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Amazon Pharmacy begins offering GLP-1 weight loss drugs to Medicare patients
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Amazon Pharmacy begins offering GLP-1 weight loss drugs to Medicare patients

Aug 6, 2026

Amazon Pharmacy announces that Medicare Part D patients now have access to select GLP-1 weight-loss medications, including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound. The medications cost $50 a month and include free home delivery, with same-day delivery available in over 3,100 U.S. locations. No Amazon Prime membership is required for patients to access this service, expanding affordable options for Medicare recipients.

Amazon Pharmacy Medicare Part D

  • ▪Amazon Pharmacy does not require an Amazon Prime membership for Medicare Part D patients to access GLP-1 weight-loss medications
  • ▪Amazon Pharmacy announced on August 6, 2026, that patients with Medicare Part D prescription plans now have access to certain GLP-1 weight-loss medications

GLP-1 weight loss medication access

  • ▪Amazon Pharmacy will offer oral and injectable versions of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss medication to Medicare Part D patients
  • ▪Amazon Pharmacy will offer Eli Lilly's Zepbound KwikPen and Foundayo pills to Medicare Part D patients

Same-day home delivery service

  • ▪Amazon Pharmacy is offering same-day delivery of GLP-1 weight-loss medications to Medicare Part D patients in more than 3,100 U.S. locations
  • ▪The GLP-1 weight-loss medications offered by Amazon Pharmacy to Medicare Part D patients will cost $50 a month with free home delivery

2 sources

The Wall Street Journal
Amazon to Offer GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs to Medicare Part D Patients
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Cnbc
As Americans go direct with GLP-1 prescriptions, Walmart, Costco, Amazon will be big weight-loss winners
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