GLP-1 Near Me: Every Legit Way to Get It, With Prices

Any US pharmacy can fill a GLP-1 medicines prescription; ask your local pharmacy to order it if it is not on the shelf. The lowest self-pay price is $149 a month, and the lowest pharmacy cash price we found is $149 a month at GoodRx.

Lowest self-pay: $149 a month
Telehealth from, all in: $223 a month
Prescription: Required
Shortage: Some products short

Half-life and weight loss, briefly

How long each medicine stays in your body

Half-life in days means the time your body needs to clear half of a dose. You will find it in section 12.3 of each FDA label.

Amount of weight loss in each medicine's main weight trial

A percent of body weight. Because trials, doses, and lengths differ, compare each one against the placebo on its page.

Sources (10)

DailyMed provides these FDA labels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

All the legit GLP-1 routes, ranked

How to get it, cheapest first
Route	Who it is for	What you pay
Ozempic: Novo Nordisk PAP	Household income at 200% of the federal poverty level or below	Free if approved
Trulicity: Lilly Cares	Household income at 300% of the federal poverty level or below	Free for up to 12 months
Ozempic: Through your doctor, with insurance plus the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	For up to 3 months, the cost may be as low as $25 each month
Wegovy: Go through your doctor with insurance and the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	As little as $25 a month
Mounjaro: Through your doctor, with insurance plus the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	You may pay as little as $25 for filling up to 3 months
Zepbound: Go through your doctor with insurance and the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	You may pay as little as $25 for filling up to 3 months
Foundayo: Get it from your doctor with insurance and the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	As little as $25 a month
Rybelsus: Through your doctor, with insurance plus the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	As little as $25 for a 1, 2 or 3-month fill
Trulicity: Through your doctor, with insurance plus the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	You may pay as little as $25 for filling up to 3 months

Prices checked November 2026. Each price links back to the page it came from.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, NovoCare, TrumpRx, rx.costco.com.

Who qualifies

A prescription is required for every GLP-1 sold in the US. A label gives the approved uses, and a prescriber selects one when writing the script:

Along with diet and exercise habits, Ozempic lowers blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Heart attack, stroke or heart-related death risks are lower with Ozempic for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Among adults with heart disease and either obesity or overweight, Wegovy lowers the chance of a heart attack, stroke, or death related to the heart.
Long-term weight loss and keeping it off: Wegovy, used with diet and activity, for adults and children who have obesity, ages 12 and older.
Mounjaro lowers blood sugar for adults and children with type 2 diabetes who are 10 and older, alongside diet and exercise habits.
Mounjaro reduces the chance of a heart attack, stroke, or death related to the heart among high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes.
Weight loss and keeping it off long term, with diet and activity: Zepbound for adults who have obesity, or who have overweight along with a condition linked to weight.
Zepbound: Treats moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity.
Weight loss and keeping it off long term, with diet and activity: Foundayo for adults who have obesity, or who have overweight along with a condition linked to weight.
Rybelsus lowers blood sugar in adults living with type 2 diabetes, when used alongside diet and exercise habits.
Rybelsus lowers the chance of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death among adults at high risk with type 2 diabetes.
Trulicity lowers blood sugar for adults and children with type 2 diabetes who are 10 and older, alongside diet and exercise habits.
Trulicity reduces the chance of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death in adults with type 2 diabetes and either heart disease or multiple heart risk factors.
Used with diet and activity, Saxenda helps with weight loss and keeping the weight off long term. It is for people with obesity who are 12 and older (over 60 kg), or adults who have overweight and a weight-related problem.
Victoza lowers blood sugar for adults and children with type 2 diabetes who are 10 and older, alongside diet and exercise habits.
Heart attack, stroke or heart-related death risks are lower with Victoza for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Source: FDA label (DailyMed).

