DATE: January 06, 2026 at 10:03AMSOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECH
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DATE: January 06, 2026 at 10:03AM
SOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECHTITLE: STAT+: Telehealth companies swoop in to offer Wegovy pill
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Katie Palmer writes: As drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched the pill version of its popular obesity medication Wegovy on Monday, it aimed to capture patients with a cash-pay discount — $149 a month for the lowest starting doses of the medication through April 15. It’s also trying to onboard new patients through an expanded roster of telehealth providers.
The drugmaker’s direct-to-consumer patient portal, NovoCare, now includes links to seven telehealth companies that can prescribe its medication. The site says the providers, including 9amHealth, eMed, Form Health, Knownwell, LifeMD, Ro, and Weight Watchers, “are recognized by Novo Nordisk for legitimate medicine sourcing and patient support,” but that the company “does not endorse these health care providers or organizations.”
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