Ro Review (2025)
- Provides a customized medication plan to fit your needs.
- Delivers to your home or the nearest pharmacy for convenience.
- Includes regular online check-ins to support your weight-loss goals.
- The Product: Ro offers a weight loss program with prescription GLP-1 injection medications, online shipping, and online support to help guide you through the program.
- The Process: Starts with an online consultation to create your personalized plan, followed by medication deliveries and personalized guidance from Ro’s telehealth professionals on a monthly basis.
- Effectiveness: According to Ro’s website, GLP-1 medications are primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes but have become a popular aid in appetite control. Ro says that it provides access to a variety of well-known GLP-1 medication brands, each with varying degrees of reported effectiveness.
- Cost: The Ro Body Membership costs $45 for your first month, then $145 thereafter. Please note that the cost of GLP-1 medication is not included in the membership cost. Medication costs will depend on your treatment and personal insurance coverage.
- User Experience: Easy online platform; medications shipped directly to your home or prescriptions sent to your nearest pharmacy based on your personal plan.
- Safety: Licensed providers are responsible for ensuring appropriate medication and dosage.
Weight loss can be challenging, and finding the right program is essential to achieving and sustaining the results you want to see.
Ro claims to offer a clinically supported approach to weight loss with GLP-1 medications – known for their role in appetite control – and a personalized plan to fit your metabolic needs. The company uses a health review followed by a metabolic lab test to achieve this level of personalization in your weight-loss journey. It then tailors its plan according to your results.
Founders Zachariah Reitano, Saman Rahmanian, Rob Schutz started Ro (called Roman before being shortened to Ro) in 2017 to provide accessible telehealth services to men. It has since expanded its offerings to address a range of health concerns for both men and women. Ro started offering weight loss guidance before GLP-1 medications like Ozempic became a popular aid in appetite management, then added the injections to its existing telehealth offering at a later time. Its current headquarters are located in New York City.
Promisingly, Ro lists its board of advisors and their credentials on its website — making it easier to verify their involvement and the program’s legitimacy. It’s also a positive sign that the company works with pharmacies to prescribe GLP-1 pen prescriptions, instead of claiming to deliver the medication itself. The fact that it also only offers well-known medication brands that are currently FDA-approved, is another good sign.
- Offers a unique program tailored to your biology and needs.
- Easy sign-up and prescription process.
- Assistance with insurance paperwork.
- Offers an app powered by ro.OS called the Patient App to help you get ongoing personalized care and track your progress.
- Delivery to your home or preferred pharmacy.
- May require lab tests that could be expensive.
- Medications aren’t included in prescription price.
*The above shall not be considered as a medical, health or professional advice for any matter