Pay / Read an advertised price
Which price are you being shown?
Read the terms attached to a price. Ask which medicine, which form, which supply and which kind of payment it covers.
A cash offer shows why the terms matter
For semaglutide (Ozempic) injection pens, a cash offer listed a month's supply at $199 in either the 0.25 mg strength or the 0.5 mg strength (September 26, 2026). The prescription's stated medicine amount is its strength; mg means milligrams.
That opening price covered just two initial monthly supplies, limited to new patients living in the US, paying cash and aged 18 or older.
The offer ran through December 31, 2026.
After those two supplies, the posted monthly price was $349 for 1 mg, 0.5 mg or 0.25 mg, and $499 for 2 mg.
Ask which price applies to the exact prescription under discussion. Ask what the ongoing medicine supply would cost.
Cash payment has its own conditions
In that offer, cash payers could not seek repayment from insurance or count the cost toward their deductible.
The price a drug company publishes before discounts is the list price. An offer to pay without using insurance gives a cash price. A copay is the patient's share under insurance. These were different prices on September 26, 2026.
Your part of a covered bill is called a copay. Ask the plan for that share rather than treating an advertised cash offer as an insurance quote.
Get a quote for the ongoing supply
- What is the price after the opening fills?
- Does the quoted price cover the exact prescribed form?
- Are care fees added to the medicine price?
- How long are these terms promised?
Keep the dated answer. Return to it when a refill or renewal is due.