On: How long til we're all on Ozempic?

[jaredwiener]

FWIW, I was prescribed a GLP-1, but my insurance will not cover it. It's incredibly expensive out of pocket.

[gadflyinyoureye → jaredwiener]

Only in the US. Other countries are like 90% less expensive. However, Medicare might try to get better deal since the next round of deal making can include it since the drug is 7 years old.

https://slate.com/technology/2023/07/ozempic-costs-a-lot-it-...

[hombre_fatal → jaredwiener]

What about compounding pharmacies like Hims.com? It's $400/mo month to month but $200/mo if you pay a year upfront.

[rootusrootus → hombre_fatal]

$400/mo will get you tirzepatide (zepbound), if you're okay with semaglutide (ozempic) it'll probably be about half that.

Although tirzepatide just got knocked off the shortage list last week so it could become harder to get in compounded form.