Compare telehealth clinic pricing in Australia

Because the consultation fee is only one of the two things you pay for, and it is the one clinics advertise. A clinic that owns the pharmacy that dispenses your script, takes commissions from product suppliers, or bundles you into a monthly subscription can advertise a very low consultation fee and recover the difference at dispensing. The comparison that matters is consultation plus dispensing over a full month.

It means the clinic does not profit from which product your doctor selects. Several clinics in the table are owned by, or commercially tied to, a supplier or a dispensing pharmacy, which is disclosed in the prescribing column. Medio takes no product commissions and runs no dispensary, so the prescribing decision is a clinical one and your script is not steered toward a particular supplier.

Not always, which is why pharmacy freedom is its own column. Some clinics route scripts to a pharmacy they own, some charge an administrative fee to send it elsewhere, and some simply choose for you. At Medio the eScript goes to your phone and works at any Australian pharmacy, so you can compare price and stock before you fill it.

Fees are taken from each clinic's own published pricing and are checked periodically, but clinics change their pricing and their models without notice. Treat the table as a starting point and confirm current fees on the clinic's own site before deciding. Where a clinic advertises a free or bulk-billed consultation, the conditions attached to it are noted in the table.

Start with the total cost rather than the headline consult fee. A $29 or free initial appointment is usually paired with a nurse-first model, a pharmacy the clinic owns, or a product range set by the clinic's supplier, and that shows up in what you pay at the counter every month.

Then check whether you can take your script anywhere, because that is what lets you shop on price later.

Medio charges $99 initial and $59 follow-up, sees you doctor-led from the first appointment, takes no product commissions, and sends the eScript to your phone for any Australian pharmacy. That is more expensive up front than several clinics in the table and we have left their numbers in so you can see it.

Medio consultations are longer, doctor-led from day one, and completely independent. Your doctor has no financial incentive to prescribe any particular product. We believe thorough, unbiased consultations lead to better treatment outcomes.

If you have been a patient at another clinic in the last 12 months, yes. Your appointment can go ahead without it, but a prescription cannot be issued until the discharge letter from your previous clinic is received. It is worth requesting it before you book so the two do not hold each other up.

We are transparent that we operate Medio. We have aimed to present factual, verifiable information. We link to each competitor's website so you can verify details. If any information is outdated, please contact us and we will update it.