Overview

• Discounted prescriptions are available at more than 600 Costco pharmacies starting Friday through the Costco Member Prescription Program.
• Members must have a doctor's prescription and pay out of pocket to receive a four-week supply priced at $499.
• Executive members and Costco Citi cardholders receive an additional 2% discount on purchases, subject to program terms.
• Novo Nordisk says the move brings authenticated, FDA-approved pens to a trusted retailer as it extends self-pay options already offered online and at CVS and Walmart.
• Clinicians say access may improve but affordability remains a barrier, with many plans excluding weight-loss coverage and public programs typically limiting reimbursement to diabetes treatment, after the FDA curtailed cheaper compounded semaglutide earlier this year.