Mainstream supplement brand

Hims

Hims is a telehealth platform selling both prescription products (dispensed after an online clinician review, including compounded GLP-1 medications and hair-loss treatments) and non-prescription over-the-counter wellness and supplement products, under one consumer brand.

Visit hims.comUpdated September 29, 2026
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quality claims we could confirm ourselves, rather than repeat from the vendor's marketing.

Catalog
Broad; spans prescription telehealth categories and OTC wellness products
Pricing
Varies by category; prescription products are typically recurring subscriptions, OTC products are sold individually
Ships from
United States; prescription items dispensed by licensed clinicians and partner pharmacies

What they sell

A mix of prescription telehealth products (hair loss, sexual health, weight management) and over-the-counter supplements and personal care products.

What this actually is

Hims sells both prescription and non-prescription products on the same platform. Prescription items require a licensed clinician's review before dispensing and are not the same regulatory category as an over-the-counter supplement; read each product page carefully to know which category applies. Nothing here is medical advice.

Every claim, checked one at a time

Graded by whether we could confirm it ourselves or are only repeating what the vendor states. A vendor's honesty about its own testing is a different question from what a published trial shows, so this is a separate scale from the evidence grades on our guides.

Hims offers both compounded and brand-name prescription options in some categories, including weight management

Their claim

Hims' own site distinguishes compounded from brand-name options in places; compounded drugs are not FDA-approved in the same way brand-name drugs are, a distinction worth reading carefully on the specific product page rather than assuming from the category name.

Where the vendor states this

What holds up

  • Distinguishes compounded from brand-name prescription options on relevant product pages, rather than blending the two.

What we'd flag

  • Compounded GLP-1s and similar compounded drugs are not FDA-approved

    As with other telehealth brands offering compounded medications, these are not reviewed by FDA for safety, effectiveness or quality the way an approved drug is; this applies to the compounded options specifically, not necessarily to every Hims product.

Before you order

Pricing
Prescription products are typically billed as a recurring subscription; OTC products are priced individually. See Hims' own site for current pricing.
Shipping
Ships within the United States; prescription orders require clinician approval before dispensing.
Returns
See Hims' published refund and cancellation terms, which differ between prescription and OTC products.
Payment
Standard card checkout, with recurring subscription billing for ongoing prescription plans.

Common questions

No. Hims sells both prescription items dispensed after clinician review and over-the-counter supplements; check the specific product page to see which applies.

Sources

Every fact above traces to one of these pages, published by the vendor itself and checked on September 29, 2026. Vendor policy pages change without notice, so if something here looks out of date, it probably is.

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