{"name":"LoseLab GLP-1 Price Index","description":"Manufacturer cash-pay (mfg-direct) prices for brand-name GLP-1 medications, indexed to 100 at the base month.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"LoseLab GLP-1 Price Index — https://loselab.com/price-index. As of Sep 2026, the index stood at 76.6 (manufacturer cash prices down 23% since Aug 2025).","source":"Manufacturer announcements (Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk) — every raw snapshot carries its sourceUrl. Current prices re-checked on the manufacturers’ own pages.","methodology":"Simple average of manufacturer self-pay prices (maintenance doses) for Wegovy, Zepbound and Ozempic in each month where all three had a manufacturer cash program, normalized to 100 at the base month. One raw point per announced price change; values carry forward between changes. Mounjaro excluded (no manufacturer self-pay price with a documented start date). Cash-pay only.","correction":"2026-09-14: earlier versions contained price points no manufacturer program ever charged (pre-launch \"direct\" prices for Wegovy and Ozempic, a Mounjaro series, a compounded-telehealth series). Rebuilt from manufacturer announcements; please update any figures cited from earlier versions.","verifiedAt":"2026-09-14","listPrices":{"wegovy":{"price":1349,"sourceUrl":"https://trumprx.gov/p/wegovy"},"zepbound":{"price":1087,"sourceUrl":"https://trumprx.gov/"},"ozempic":{"price":1028,"sourceUrl":"https://trumprx.gov/p/ozempic"},"mounjaro":{"price":1112,"sourceUrl":"https://trumprx.gov/p/mounjaro"}},"savingsCards":{"wegovy":{"price":25,"sourceUrl":"https://www.novocare.com/patient/medicines/wegovy/savings-offer.html"},"zepbound":{"price":25,"sourceUrl":"https://zepbound.lilly.com/savings"},"ozempic":{"price":25,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ozempic.com/savings-and-resources/save-on-ozempic.html"},"mounjaro":{"price":25,"sourceUrl":"https://mounjaro.lilly.com/savings-coverage"}},"baseMonth":"2025-08","latestMonth":"2026-09","currentIndex":76.6,"headlinePctDrop":23,"indexSeries":[{"month":"2025-08","avg":499,"index":100},{"month":"2025-11","avg":399,"index":80},{"month":"2025-12","avg":382,"index":76.6},{"month":"2026-09","avg":382,"index":76.6}],"drugDeltas":[{"slug":"wegovy","name":"Wegovy","startMonth":"2025-03","startPrice":499,"currentMonth":"2025-11","currentPrice":349,"pctChange":-30},{"slug":"ozempic","name":"Ozempic","startMonth":"2025-08","startPrice":499,"currentMonth":"2025-11","currentPrice":349,"pctChange":-30},{"slug":"zepbound","name":"Zepbound","startMonth":"2024-08","startPrice":549,"currentMonth":"2025-12","currentPrice":449,"pctChange":-18}],"rawSnapshots":{"wegovy":[{"month":"2025-03","mfgDirect":499,"dose":"all doses — NovoCare Pharmacy launch","sourceUrl":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/novo-nordisk-introduces-novocare-pharmacy-lowering-cost-of-all-doses-of-fda-approved-wegovy-semaglutide-to-499-per-month-and-offering-easy-home-delivery-for-cash-paying-patients-302392874.html"},{"month":"2025-11","mfgDirect":349,"dose":"0.25–2.4 mg","sourceUrl":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/novo-nordisk-launches-introductory-self-pay-offer-for-wegovy-and-ozempic-for-199-per-month-302617100.html"}],"zepbound":[{"month":"2024-08","mfgDirect":549,"dose":"5 mg vial — highest dose LillyDirect then sold","sourceUrl":"https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-releases-zepboundr-tirzepatide-single-dose-vials-expanding"},{"month":"2025-02","mfgDirect":499,"dose":"5–10 mg vials (7.5/10 mg via Self Pay Journey)","sourceUrl":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lilly-launches-additional-zepbound-vial-doses-and-offers-new-savings-for-self-pay-patients-302383878.html"},{"month":"2025-12","mfgDirect":449,"dose":"7.5–15 mg vials, refill within 45 days","sourceUrl":"https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-lowers-price-zepboundr-tirzepatide-single-dose-vials"}],"ozempic":[{"month":"2025-08","mfgDirect":499,"dose":"all doses — NovoCare Pharmacy launch","sourceUrl":"https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/novo-nordisk-lowers-cost-of-ozempic-to-499-per-month-for-self-paying-patients-in-support-of-patient-access-to-authentic-fda-approved-semaglutide-medicines"},{"month":"2025-11","mfgDirect":349,"dose":"0.25–1 mg (2 mg stays $499)","sourceUrl":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/novo-nordisk-launches-introductory-self-pay-offer-for-wegovy-and-ozempic-for-199-per-month-302617100.html"}]},"retrievedAt":"2026-09-14"}