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Ozempic® (semaglutide) — 2 mg

Your cheapest verified route right now

verified price

$499 /month

NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay

Verified Sep 2, 2026 · novocare.com

Per year at 12 fills
$5,988
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12-month total $5,287 13 fills
Average per fill $406.69 peak $499
Flat at 2 mg $6,487 what multiplying today's price gives you
Climbing saves $1,200 lower doses cost less on the way up

−$300 when the Ozempic Savings Offer applies to you. The first 2 fills of this plan are shaded on the chart below. Patients new to the Ozempic Savings Offer or NovoCare Pharmacy. Covers the 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg starting doses only — 1 mg and 2 mg are the standing price from the first fill. The total above assumes it does not apply, so it is never short.

Cost per fill, 0.25 mg to 2 mg
  • 0.25 mg 4×
  • 0.5 mg 1×
  • 1 mg 3×
  • 2 mg 5×
$0 $250 $500 Jan 1: Retail list price (reference) — Ozempic® (semaglutide) moves to $675/month 0.25 mg — $349 0.25 mg — $199 under the introductory offer, $349 without it Sep0.25 mg — $349 0.25 mg — $199 under the introductory offer, $349 without it Oct0.25 mg — $349 Nov0.25 mg — $349 Dec0.5 mg — $349 Jan1 mg — $349 Feb1 mg — $349 Mar1 mg — $349 Apr2 mg — $499 $499 May2 mg — $499 Jun2 mg — $499 Jul2 mg — $499 Aug2 mg — $499
  1. Jan 1 Retail list price (reference) — Ozempic® (semaglutide) moves to $675/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
  • 0.25 mg −4 +
  • 0.5 mg 1 +
  • 1 mg −3 +
  • 2 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 (13)
  1. 1 Sep 27, 2026 0.25 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  2. 2 Oct 25, 2026 0.25 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  3. 3 Nov 22, 2026 0.25 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  4. 4 Dec 20, 2026 0.25 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  5. 5 Jan 17, 2027 0.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  6. 6 Feb 14, 2027 1 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  7. 7 Mar 14, 2027 1 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  8. 8 Apr 11, 2027 1 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $349
  9. 9 May 9, 2027 2 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $499
  10. 10 Jun 6, 2027 2 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $499
  11. 11 Jul 4, 2027 2 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $499
  12. 12 Aug 1, 2027 2 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $499
  13. 13 Aug 29, 2027 2 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $499
This is arithmetic, not a plan. Fills are spaced 28 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 weekly)

Initiate at 0.25 mg once weekly for 4 weeks; the pen and prefilled-syringe cartons label 0.25 mg "Initiation". After 4 weeks on the 0.25 mg dosage, increase to 0.5 mg once weekly. If additional glycemic control is needed after at least 4 weeks on the 0.5 mg dosage, it may be increased to 1 mg once weekly, and after at least 4 weeks on 1 mg, to 2 mg once weekly. Maximum 2 mg once weekly.

Verified Aug 31, 2026 ·novo-pi.com

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  1. Rank 1

    NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay

    $499/mo
    • No intro offer at this dose; $499/month is the standing NovoCare price
    • Novo's direct channel. Free home delivery. Intro offers for new patients are time-limited.

    Verified Sep 2, 2026 · novocare.com

  2. TrumpRx

    reference verify locally
    $199/mo
    • Starting-at price mirroring the NovoCare intro offer; ongoing price $349
    • Government referral site — does not sell drugs or process payments; issues coupons or routes to manufacturer DTC channels.

    Verified Sep 2, 2026 · trumprx.gov

  3. Retail list price (reference)

    reference verify locally until Dec 31, 2026
    $1,028/mo
    • Context anchor only — what the drug costs with no route at all. Walk-in cash at retail typically exceeds WAC.

    Verified Sep 2, 2026 · trumprx.gov

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