{"id":622721,"date":"2026-04-23T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/622721\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:24:09","slug":"amazon-expands-access-to-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-through-new-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/622721\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon expands access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs through new program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon launched a new program aimed at expanding access to popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, through Amazon One Medical, integrates obesity treatment into routine care by combining virtual and in-person visits, prescriptions and pharmacy services.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the goal is to treat weight management as a long-term condition rather than a one-time prescription.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED STORY | <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/health\/glp-1-drugs-may-do-more-than-control-blood-sugar-and-weight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GLP\u20111 drugs may do more than control blood sugar and weight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Through Amazon Pharmacy, medications such as Wegovy and newer oral options could cost as little as $25 a month with insurance or $149 without coverage. Injectable treatments begin at about $300 per month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By expanding access to the latest GLP-1 medications with upfront, clear pricing, we&#8217;re making it easier for customers to get the treatments their health care providers prescribe and to stay on those medications because they are delivered reliably directly to patients,&#8221; said Tanvi Patel, vice president and general manager of Amazon Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said the program\u2019s advantage is convenience, including same-day delivery and on-demand prescription renewals.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED STORY | <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/health\/medicine\/the-clock-starts-ticking-the-day-you-quit-your-glp-1-medication\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The clock starts ticking the day you quit your GLP\u20111 medication<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazon launched a new program aimed at expanding access to popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. The initiative, through Amazon&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[49,48,84,377],"class_list":{"0":"post-622721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-medication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}