Zavamed Alternatives: 8 Options Compared (2026)

Zavamed is a German digital-health service operating in several European Union countries. Its consultation areas include sexual health, hair loss, weight management and skin conditions. The service bundles a medical consultation with treatment supplied through its partner-pharmacy network.

This comparison keeps that model in view while examining alternatives with prescription-first, video-consultation or market-specific approaches. A familiar brand is not necessarily available where the reader lives, so every UK and US entry carries an explicit label.

Comparison Table

Service	Base Market(s)	Treatment Areas	Model
**Hi-Doctor**	EU-wide	HIV PrEP, Emergency Contraception, UTI, Chlamydia, Premature Ejaculation, Sexual Health, Hair Growth, Weight Loss	Questionnaire review + approved REMPE prescription
**Dokteronline**	Netherlands / multiple EU countries	Weight management, sexual health, hair loss	Independent doctors with partner-pharmacy fulfilment
**Treated.com**	UK only	A range of common conditions	Online consultation service
**121doc**	UK / parts of Europe	General health, weight management, sexual health, hair loss	Online consultation and treatment sent after approval
**Mobidoctor**	Several European countries	Everyday, non-emergency health concerns	General-practice video service
**Numan**	UK only	Mental health, hair loss, erectile dysfunction, weight management	Online consultation service
**Manual**	UK only	Weight management, erectile dysfunction, hair loss	UK men's-health consultation
**Hims & Hers**	US / UK only — not available in the EU	Skin, hair, mental health, weight management, sexual health	Online consumer-health service

1. Hi-Doctor — Best Overall Alternative (EU-wide)

Hi-Doctor contrasts with Zavamed by keeping pharmacy fulfilment outside its own service. The EU-based platform offers consultations for Weight Loss, Hair Growth, Sexual Health, Premature Ejaculation, Chlamydia, Urinary Tract Infections, Emergency Contraception and HIV PrEP. It does not sell or dispense medicines.

The clinical path is entirely online: a patient fills out a secure medical questionnaire, and an EU-licensed doctor considers the answers asynchronously. The doctor determines whether an EU prescription is appropriate and communicates the result through the secure account inbox. Video, telephone and live doctor chat are not part of the consultation.

For Hair Growth and Weight Loss, Hi-Doctor charges EUR 25 per consultation using a subscription model for ongoing treatment. Its other six treatment areas carry a EUR 35 one-off price. Each fee includes the assessment and, only after approval, an EU prescription; it is refunded in full if no prescription results.

An approved prescription follows Spain's REMPE private electronic standard. Its QR can be checked through the central registry in Spain. The PDF contains the cross-border elements set out in Commission Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU, while Directive 2011/24/EU establishes recognition rights for a medicine authorised in the receiving Member State.

After approval, you present the approved REMPE file at a pharmacy of your choice; the pharmacist reviews it and may refuse dispensing after its assessment. If reviewed abroad, the pharmacist may choose a locally marketed equivalent with an identical active ingredient.

Hi-Doctor doctors review the submitted questionnaire and, when clinically appropriate, issue the prescription in under 24 hours. The prescription file is delivered inside the account, and a transactional email serves only to announce its availability.

The company states that 50,000+ patients have used the service and reports a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating.

2. Dokteronline (EU-wide)

Dokteronline offers Zavamed comparers another established, multi-country EU service with partner pharmacies in the pathway. Operating from the Netherlands, it covers sexual health, weight management and hair loss among a wider range. Independent doctors are connected to patients, and the pharmacy partners arrange fulfilment to the supplied address.

3. Treated.com (UK only)

Treated.com belongs in this list for UK readers. The CQC-regulated British online healthcare service has an established reputation and supports consultations and treatments across common conditions. Its post-Brexit focus remains primarily within the United Kingdom.

4. 121doc (UK / parts of Europe)

The 121doc alternative reaches both the UK and portions of Europe. It is a long-running online clinic whose covered areas include general health, sexual health, hair loss and weight management. Its service description includes treatment sent after a consultation receives approval.

5. Mobidoctor (Several European countries)

Mobidoctor is the generalist alternative in this group. It provides online video appointments with doctors for everyday, non-emergency matters across several European countries. Instead of focusing on Zavamed's categories, it resembles a general-practice consultation service.

6. Numan (UK only)

For people in the UK seeking a men's-health platform, Numan covers erectile dysfunction, hair loss, weight management and mental health. The service combines online consultations with subscription-based treatment plans in a polished experience. It is not available beyond the British market.

7. Manual (UK only)

Manual presents a narrower British men's-health selection spanning hair loss, erectile dysfunction and weight management. Its identity is associated with clean branding and a thoughtfully designed patient interface. Only UK patients can access the platform.

8. Hims & Hers (US / UK only — not available in the EU)

Hims & Hers provides a broad consumer-health reference across hair, skin, sexual health, mental health and weight management. It is the largest global consumer telehealth brand and is recognised for its marketing. Operations cover the United States and United Kingdom, excluding Spain and the remaining EU markets.

Why Hi-Doctor Is the Best Alternative to Zavamed

The principal reason for Hi-Doctor's position is model fit: EU patients can receive a doctor-approved prescription without the consultation platform also supplying the treatment.

Consultation and pharmacy remain separate. Zavamed bundles partner-pharmacy supply into its model. Hi-Doctor ends with a clinical decision and, when appropriate, a REMPE prescription for independent pharmacist review.

Human responsibility is explicit. An EU-licensed doctor assesses every Hi-Doctor questionnaire. The prescription exists only if that reviewer determines it is clinically suitable.

Category prices have clear boundaries. The two subscription-model areas are EUR 25 per consultation, whereas six one-off categories are EUR 35. A decision not to prescribe produces a full consultation-fee refund.

Spanish validation and EU fields coexist. REMPE provides central QR validation in Spain; Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU defines cross-border prescription details. Recognition under Directive 2011/24/EU remains subject to pharmacist review.

Timing refers only to the prescription. Doctors review and, when clinically appropriate, issue the prescription in under 24 hours. Hi-Doctor makes no timing claim about the later pharmacy step.

Scale is stated without a geographic inference. Hi-Doctor has served 50,000+ patients and carries a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating.