Overview

• Sam’s Club pharmacies now sell Wegovy and Ozempic for $499 per month, matching Costco and the drugmaker’s direct and partner offers such as GoodRx.
• Purchases still require a valid prescription, and access at warehouse pharmacies is limited to members, with Sam’s Club offering home delivery and varying fees by membership tier.
• Novo Nordisk’s U.S. president said the retail strategy aims to provide patients with the real, authenticated medications.
• Many insurers do not fully cover GLP-1 drugs, and a 2024 KFF survey found 54% of users reported difficulty affording them.
• Wegovy is FDA-approved for chronic weight management and Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes, as the FDA continues to warn against compounded copycat versions.