Cheapest way to pay outta pocket?

RunGuy963

RunGuy963

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My doc's willing to give me a GLP-1 script, but my insurance won't budge. I've checked out online Canadian pharmacies and some discount cards, but I'd really like to stick with the brand name stuff. Any recommendations for the lowest price?
 
You can try using a coupon and get Wegovy for approximately $350 monthly at the max dose level. The smaller doses are closer to $200. If you search online for a coupon, you can show it to the pharmacy to get the discount.
 
If your insurance doesn't subsidize your meds, try the savings card for the blue pen to potentially save a few bucks: https://www.ozempic.com/savings-and-resources/save-on-ozempic.html

You can also use a coupon to get a discount: https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic

The above discounts won't work if you have Medicare or other government insurance. If that’s a factor, NovoCare Pharmacy may offer similar prices without needing any discounts. You'll need a valid prescription for an approved use. https://www.novocare.com/content/da...redesign/pdf/Pharmacy_Doctor_Instructions.pdf
 
Make sure the pharmacy runs the card as self-pay. My insurance 'covered' it but I had a HUGE deductible, like $7k before they paid anything. Running the card through insurance barely saved me anything. The drug company told me to run it self-pay and it helped a lot!
 
Definitely call NovoCares. Also, explore Wegovy as an option, since it's essentially the same active ingredient as the blue pen.
 
Get a higher dose pen, then count clicks to get your correct lower dose. This will save you cash. I'm on 0.5, but get the 1.0 pen 'cause I was on that dose before. One pen lasts me 2 months. You gotta buy extra needles, but they're cheap.
 
With the coupon, it's around $350 for the 1.0 mg or roughly $500 for a 2.0 dose.

Since you can measure doses, the 1.0 will give you 8.5 doses of .5 mg and the 2.0 will give 8.5 doses of 1.0 mg.
 
I also saw an interesting thing online about this program called Yazen. Looks like they give discounts BEFORE you start the registration. Maybe check if it works for you!
 
It's nuts how expensive these meds are! I saw someone online mention they had like $15,000 worth of meds in their fridge. That's insane!
 
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hit a plateau? you're probably not counting right. weight loss is literally calories in vs out. recalc your bmr, fix your diet & be strict counting. if nothing works, get bloodwork & check your thyroid.
 
Compounding pharmacies are the most stable on price. Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs lists semaglutide at actual cost. Telehealth bundles sometimes include the compound - compare the total versus pharmacy direct.
 
the canadian pharmacy route works differently depending on what you're trying to get - some things cross easily with the right documentation, others run into more friction at the border or require a canadian prescriber. the community threads here have a lot of direct experience with the different pathways, worth reading through those before deciding on a route
 
the PCP-plus-coupon path is usually meaningfully cheaper than the telehealth-plus-prescription path when you already have a primary care relationship - you're not paying the platform markup on top of the medication cost. the trade-off is that some PCPs are harder to get on board with prescribing for weight loss specifically, which is why the telehealth route exists
 
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