Wegovy Shortage: Current Status, Doses Affected, What to Do

No. Wegovy is not in shortage now. The injection shortage for semaglutide was resolved on February 21, 2025. The older Rybelsus tablets are being discontinued.

Shortage: Resolved
Lowest self-pay: $149 a month
Prescription: RequiredFDA label (DailyMed)

Wegovy in brief

How long it stays in your body

Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d, half is gone, and after five half-lives (35 d) about 3% is left.

Weight loss in its main trial

STEP 1 measured 14.9% of body weight over 68 weeks, compared with 2.4% on placebo.

Prices over time

Monthly prices, given in US dollars: the list price plus the self-pay offers. Every figure comes from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.

Every legit route to Wegovy, ranked

Each option, cheapest price first
Route	Who it is for	What you pay
Your doctor, with insurance and the savings card	Commercial insurance that covers it	As little as $25 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 1.5 mg	Anyone with a prescription, no insurance needed	$149 a month
TrumpRx listing (pill, starting)	Self-pay only	$149 a month
Costco Pharmacy: member price	Cash at the pharmacy counter	$149 a month
Telehealth: WeightWatchers Med+, Wegovy pill (self-pay)	Online visit, medicine shipped	$223 a month all in

Prices checked November 2026. Each price points to the page where it comes from.

Sources: TrumpRx, NovoCare, CMS, medicare.gov.

Who qualifies

All GLP-1 medicines sold in the US require a prescription. For an approved use shown on the label, a prescriber provides a prescription:

Heart disease and obesity or overweight in adults: this cuts the risk of heart attack and stroke, and of heart-related death (injection and tablets).
This covers losing weight and keeping the weight off long term, together with diet and activity. It applies to adults and children 12 and older who have obesity, and to adults who have overweight plus a weight-related condition.
In adults, this injection treats MASH liver disease that has scarring of moderate to advanced severity (no cirrhosis).

Required: FDA label (DailyMed)

Telehealth options compared

Telehealth programs for Wegovy
Program	Medicine option	Medicine price	Membership	All in
WeightWatchers Med+	Wegovy pill (self-pay)	$149 a month	$74 a month	$223 a month
Ro	Wegovy 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
Sesame (Success by Sesame)	Wegovy or Ozempic pen, after intro months	$349 a month	$59 a month	$408 a month
Ro	Wegovy pen, 1 mg to 2.4 mg	$349 a month	$149 a month	$498 a month

Each price is taken from the provider's own pricing page. We do not make money from any of them.

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

Shortage status

The injection shortage for semaglutide was resolved on February 21, 2025. The older Rybelsus tablets are being discontinued.

The FDA shortage list first listed it in March 2022
Shortage resolved: February 21, 2025
State pharmacies had to stop making compounded copies: April 22, 2025
Outsourcing facilities had to stop: May 22, 2025

Source: FDA.

Scam signals

A seller that needs no prescription is not licensed as a US pharmacy.
A brand price far below what the manufacturer charges: the lowest self-pay price for the brand is $149 a month.
Because the FDA has not approved compounded drugs, those sold as the brand are neither Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro nor Zepbound products.
Salt versions that differ: semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate are not what the approved drugs use as their active ingredient.
Claiming it matches the brand: the FDA sent 30 warning letters about misleading claims to telehealth companies.
Harm reports: the FDA has 990 adverse event reports on file that are tied to compounded semaglutide.
A monthly price that leaves out the drug: the FTC acted against one program over this; read the NextMed review.

Sources: TrumpRx, NovoCare, CMS, medicare.gov.

Find it in your state

Hims & Hers: not available in all 50 states
Noom Med: Fewer than all 50 states have it
NovoCare Pharmacy (delivery network): reaches all 50 states, plus DC, Puerto Rico

The route changes most under Medicaid rules. your route depends most on Medicaid rules. Right now, 10 state-run Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for weight loss. Pick a state to view the drug list and the prior authorization rules:

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