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

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."

## 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.

## Sources
- Bernard Sanders, United States Senator (Vermont); Chair, Senate HELP Committee — a statement to NBC News, published by the Senator on the official Senate site (June 20, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/novo-nordisk-is-ripping-off-the-american-people-bernie-sanders-says-of-ozempic-and-wegovy-costs/

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