The $349 monthly cash-pay price for Wegovy is available through NovoCare Pharmacy (Novo Nordisks direct-to-consumer pharmacy with home delivery), participating retail pharmacies including Walmart and Costco, and over 70,000 other retail locations
Novo Nordisk says it is "pursuing multiple" strategies to end the practice, "including litigation." Compounding pharmacies typically help patients whose needs aren't met by existing approved drugs
Clinicians evaluate the patient individually, according to the history of medicine, contraindications, and treatment goals
However, GLP-1's slowing of gastric emptying may slightly reduce absorption of any oral medications, including thyroid therapies
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