How much does Ozempic cost without insurance in the United States?

Last updated July 19, 2026

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As of 2024, Ozempic's U.S. list price is about $968 for a one-month supply — roughly 10 to 15 times what Novo Nordisk charges in other wealthy countries, a gap the Senate HELP Committee brought to a public hearing on September 24, 2024. As Bernard Sanders, United States Senator (Vermont); Chair, Senate HELP Committee, said, in a statement to NBC News, published by the Senator on the official Senate site (June 20, 2024): "It is clear that Novo Nordisk is ripping off the American people."

Source: www.sanders.senate.gov

The number Novo Nordisk publishes Novo Nordisk's own US list price for a one-month supply of Ozempic is $968.52 as of 2024. The higher-dose sister drug Wegovy (same molecule, approved for weight loss) is $1,349.02 per month. Both figures come from Novo Nordisk's own price disclosures and were entered into the record by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

The international comparison the Committee documented The Sanders-led HELP investigation compared US list prices to prices in Denmark (Novo Nordisk's home country), Germany, and the United Kingdom. The published gap: US buyers pay 10 to 15 times more per dose for the same drug.

What "without insurance" actually looks like at the pharmacy counter Most cash-pay patients do not pay the list price. They pay one of: a discounted pharmacy price with a coupon, the manufacturer savings-card price (which per Novo Nordisk's terms is only available to patients with commercial insurance), or the cash price of a compounded semaglutide from a telehealth clinic — a different regulatory category the FDA is now moving to restrict. Exact prices can change over time and vary by pharmacy, program, and eligibility.

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How much does Ozempic cost without insurance in the United States?

The international comparison the Committee documented The Sanders-led HELP investigation compared US list prices to prices in Denmark (Novo Nordisk's home country), Germany, and the United Kingdom. The published gap: US buyers pay 10 to 15 times more per dose for the same drug.

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