The Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Monday the medications cost $499 at Costco pharmacies for self-pay Costco members
If you have Health New Englands 5-Tier pharmacy plan option, you will see 5 copay amounts listed next to Pharmacy on your Member ID card see sample ID card below
For the broader muscle-retention strategy, read our guide to muscle loss on GLP-1 drugs
GLP-1 drugs stimulate the release of insulin when blood sugar is elevated, inhibit the release of glucagon (a hormone that raises glucose), and slow stomach emptying, helping people feel fuller for longer
Diabetes Obes Metab 20:521 Drucker DJ, Nauck MA (2006) The incretin system: glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes
OBrien K et al, Reasons for wanting to lose weight: different strokes for different folks