Ranked #5 of 5Cheapest, with caveats
Halden Direct
A thin layer between a questionnaire and a pharmacy. It is the lowest price in this group and the least support, and the trade is not disclosed clearly enough.
3.2
Overall score- Consult fee
- $79/mo
- Time to prescription
- 1–2 days
- Medication cost
- Billed separately
- Member reports
- 233
The verdict
Halden works if nothing goes wrong. When something does, the support model is a shared inbox with a multi-day turnaround, and the intake does not reliably surface the contraindications that should stop a prescription. Priced accordingly, but the gap in clinical cover is the reason it sits last.
Where the score comes from
| Criterion | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical support | 2.4 | 30% | 0.72 |
| Price transparency | 3.4 | 25% | 0.85 |
| Access and wait time | 4.6 | 20% | 0.92 |
| Cancellation and lock-in | 3.0 | 15% | 0.45 |
| Data privacy | 2.9 | 10% | 0.29 |
| Overall | 100% | 3.2 |
What works
- Lowest monthly fee in this group
- Same-week start in most states
What does not
- Shared-inbox support with multi-day replies
- Intake does not consistently screen for personal or family thyroid cancer history
- Marketing analytics scripts present on the intake flow
- Cancellation is email-only