(Reuters) -Telehealth firms Teladoc and LifeMD said on Thursday they had signed an agreement with Gifthealth, the pharmacy partner of Eli Lilly's direct-to-consumer site, LillyDirect, to offer patients the weight-loss drug,

Eli Lilly partnered up with telehealth providers LifeMD and Teladoc Health to offer its lower cost, single-vial Zepbound (tirzepatide) to patients in the virtual c | The move could be a boon for telehealth weight loss programs,

The partnership comes as telehealth companies grapple with restrictions on the sale of some compounded GLP-1s.

Telemedicine operator Teladoc Health Inc (NYSE:TDOC) has entered a pharmacy integration agreement with Eli Lilly And Co's (NYSE:LLY) LillyDirect, a direct-to-consumer pharmacy partner, to streamline access to Zepbound (tirzepatide) for members of Teladoc's Comprehensive Weight Care Program.

Telehealth firms Teladoc Health and LifeMD said on Thursday they have signed an agreement with Eli Lilly's direct-to-consumer website LillyDirect pharmacy partner, Gifthealth, to offer patients the weight-loss drug,

Healthcare services companies LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD) and Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) announced partnerships with Eli Lilly's (NYSE:LLY) direct-to-consumer platform, LillyDirect's pharmacy provider, Gifthealth for Zepbound.