Wegovy Alternatives: Drugs Like Wegovy Compared by Price
8 other FDA-approved GLP-1 medicines share a use with Wegovy: Ozempic, Rybelsus, Mounjaro, Zepbound, Foundayo, Trulicity, Saxenda and Victoza. Rybelsus and Foundayo are tablets, if you want to avoid needles. The lowest self-pay start among them is $149 per month for Foundayo.
- Same-use GLP-1 options
- 8
- Needle-free options
- Rybelsus and Foundayo
- Lowest self-pay alternative
- $149 per month, Foundayo
Wegovy: a quick look
Half-life about 1 week: after 7 d, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (35 d).
In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, the figure for body weight was 14.9%, against 2.4% on placebo.
Monthly price points in US dollars cover the list price and self-pay offers. Each comes from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.
Prescription-only alternatives to Wegovy
| Medicine | Ingredient | How it is taken | Shared use | Trial weight loss | Self-pay from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ozempic | semaglutide | weekly injection | heart risk | Not listed | $199 per month |
 Rybelsus | semaglutide | daily tablet | heart risk | Not listed | Not listed |
 Mounjaro | tirzepatide | weekly injection | heart risk | Not listed | Not listed |
 Zepbound | tirzepatide | weekly injection | weight loss | 20.9% | $299 per month |
 Foundayo | orforglipron | daily tablet | weight loss | 11.1% | $149 per month |
 Trulicity | dulaglutide | weekly injection | heart risk | Not listed | Not listed |
 Saxenda | liraglutide | daily injection | weight loss | 7.4% | Not listed |
 Victoza | liraglutide | daily injection | heart risk | Not listed | Not listed |
Source information comes from TrumpRx, the FDA label (DailyMed) 1 2 3, and Eli Lilly.