Viagra firm to begin offering 'budget' Ozempic prescriptions that cost $50 a week READ MORE: Forget Ozempic - dieters praise a $5 'accidental' weight loss drug By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 13:13 EDT, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 13:22 EDT, 20 May 2024 e-mail View comments Telehealth giant Hims will soon sell its own version of Ozempic that costs just a quarter of the price of the name brand. Hims, a wellness start-up known for its hair and sex supplements, announced Monday that it will sell a 'copycat' of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.
This is known as compounding, which is when companies can offer prescription drugs without FDA approval to combat shortages . The injection cost will start as just $199 for a month's supply, whereas Ozempic and Wegovy can total over $1,300. This price also includes unlimited consultations with a doctor.
Hims did not announce when the drug will be available. Supplement giant Hims will sell its own version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, for just $199 per month Hims also specializes in sexual health, hair loss, and mental health supplements and medications Hims said the goal is to help customers get access to the drugs without 'navigating the shortages and costs that are currently limiting access to the branded medications.' The news comes as several types of drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy face record-high shortages.
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