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Novo Nordisk Patient Assistance Program: Limits

Novo Nordisk Patient Assistance Program gives Ozempic free to uninsured adults with household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Wegovy is not on its list. Self-pay Novo Nordisk GLP-1s start at $149 a month.

Lowest self-pay
$149 a month
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge
$50 a month
Medicines compared
2

A quick look at half-life and weight loss

How long each one stays inside the body
Wegovy7 dOzempic7 dRybelsus7 dZepbound5.5 dMounjaro5 dTrulicity5 dFoundayo1.6 dSaxenda0.5 dVictoza0.5 dByetta0.1 d

Half-life in days means how long your body needs to clear half a dose. The figure comes from section 12.3 in each FDA label.

The weight loss shown in the main weight trial for each medicine
Zepbound20.9%Wegovy14.9%Foundayo11.1%Saxenda7.4%

How much of your body weight, in percent. The trials, doses and lengths differ, so read each one against its own placebo on its page.

Sources (10)

The FDA label (DailyMed) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

Every GLP-1 savings program

Listed by medicine: Novo nordisk patient assistance program
MedicineOn the assistance listIncome limitSelf-pay insteadMore
OzempicListed200% of poverty level$149 a monthPrograms
WegovyNot listedNot listed$149 a monthPrograms

Prices checked November 2026. Each price has a link to its source page.

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

What Novo Nordisk Patient Assistance Program says about income

Source: NovoCare.

Who is excluded and why?

Sources: NovoCare, TrumpRx.

Savings pages grouped by medicine

Sources: Eli Lilly, NovoCare, TrumpRx, CMS.