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She thinks most of her patients would prefer a pill over the current injectable version. ”That being said, people forget their medications all the time. Patients would have to commit to taking something every day,” Rothberg says. After stopping Ozempic and Wegovy, appetite increases again, and many people who go off these drugs regain weight.
As for the cost of new weight-loss pills, Shah says they’re likely to be as expensive as the injectable versions—at least at first. “Anytime a new medication or a new version of a medication comes onto the market, the chances that insurance will cover it right away are pretty slim,” he says. While most insurers cover these drugs for diabetes, they’re not always covered for weight loss alone—and Ozempic and Wegovy respectively cost about $900 and $1,300 a month without insurance, according to Novo Nordisk’s list prices.
In an email, Novo Nordisk spokesperson Scheider said it’s too early to speculate about the price of a pill version. "Right now it is too early for us to provide comments on a price," Pitts also wrote about Pfizer’s pills in development.
[EXTERNAL LINK] - A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming
As for the cost of new weight-loss pills, Shah says they’re likely to be as expensive as the injectable versions—at least at first. “Anytime a new medication or a new version of a medication comes onto the market, the chances that insurance will cover it right away are pretty slim,” he says. While most insurers cover these drugs for diabetes, they’re not always covered for weight loss alone—and Ozempic and Wegovy respectively cost about $900 and $1,300 a month without insurance, according to Novo Nordisk’s list prices.
In an email, Novo Nordisk spokesperson Scheider said it’s too early to speculate about the price of a pill version. "Right now it is too early for us to provide comments on a price," Pitts also wrote about Pfizer’s pills in development.
[EXTERNAL LINK] - A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming
