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MadeMed vs Care Bare Rx: Which longevity Clinic Is Better in 2026?

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Short answer

MadeMed wins overall, scoring 8.2/10 vs 5.2/10 — mainly on what they disclose and real monthly cost.

Our pick: MadeMed

MadeMed wins overall, scoring 8.2/10 vs 5.2/10.

Winner
#2 of 21

MadeMed

8.2

Ties the dose to a lab value, and names the marker it uses.

from $169/mo

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#20 of 21

Care Bare Rx

5.2

Back from an expired-domain outage, publishing a NAD+ floor price and nothing underneath it.

from $199/mo

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MadeMed vs Care Bare Rx, side by side

FeatureMadeMedCare Bare Rx
Our score8.2/105.2/10
Starting price$169/mo$199/mo
Medication typessermorelin-injection, sermorelin-oral, nad-injection, nad-nasal-spray, peptidesnad-injection
Best forBest for clinical specificity
Overall ranking#2#20
Real monthly cost (25%)8.05.0
Prescriber & follow-up (30%)8.56.0
What they can prescribe (20%)8.05.0
What they disclose (25%)8.04.5

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 specificityfrom $169/mo.

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    Choose Care Bare Rx if you want this optionfrom $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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    Our verdict for this matchup is MadeMed.

    Frequently asked questions

    Which is better, MadeMed or Care Bare Rx?
    MadeMed scores higher overall (8.2/10 vs 5.2/10) and is our recommended pick for most people. MadeMed also has the lower starting price at $169/mo.
    How much does MadeMed cost vs Care Bare Rx?
    MadeMed is from $169/mo and Care Bare Rx is from $199/mo. Both are typically cash-pay; HSA/FSA funds are often eligible. We run an automated check against each clinic's own live pricing page every week; a price left unconfirmed for 45 days shows as unverified rather than staying marked as current.
    What is the difference between MadeMed and Care Bare Rx?
    MadeMed (8.2/10, #2 of 21) and Care Bare Rx (5.2/10, #20 of 21) are scored independently across our 4 criteria: real monthly cost, prescriber & follow-up, what they can prescribe and what they disclose. See the detailed score breakdown above for the criterion-by-criterion comparison.
    Does MadeMed or Care Bare Rx take insurance?
    Neither MadeMed nor Care Bare Rx typically accepts insurance for longevity treatment. Both operate on a cash-pay model, though HSA and FSA funds are often eligible. Confirm at checkout.

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