assessment and lab work. You’ll need results from a comprehensive metabolic panel, A1c (a measure of blood sugar over time), thyroid function, and a lipid panel. If you’ve had blood work done in the past six months, you can upload those results through the app. Otherwise, Noom provides a lab slip for Quest or Labcorp.
After your labs are reviewed, you schedule a video consultation with the Noom Med care team to go over your results, blood pressure, and a customized treatment plan. If medication is appropriate, a licensed clinician prescribes it. From there, the team checks in regularly to monitor your progress, adjust dosing, and address any issues that come up.
Who Qualifies
Eligibility follows standard clinical guidelines for weight-loss medication. You must be 18 or older and meet one of two criteria: a BMI of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher with at least one weight-related health condition. Qualifying conditions include high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis or other joint and muscle problems, liver disease, heart disease, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and low testosterone.
Medications Available
Noom Med prescribes several GLP-1 medications, which work by mimicking a gut hormone that reduces appetite and slows digestion. The injectable options include Wegovy, Zepbound, and Ozempic. For people who prefer pills, the program also offers select oral medications like metformin and an oral version of Wegovy for those who qualify.
Dosing starts low and increases gradually over weeks or months, a standard approach designed to minimize side effects like nausea, which is the most common complaint with GLP-1 drugs. If side effects become a problem, the care team can adjust your dose or discuss alternatives.
Noom also offers compounded versions of semaglutide (the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic) through its GLP-1Rx program at lower price points, along with brand-name Zepbound through Eli Lilly’s direct pharmacy and generic liraglutide, an older GLP-1 that tends to be less potent.
What It Costs
Pricing depends on which medication path you take. Noom’s lower-dose compounded semaglutide program starts at $119 for the first month, then rises to $199 per month for a maximum 0.6-milligram dose. The higher-dose compounded semaglutide program (up to 1.2 mg) runs $149 the first month and $279 after that. Brand-name Zepbound is available for $349 per month through Lilly Direct.
These prices cover the medication itself. Some employer-sponsored insurance plans and health benefits programs have started covering Noom Med as a weight management benefit, which can change the cost picture significantly. If your insurance doesn’t cover the medication, you’re paying out of pocket at these subscription rates.
The Behavior-Change Side
What separates Noom Med from a straightforward telehealth prescription service is the psychological component. The program uses the same behavior-change curriculum as standard Noom Weight, built around cognitive behavioral techniques for shifting how you think about food, stress, and habits. Noom frames this as preparation for eventually living “med-free,” the idea being that medication handles the biological piece while the app helps you build eating and exercise patterns that stick after you taper off.
In practice, this means daily lessons in the app about topics like emotional eating, portion awareness, and goal setting, alongside the medical monitoring. The GLP-1 Companion feature is specifically designed to help users on medication get the most out of their prescriptions by reinforcing sustainable habits during treatment.
What the Medical Visits Look Like
All clinical interactions happen through video or the app. After your initial consultation, the care team continues to check in to review how the medication is working, track your weight and vitals, and reinforce the behavioral strategies from the program. There’s no set public schedule for how often these check-ins happen, but the program describes them as frequent, especially early on when dosing is being adjusted.
If you experience side effects, your clinician can help you determine what’s normal and what needs attention. Common GLP-1 side effects like nausea, constipation, and fatigue often improve as your body adjusts to each dose level, and the gradual dose increases are specifically designed to ease that transition.