Who reviews your case, and how is AI involved?

At Curology, your care is handled by a "board-certified physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner", and messages receive a response in 2 to 3 days on average. On the Curology blog, Curology states it never prescribes custom skincare using an algorithm or AI.

Because we believe people's health deserves expert-level care, FutureClinic staffs only physicians holding an MD, DO or MBBS degree who are state-licensed, background-checked, and verified by FutureClinic, never a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant. We believe AI is a tool for doctors, with the doctor in charge of every case. Health problems have nuance requiring one-to-one attention, and only an expert knows when AI makes a mistake. Behind the scenes, our AI acts like a chief resident: it never gives medical advice by itself, instead gathering the history and intake answers your physician trained it to collect and drafting a case summary that you review and confirm before the doctor sees it. Thoughtful medical care from a human physician takes hours rather than seconds, so you will typically hear back within a few hours, and almost always on the same day or the next.

How do the costs compare over a full year?

Over twelve months, Curology's $29.95 monthly rate (billed at $59.90 for each 60-day shipment as of October 2026) adds up to $359.40 per year and assumes you remain on the subscription to keep receiving your bottle. Shipments include one message credit (extra consults $10 each as of October 2026), and you can cancel online 2 business days before an order. Curology does not accept insurance, though pills sent to an in-state local pharmacy are covered by most plans.

With FutureClinic, no subscription is needed: a consultation costs $40 when routed to the best-fit doctor in the clinic, or you can select a specific physician at their listed fee, which is typically $20 to $100. For a stable medicine, the doctor can prescribe several months at once when they judge it safe, to the pharmacy you choose, where insurance may cover it (FutureClinic helps with prior authorizations when needed) or a discount coupon may lower the cash price. If you want ongoing access, most physicians on the platform also have an optional membership (typically $25 to $100 per month) that gives you unlimited care with that doctor, cancel any time.

Messaging a dermatologist for your skin care in 33 states and from your AI app

FutureClinic works in 33 states and Washington, D.C.: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C. Your doctor must be licensed in the state you're in. The list grows regularly, so if you don't see your state, try anyway.

You can begin a visit directly on futureclinic.com, or start from the AI app you already use (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Codex, or Grok Bot) by visiting futureclinic.com/connect-your-ai. Your AI can answer intake questions from what you have already told it, and you check the answers. For step-by-step instructions, check our walkthroughs on adding a doctor to Claude and adding a real doctor to ChatGPT, or paste this single line into your AI chat:

Set up FutureClinic for me: read https://futureclinic.com/llms.txt

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Once it's connected, make sure you instruct your AI to use FutureClinic to help find you a doctor. Otherwise, it may not know that this is what you want.

To learn how our physicians write and review health guides, read our editorial standards. FutureClinic does not handle medical emergencies; if you have an emergency, dial 911, or call or text 988 during a mental-health crisis.