Amazon announced that its pharmacy will begin stocking the Ozempic oral pill, which contains semaglutide, at its kiosks and will provide same-day delivery in selected locations. The move extends Amazon's availability of GLP-1 class medications that treat diabetes and obesity and follows the company's earlier rollouts of related drugs.
Ozempic uses the active ingredient semaglutide to help control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or is resistant to it. Amazon has already been carrying Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill, which uses the same active ingredient, since January. In April, the company also said it would stock Eli Lilly's Foundayo pill for weight loss.
"Amazon Pharmacy continues to provide customers expanded selection and reliable, convenient access to the latest treatments like the Ozempic pill for type 2 diabetes," said Tanvi Patel, a vice president at Amazon. "We are making it easy for customers to get the medication they need to stay healthy."
The company began delivering GLP-1 medications in 2021. Amazon does not place injectable versions of these medicines in kiosks because they require refrigeration, unlike the pill formulations.
On delivery reach, Amazon said about half of its U.S. customers already have access to same-day delivery, and that all customers receive their medications within four days. The firm will provide same-day delivery for the Ozempic pill to roughly 3,000 locales initially, with a planned expansion to about 4,500 locales by the end of the year.
Customers with a prescription can purchase the Ozempic pill through Amazon Pharmacy for $149 per month when paying cash or through insurance. Amazon stated the lowest price with insurance is $25.
Amazon currently stocks a Wegovy pill in five kiosks in California, where customers can pick up medications at Amazon's One Medical locations following a medical appointment. The kiosks were introduced to reduce barriers to access and to lower shipping costs for customers, first targeting commonly prescribed medicines such as antibiotics, blood pressure drugs and asthma inhalers.
Patients do not need a One Medical subscription to book an appointment and use the kiosks. A one-year One Medical subscription fee is $199.
Amazon disclosed that it invested over $4 billion last year toward an effort to triple its delivery options company-wide by 2026, with an emphasis on expanding services to small towns and rural areas.
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