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With the high cost of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro, some users turn to compounding pharmacies

With the high cost of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro, some users turn to compounding pharmacies
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Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is the medications cost, which can run more than $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. "Patients may not have [insurance] coverage, and so, if they elect to use them, they often are paying out-of-pocket," Dr. Veronica Johnson, an obesity medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, told ABC News. "And the costs can be anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 a month." Both Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Type 2 diabetes, but some doctors prescribe them "off-label" for weight loss. Wegovy is FDA-approved for weight loss for people with obesity or who are overweight. Insurance coverage for the medications varies, depending on everything from a person s medical diagnosis to where they live and their insuran

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Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is the medications cost, which can run more than $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. "Patients may not have [insurance] coverage, and so, if they elect to use them, they often are paying out-of-pocket," Dr. Veronica Johnson, an obesity medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, told ABC News. "And the costs can be anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 a month." Both Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Type 2 diabetes, but some doctors prescribe them "off-label" for weight loss. Wegovy is FDA-approved for weight loss for people with obesity or who are overweight. Insurance coverage for the medications varies, depending on everything from a person s medical diagnosis to where they live and their insuran

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Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is the medications cost, which can run more than $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. "Patients may not have [insurance] coverage, and so, if they elect to use them, they often are paying out-of-pocket," Dr. Veronica Johnson, an obesity medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, told ABC News. "And the costs can be anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 a month." Both Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Type 2 diabetes, but some doctors prescribe them "off-label" for weight loss. Wegovy is FDA-approved for weight loss for people with obesity or who are overweight. Insurance coverage for the medications varies, depending on everything from a person s medical diagnosis to where they live and their insuran

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With the high cost of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro, some users turn to compounding pharmacies

Drugs used for weight loss can cost over $1,000 a month without insurance coverage.

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