Telehealth compared

Telehealth programs for GLP-1
Program	Medicine option	Medicine price	Membership	All in
WeightWatchers Med+	Foundayo pill (self-pay)	$149 a month	$74 a month	$223 a month
WeightWatchers Med+	Wegovy pill (self-pay)	$149 a month	$74 a month	$223 a month
WeightWatchers Med+	Ozempic injectable pen (self-pay)	$199 a month	$74 a month	$273 a month
Ro	Wegovy pill, starting dose	$149 a month	$149 a month	$298 a month
Ro	Foundayo pill, starting dose	$149 a month	$149 a month	$298 a month
Hims & Hers	Wegovy pill	$149 a month	$149 a month after first month	$298 a month
Hims & Hers	Ozempic pen	$199 a month	$149 a month after first month	$348 a month
WeightWatchers Med+	Zepbound (self-pay)	$299 a month	$74 a month	$373 a month
Sesame (Success by Sesame)	Wegovy or Ozempic pen, after intro months	$349 a month	$59 a month	$408 a month
Ro	Zepbound KwikPen, starting dose	$299 a month	$149 a month	$448 a month
Ro	Wegovy pen, 1 mg to 2.4 mg	$349 a month	$149 a month	$498 a month
Hims & Hers	Zepbound	$1,899 a month	$149 a month after first month	$2,048 a month
Hims & Hers	Mounjaro	$1,899 a month	$149 a month after first month	$2,048 a month
Mochi Health	Compounded semaglutide (not FDA approved)	$60 a month	$79 a month after free first month	$139 a month
Mochi Health	Compounded tirzepatide (not FDA approved)	$90 a month	$79 a month after free first month	$169 a month
Henry Meds	Compounded liraglutide (daily injection) (not FDA approved)	$179 a month	Not listed	Included
Henry Meds	Tablets or drops containing compounded sublingual semaglutide, with no FDA approval	$179 a month	Not listed	Included
Noom Med	Microdose GLP-1Rx Program (compounded) (not FDA approved)	$179 a month after the first 4 weeks, with quarterly billing	Not listed	Included
Noom Med	GLP-1Rx Program (compounded semaglutide) (not FDA approved)	the cost is $249 a month after the first 4 weeks, with quarterly billing	Not listed	Included
Found	Compounded GLP-1 plan (not FDA approved)	$99 a month	$169 a month cash	$268 a month
Henry Meds	Compounded semaglutide (weekly injection) (not FDA approved)	$297 a month	Not listed	Included
Noom Med	Compounded GLP-1 with GIP offered by the GLP-1Rx Plus Program, with no FDA approval	$299 a month after the first 4 weeks, with quarterly billing	Not listed	Included

Each price comes from its program’s pricing page. None of them earns money for us

Programs that pass medicine bills through insurance or a pharmacy
Program	Membership	Type
Calibrate	$199 a month	insurance-first
PlushCare	$19.99 a month	primary care membership
Hello Alpha	$79 a month	brand only

Sources: weightwatchers.com, ro.co, hims.com, sesamecare.com.

Shortage status

On February 21, 2025, the injection shortage for Semaglutide was resolved. Older Rybelsus tablets are being discontinued.

Semaglutide availability, product by product
Product	FDA status	Availability
Rybelsus tablet 3 mg, 7 mg, 14 mg	To Be Discontinued	Replaced by Ozempic (semaglutide) tablets

Its first listing on the FDA shortage list came in March 2022
Shortage resolved: February 21, 2025
State pharmacies had to stop making compounded copies on April 22, 2025
Outsourcing facilities had to stop as of May 22, 2025

Tirzepatide: Its shortage has been resolved. The FDA confirmed this on December 19, 2024.

The FDA shortage list first named it on December 15, 2022
Shortage resolved: December 19, 2024
State pharmacies had to stop making compounded copies by February 18, 2025
Outsourcing facilities were required to stop as of March 19, 2025

The current FDA shortage data leaves out dulaglutide. Lilly says all Trulicity doses are available.

Current shortage listings still include liraglutide. Victoza pens have limited availability, though generics are available. In January 2027, Saxenda is being discontinued.

Supply of liraglutide, listed by product
Product	FDA status	Availability
Victoza 6 mg/mL pen (2-pack and 3-pack)	Current	Limited Availability
Victoza back order	Current	Back order
Saxenda 6 mg/mL pen (5-pack)	To Be Discontinued	Available until January 2027
Generic liraglutide (Meitheal, Teva)	Current	Available

The FDA shortage list first named it on July 18, 2023

Sources: FDA, api.fda.gov, ashp.org.

Scam signals

No prescription needed: a seller that skips it is not licensed as a pharmacy in the US.
A brand sold far below the manufacturer's charges: its lowest self-pay price is $149 a month.
Compounded drugs marketed as the brand carry no approval, so none of them is Zepbound, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro.
Both semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate are different from the active ingredients used by approved drugs.
Saying a drug is identical to the brand: FDA issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies over misleading claims.
Harm reports: the FDA holds 990 adverse event reports on file for compounded semaglutide.
Harm reports: for compounded tirzepatide, the FDA holds more than 730 adverse event reports on file.
The FTC acted against one program over a monthly price that leaves out the drug; see the NextMed review details.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, NovoCare, TrumpRx, rx.costco.com.

Find it in your state

Hims & Hers: Service is unavailable in some of the 50 states
Noom Med: Does not serve all 50 states
Its delivery network allows NovoCare Pharmacy to serve all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico

What changes the route most are the Medicaid rules the route is affected most by Medicaid rules. Today, 10 state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for weight loss. Select your state to view its drug list and prior authorization rules:

Sources: hims.com, noom.com, NovoCare.