GLP-1 Cost per mg: Cash Price per Milligram by Route (Table
Per milligram, the cheapest option we found is Wegovy pill 25 mg, self-pay at $0.40 a mg; the dearest is Ozempic pen 1 mg, list at $256.88. Milligrams differ between molecules, so compare within one medicine.
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- pack price / mg in the pack
| Medicine | Option | Pack price | What is in the pack | Total mg | Price per mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wegovy | Wegovy pill 25 mg, self-pay | $299 | 30 daily tablets of 25 mg | 750 mg | $0.40 |
 Foundayo | Foundayo 17.2 mg, self-pay | $299 | 30 daily tablets of 17.2 mg | 516 mg | $0.58 |
| Foundayo | Foundayo 17.2 mg, list | $649 | 30 daily tablets of 17.2 mg | 516 mg | $1.26 |
| Wegovy | Wegovy pill 25 mg, list | $1,349.02 | 30 daily tablets of 25 mg | 750 mg | $1.80 |
 Rybelsus | Rybelsus 14 mg, list | $1,027.51 | 30 daily tablets of 14 mg | 420 mg | $2.45 |
 Zepbound | Zepbound vial 15 mg, self-pay (Journey Program) | $449 | 4 weekly doses of 15 mg | 60 mg | $7.48 |
 Saxenda | Saxenda 5-pen pack, list | $1,349.02 | 5 pens, 18 mg each (6 mg/mL, 3 mL per pen) | 90 mg | $14.99 |
 Victoza | Victoza 3-pen pack, list | $815.27 | 3 pens of 18 mg | 54 mg | $15.10 |
| Zepbound | Zepbound 15 mg pens, list | $1,086.37 | 4 weekly pens of 15 mg | 60 mg | $18.11 |
 Mounjaro | Mounjaro 15 mg pens, list | $1,112.16 | 4 weekly pens of 15 mg | 60 mg | $18.54 |
| Zepbound | Zepbound vial 2.5 mg, self-pay | $299 | 4 weekly vials of 2.5 mg | 10 mg | $29.90 |
| Wegovy | Wegovy pen 2.4 mg, self-pay | $349 | 4 weekly pens of 2.4 mg | 9.6 mg | $36.35 |
| Wegovy | Wegovy HD pen 7.2 mg, list | $1,349.02 | 4 weekly pens of 7.2 mg | 28.8 mg | $46.84 |
| Mounjaro | Mounjaro 5 mg pens, list | $1,112.16 | 4 weekly pens of 5 mg | 20 mg | $55.61 |
 Trulicity | Trulicity 4.5 mg, list | $1,006.93 | 4 weekly pens of 4.5 mg | 18 mg | $55.94 |
 Ozempic | Ozempic pen 2 mg, self-pay | $499 | 1 pen, 4 weekly doses of 2 mg | 8 mg | $62.38 |
| Ozempic | Ozempic pen 2 mg, list | $1,027.51 | 1 pen, 4 weekly doses of 2 mg | 8 mg | $128.44 |
| Wegovy | Wegovy pen 2.4 mg, list | $1,349.02 | 4 weekly pens of 2.4 mg | 9.6 mg | $140.52 |
| Ozempic | Ozempic pen 1 mg, list | $1,027.51 | 1 pen, 4 weekly doses of 1 mg | 4 mg | $256.88 |
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Sources (21)
Sources include pricing from Novo Nordisk 1 2 3 4 plus 5, NovoCare 1 2, Eli Lilly 1 2, FDA label (DailyMed) 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 7 8, and pricinginfo.lilly.com 1 2 3 plus 4.
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Half-life and weight loss in brief
Half-life in days means how long a dose stays in the body before half of it is cleared. Each figure comes from section 12.3 of its FDA label.
Percentage of body weight. Trials, doses and lengths differ, so compare each one against its own placebo on its page.