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A telehealth practice founded in Southwest Florida, now serving patients nationwide. Built on the belief that real healthcare should feel human.
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Open Water Rx
Our Mission
“Our mission is to make medically guided weight loss accessible to every person ready to change their life, wherever they are.”
Why Trust Us
Built on a Foundation of Trust
Licensed Medical Providers
Licensed medical providers review every patient evaluation personally. Your care is never delegated to an algorithm.
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Your health data is encrypted and handled in accordance with HIPAA privacy standards. Never shared without your explicit consent. Always.
Accredited Partners
We work exclusively with nationally accredited telehealth infrastructure and licensed pharmacy partners.
Florida-Founded
Founded in Cape Coral, Florida. Now serving patients nationwide across all 50 states.
Transparency First
How We Work & Who We Work With
We believe you deserve to know exactly how your care is delivered. Open Water Rx is a patient-facing telehealth platform: not a pharmacy, not a medical practice, and not a drug manufacturer. Here's what that means for you.
Third-Party Compounding Pharmacies
Medications dispensed through our platform are compounded and shipped by licensed compounding pharmacies. Open Water Rx does not manufacture, compound, store, or dispense any medications. Compounded medications are not approved finished drug products.
Our Role as a Platform
Open Water Rx provides the technology platform and patient coordination that connects you with licensed medical providers and licensed pharmacy partners. We facilitate access. We do not practice medicine, and we do not control clinical decisions made by your prescribing provider.
Additional Disclosures
Open Water Rx is not a licensed medical practice, pharmacy, or insurance provider. Services are provided in partnership with independent licensed medical providers and licensed compounding pharmacies. Availability varies by state. Nothing on this website constitutes medical advice.
Who We Serve
Built for Real People
Open Water Rx was designed for adults who are ready to take a medically guided approach to weight loss, without the barriers that have historically made that difficult.
Across the country, adults face the same challenge: access to high-quality, affordable medical care that fits into a busy life. Long wait times, limited specialist availability, and the stigma that still surrounds weight management have kept too many people from getting the help they need.
Open Water Rx was built to change that. Our 100% telehealth model means you never have to take time off work, arrange childcare, or drive across town to see a provider. Your entire evaluation, prescription, and ongoing care happens from your phone or computer, on your schedule. No insurance required. Discreet. If medication is prescribed, it ships directly to your door. Shipping timelines vary by program, pharmacy, and location.
We serve adults who have tried diet and exercise and found that those tools alone were not enough. We serve people who have been told by their primary care provider that they should lose weight but were never given a clear, medically supported path to do so. We serve people who have heard about GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide and want to understand whether they are a clinically appropriate option for their specific situation.
We do not serve everyone. Every patient is evaluated by a licensed medical provider before any prescription is issued. If a provider determines that GLP-1 therapy is not appropriate for you, we will tell you clearly and, where possible, point you toward other resources.
Who is a good candidate?
GLP-1 therapy is generally considered for adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher with at least one weight-related health condition such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or high cholesterol. Your prescribing provider will review your full health history to determine whether GLP-1 therapy is appropriate for you.
Where do we serve?
Open Water Rx serves patients across all 50 states. Some states may require a brief live video visit with your clinician before a prescription can be issued. We will let you know if that applies to you.
How long does it take to get started?
Most patients complete their intake questionnaire in under ten minutes. A licensed medical provider reviews your evaluation asynchronously after submission. If approved, your prescription is sent to a licensed compounding pharmacy and your medication is shipped directly to your home. Timing varies by state, program structure, and availability.
The Science Behind Our Approach
Why GLP-1 Medications Changed Everything
For decades, the medical community treated obesity primarily as a behavioral problem. The prescription was simple: eat less, move more. For many people, that advice was not only unhelpful but actively harmful, reinforcing the false idea that weight was purely a matter of willpower. The science has since caught up with what many patients already knew: obesity is a complex, chronic, multifactorial disease with significant genetic, hormonal, and neurological components.
GLP-1 receptor agonists represent the most significant advance in obesity medicine in a generation. Originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, drugs in this class were found to produce substantial, sustained weight loss in clinical trials at a scale previously only achievable through bariatric surgery. The STEP 1 trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2021, found that adults treated with semaglutide 2.4 mg lost an average of 14.9% of their body weight over 68 weeks, compared to 2.4% in the placebo group. The SURMOUNT-1 trial for tirzepatide, published in 2022, showed even more striking results, with participants losing up to 22.5% of their body weight.
These medications work by mimicking naturally occurring hormones that regulate appetite, gastric emptying, and blood sugar. They reduce hunger, increase feelings of fullness, and help the body process glucose more efficiently. Critically, they address the underlying hormonal dysregulation that makes sustained weight loss so difficult for many people, not just the symptoms.
At Open Water Rx, we believe that access to these medications should not be limited to people who can afford concierge medicine or who happen to live near a specialist. Our platform is designed to make clinician-guided GLP-1 therapy accessible to eligible adults who meet the clinical criteria, at a transparent monthly cost, with no insurance required and no waiting room.
We want to be clear about what we are and what we are not. We are a technology platform that connects patients with licensed medical providers and licensed pharmacy partners. We do not practice medicine. We do not manufacture or dispense medications. Every clinical decision, including whether GLP-1 therapy is appropriate for you, is made solely by your prescribing provider. Our role is to make that connection as easy, affordable, and transparent as possible.
Key Clinical References
Wilding JPH, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2021;384:989-1002. (STEP 1 Trial)
Jastreboff AM, et al. Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:205-216. (SURMOUNT-1 Trial)
FDA. Semaglutide Injection (Wegovy®) Prescribing Information. 2021. Wegovy® is a registered trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S.
FDA. Tirzepatide Injection (Zepbound) Prescribing Information. 2023.
Garvey WT, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Obesity Disease. Endocr Pract. 2022.
Editorial & Clinical Standards
How We Ensure Clinical Accuracy
Every piece of clinical content on this site follows a rigorous three-step medical review process before publication.
Evidence-Based Drafting
Clinical content is drafted with direct reference to peer-reviewed literature, published clinical trial data (STEP 1, SURMOUNT-1), and official FDA and CDC guidance. Every claim is cited to a primary source.
Licensed Provider Medical Review
A licensed medical provider with specialty training in obesity medicine reviews each article for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with current clinical standards and FDA regulations.
Ongoing Updates
Content is reviewed and updated whenever clinical evidence, FDA guidance, or applicable regulations change. Each article carries a last-reviewed date so you can verify its currency.
Reviewer Credentials
Clinically Credentialed
Providers credentialed through accredited telehealth infrastructure
State Licensed
Active medical licenses in all served states
Accredited Institutions
Providers trained at accredited US institutions
Primary Source Citations
Every clinical claim links to peer-reviewed research
Medically Reviewed by the Open Water Rx Clinical Advisory Team
All reviewers hold active medical licenses in their respective states and are credentialed through accredited telehealth infrastructure. Last reviewed: April 2026. This page is reviewed annually or when clinical guidelines change.
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