• Sticker shock isn’t slowing the fervor even as analysis found the drugs can cost five times as much—or more—in the US than they do elsewhere in the world.

  • A one-month supply of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic has a list price of $936 in the US, but just $169 in Japan.

  • Wegovy costs $1,349 per month in the US compared to $328 in Germany.

  • So far, US insurers haven’t been convinced the medications are worth the cost. Just a quarter of private insurance plans cover the drugs, and they’re not available through Medicare.