Begin with the specific item in the catalog
Hims advertises conventional prescription ED tablets alongside other product formats, including compounded options. Its starting monthly prices for generic sildenafil and tadalafil do not identify every offering on the page. Ask which preparation, strength and supply the clinician is considering before treating a headline as the selected offer. [Hims ED page]
The distinction is relevant to both evidence and cost. FDA's generic approval requirements describe approved generic products, while compounded preparations follow a different framework and are not FDA-approved. A shared ingredient does not make all items in a catalog equivalent. [Generic facts] [Compounding]
Resolve the billing unit
The reviewed page advertises generic sildenafil from $22 per month and tadalafil from $24 per month. These are starting figures tied to a selected arrangement, not a universal bill for an assessment and any prescription. Confirm the quantity, payment collected now, interval covered and subsequent charge.
Ask how a treatment change affects a subscription or shipment already scheduled. Keep the prescription-refill question separate from the cancellation deadline. We have not completed Hims checkout, received medicine or tested a cancellation, so this profile cannot establish a personal total or refund outcome.
Check the path beyond intake
NIDDK describes assessment that may require information from examination or tests as well as health history. Ask how the online service handles a concern outside its treatment scope and how an unresolved response reaches the clinical team. An intake completed successfully is not the same event as a clinical decision. [Assessment]
Read our assessment guide before focusing on a product format. Then use the follow-up notes to identify what you would want to report after treatment begins. Hims appears as an additional option without a clinical score, tested service rating or predicted treatment result.
Trace the information
Checked October 6, 2026. Provider pages establish advertised claims. Medical sources supply general context; citation does not imply endorsement.
- Hims: ED treatment optionsProvider-owned product and price page
- FDA: Generic Drug FactsFederal drug approval information
- FDA: Compounding questions and answersRegulatory explanation
- NIDDK: Diagnosis of erectile dysfunctionFederal patient information