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Wegovy® tablets (oral semaglutide) — 4 mg

Your cheapest verified route right now

verified price

$199 /month

NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay

Verified Sep 1, 2026 · novocare.com

Per year at 12 fills
$2,388
Before your next appointment: at 9 mg your cheapest route (NovoCare Pharmacy 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 4, 2026 ·novocare.com
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12-month total $1,938 12 fills
Average per fill $161.50 peak $199
Flat at 4 mg $2,388 what multiplying today's price gives you
Climbing saves $450 lower doses cost less on the way up
Cost per fill, 1.5 mg to 4 mg
  • 1.5 mg 9×
  • 4 mg 3×
$0 $100 $200 1.5 mg — $149 Sep1.5 mg — $149 Oct1.5 mg — $149 Nov1.5 mg — $149 Dec1.5 mg — $149 Jan1.5 mg — $149 Feb1.5 mg — $149 Mar1.5 mg — $149 Apr1.5 mg — $149 May4 mg — $199 $199 Jun4 mg — $199 Jul4 mg — $199 Aug

Fills at each dose on the way up

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  • 1.5 mg −9 +
  • 4 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 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  2. 2 Oct 27, 2026 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  3. 3 Nov 26, 2026 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  4. 4 Dec 26, 2026 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  5. 5 Jan 25, 2027 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  6. 6 Feb 24, 2027 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  7. 7 Mar 26, 2027 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  8. 8 Apr 25, 2027 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  9. 9 May 25, 2027 1.5 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $149
  10. 10 Jun 24, 2027 4 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $199
  11. 11 Jul 24, 2027 4 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $199
  12. 12 Aug 23, 2027 4 mg NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay $199
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)

1.5 mg once daily for days 1 to 30, then increase every 30 days as tolerated: 4 mg, then 9 mg, then the 25 mg maintenance dosage from day 91. Take on an empty stomach and wait 30 minutes before eating, drinking or taking other oral medicines.

Verified Aug 31, 2026 ·wegovy.com

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  1. Rank 1

    NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay

    $199/mo
    • Novo's direct channel. Free home delivery. Intro offers for new patients are time-limited.

    Verified Sep 1, 2026 · novocare.com

  2. Rank 2

    Discount card at retail (GoodRx and similar)

    verify locally
    $199/mo
    • GoodRx's launch pricing held 4 mg at $149 through Apr 15, 2026 only; NovoCare's own $149 on this dose ran to Aug 31, 2026, so the two channels stepped up on different dates
    • Dose- and pharmacy-dependent. Verify at your ZIP before relying on it.

    Verified Sep 5, 2026 · investors.goodrx.com

  3. TrumpRx

    reference verify locally
    $149/mo
    • Starting-at price; routes to NovoCare
    • Government referral site — does not sell drugs or process payments; issues coupons or routes to manufacturer DTC channels.

    Verified Sep 2, 2026 · trumprx.gov

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