GoodRx Care
GoodRx Care is GoodRx's telehealth service for refills and common conditions such as UTIs, birth control, ED, hair loss and GLP-1 weight management.
Originally HeyDoctor, acquired by GoodRx in 2019; underlying tech sold to Wheel in Dec 2022 while GoodRx kept offering the service
What it is
Virtual care with online clinicians for short-term refills and common conditions, without needing insurance.
GoodRx Care Direct is an auto-renewing subscription for telehealth visits and prescriptions.
Weight-loss treatment through Care Direct not available in Alabama or Louisiana.
Prescribes: Refills and common-condition prescriptions including GLP-1s; controlled-substance policy not checked.
Pros and cons
What users say
Common themes in public posts on Reddit, Trustpilot, the Better Business Bureau and app stores, summarised and linked. Individual experiences vary.
Records we found
Official and court records we found in public sources as of October 15, 2026. This is not a live or complete record; check fda.gov, ftc.gov and court sites for the latest.
- FTC
FTC took action against GoodRx under the Health Breach Notification Rule for sharing users' health data for advertising, proposing a $1.5 million civil penalty and a ban on such sharing.2
Sources
- 1App Store: GoodRxapps.apple.com ↗
- 2FTC: enforcement action against GoodRx (Feb 1, 2023)ftc.gov ↗
- 3Fierce Healthcare: GoodRx acquires HeyDoctorfiercehealthcare.com ↗
- 4Reddit r/erectiledysfunction threadreddit.com ↗
- 5Reddit r/erectiledysfunction threadreddit.com ↗
- 6Reddit r/erectiledysfunction threadreddit.com ↗
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