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Foundayo™ (orforglipron) — 5.5 mg

Your cheapest verified route right now

verified price

$199 /month

LillyDirect self-pay

Verified Sep 5, 2026 · foundayo.lilly.com

Per year at 12 fills
$2,388
Before your next appointment: at 9 mg your cheapest route (LillyDirect self-pay) goes to $299/month — $100/month more than your current dose. WalletNoise shows the cost of a dose change, never whether to make one — that's your prescriber's call. Verified Sep 5, 2026 ·foundayo.lilly.com
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12-month total $2,688 12 fills
Average per fill $224 peak $299
Flat at 5.5 mg $2,388 what multiplying today's price gives you
Climbing costs more +$300 this plan crosses a dated price rise
Cost per fill, 0.8 mg to 5.5 mg
  • 0.8 mg 1×
  • 2.5 mg 6×
  • 5.5 mg 5×
$0 $150 $300 Jan 1: LillyDirect self-pay — Foundayo™ (orforglipron) 2.5 mg moves to $199/month 0.8 mg — $149 Sep2.5 mg — $149 Oct2.5 mg — $149 Nov2.5 mg — $149 Dec2.5 mg — $199 Jan2.5 mg — $199 Feb2.5 mg — $199 Mar5.5 mg — $299 $299 Apr5.5 mg — $299 May5.5 mg — $299 Jun5.5 mg — $299 Jul5.5 mg — $299 Aug
  1. Jan 1 LillyDirect self-pay — Foundayo™ (orforglipron) 2.5 mg moves to $199/month
  2. Already priced into the totals above — each fill uses the price in force on its own date. See the changelog

Fills at each dose on the way up

Reset to the label minimum
  • 0.8 mg 1 +
  • 2.5 mg −6 +
  • 5.5 mg then hold

Minus stops at the label's minimum interval — this never shows a schedule faster than the manufacturer's. Staying longer on a dose is yours to choose.

Every fill, dated and priced (12)
  1. 1 Sep 27, 2026 0.8 mg LillyDirect self-pay $149
  2. 2 Oct 27, 2026 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $149
  3. 3 Nov 26, 2026 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $149
  4. 4 Dec 26, 2026 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $149
  5. 5 Jan 25, 2027 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $199
  6. 6 Feb 24, 2027 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $199
  7. 7 Mar 26, 2027 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $199
  8. 8 Apr 25, 2027 5.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $299
  9. 9 May 25, 2027 5.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $299
  10. 10 Jun 24, 2027 5.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $299
  11. 11 Jul 24, 2027 5.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $299
  12. 12 Aug 23, 2027 5.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $299
This is arithmetic, not a plan. Fills are spaced 30 days apart — the label's own supply length — and priced on the date each one falls, so dated price changes are already included. Your prescriber decides whether you step at all, and many people stay at a lower dose.
The label's own words (once daily)

Initiate at 0.8 mg once daily. Increase to 2.5 mg after at least 30 days, then to 5.5 mg after at least 30 days. The dosage may then be increased to 9 mg, 14.5 mg or 17.2 mg after at least 30 days on the current dosage. Maximum 17.2 mg once daily.

Verified Sep 4, 2026 ·uspl.lilly.com

Every route we can price

Verified prices outrank cheaper estimates. Reference rows inform, never win.

  1. Rank 1

    LillyDirect self-pay

    until Dec 31, 2026
    $199/mo
    • Temporarily reduced from the regular price. Lilly publishes the end date but not a start date, so this row begins on the day the reduction was first read on Lilly's page, not the day it began
    • Lilly's direct channel. Vial and KwikPen at identical self-pay prices at every tier. Telehealth not included.

    Verified Sep 5, 2026 · foundayo.lilly.com

  2. Rank 2

    Discount card at retail (GoodRx and similar)

    verify locally
    $149/mo
    • Starting-at price announced when GoodRx opened the channel; GoodRx publishes no per-dose ladder above it
    • Dose- and pharmacy-dependent. Verify at your ZIP before relying on it.

    Verified Sep 4, 2026 · investors.goodrx.com

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