By Amina Niasse<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) – Amazon.com said on Thursday its pharmacy will stock Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic pill to treat type 2 diabetes at its \u200ckiosks and offer same-day delivery of the drug<\/p>\n
Novo’s Ozempic uses the active ingredient \u200csemaglutide to control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, where the body either fails to produce or \u200bresists insulin, the hormone regulating blood sugar. Amazon has been stocking Novo’s weight-loss drug Wegovy, which uses the same active ingredient as Ozempic, since January. It announced in April it would also stock rival Eli Lilly’s Foundayo pill for weight-loss.<\/p>\n
“Amazon Pharmacy continues to provide customers expanded \u200cselection and reliable, convenient access to \u2060the latest treatments like the Ozempic pill for type 2 diabetes,” said Tanvi Patel, a vice president at Amazon. “We are making it easy \u2060for customers to get the medication they need to stay healthy.”<\/p>\n
Amazon began delivering GLP-1 medications, a class of drugs to treat diabetes and obesity, in 2021. It does not stock the injectibles \u200bin kiosks \u200bbecause they need to be refrigerated, unlike the \u200bpill versions.<\/p>\n
Half of Amazon’s U.S. customers \u200chave access to same-day delivery and all customers receive their medications within four days. Amazon will offer same-day delivery for Ozempic to about 3,000 locales and will expand access to 4,500 by year-end.<\/p>\n
Customers with a prescription can order the pill through Amazon Pharmacy for $149 monthly for cash or through insurance, the company said. The lowest price with insurance is $25, Amazon \u200csaid in its release.<\/p>\n
Novo’s Wegovy pill is stocked \u200bin five kiosks in California, where customers can pick \u200bup the drugs at Amazon’s One \u200bMedical locations following a medical appointment.<\/p>\n
Amazon announced the kiosks to address barriers \u200cto access and limit shipping expenses for \u200bcustomers, first targeting drugs \u200blike antibiotics, blood pressure medicines and asthma inhalers.<\/p>\n
Patients do not need a One Medical subscription, Amazon’s primary and urgent care service, to book an appointment and use \u200bthe kiosks. A one-year One \u200cMedical subscription fee costs $199.<\/p>\n
Amazon invested over $4 billion last year in an effort to \u200btriple its company-wide delivery options in 2026, targeting small towns and rural \u200bareas.<\/p>\n
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