MadeMed vs Care Bare Rx: Which longevity Clinic Is Better in 2026?
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MadeMed wins overall, scoring 8.2/10 vs 5.2/10 — mainly on what they disclose and real monthly cost.
MadeMed wins overall, scoring 8.2/10 vs 5.2/10.
MadeMed
Ties the dose to a lab value, and names the marker it uses.
from $169/mo
Visit MadeMedCare Bare Rx
Back from an expired-domain outage, publishing a NAD+ floor price and nothing underneath it.
from $199/mo
Visit Care Bare RxMadeMed vs Care Bare Rx, side by side
| Feature | MadeMed | Care Bare Rx |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.2/10 | 5.2/10 |
| Starting price | $169/mo | $199/mo |
| Medication types | sermorelin-injection, sermorelin-oral, nad-injection, nad-nasal-spray, peptides | nad-injection |
| Best for | Best for clinical specificity | — |
| Overall ranking | #2 | #20 |
| Real monthly cost (25%) | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| Prescriber & follow-up (30%) | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| What they can prescribe (20%) | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| What they disclose (25%) | 8.0 | 4.5 |
Sources: MadeMed pricing verified on mademed.com, Care Bare Rx pricing verified on carebarerx.com
Pros & cons
MadeMed
Pros
- + Board-certified physician consultation included in the price
- + Requires a lab test before prescribing, and doses sermorelin against your IGF-1
- + States the dose on every product — 9mg/3mL daily, NAD+ 1000mg across 8 injections a month
Cons
- − Weaker on Real monthly cost (8.0/10)
- − Weaker on What they can prescribe (8.0/10)
- − Weaker on What they disclose (8.0/10)
Care Bare Rx
Pros
Cons
- − Weaker on What they disclose (4.5/10)
- − Weaker on Real monthly cost (5.0/10)
- − Weaker on What they can prescribe (5.0/10)
The bottom line
After scoring all 21 clinics on our 4-criterion rubric (real monthly cost, prescriber & follow-up, what they can prescribe and what they disclose), MadeMed (8.2/10) comes out ahead of Care Bare Rx (5.2/10) — but the right choice still depends on what matters most to you.
Choose MadeMed if you want best for clinical specificity — from $169/mo.
Visit MadeMed →Choose Care Bare Rx if you want this option — from $199/mo.
Visit Care Bare Rx →Editor's overall pick
Not sold on either? Our highest-rated clinic overall is HealthRX (8.5/10) from $161/mo — read the review →
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