With dozens of telehealth services already offering prescriptions, LillyDirect faces a lot of competition. The doctors will work independently and will be able to prescribe any FDA-approved weight loss drug - they won’t be required to prescribe Lilly’s Zepbound.īut only those prescribed Zepbound will be eligible for Lilly’s at-home prescription delivery service, Ricks said. Patients will still need to meet the criteria for the weight loss drugs, which are meant for long-term use, not quick weight loss. There won’t be price discounts for any of the medications through the website, however, which, at a list price of more than $1,000 for a month’s supply and often not covered by insurance, puts them out of reach for most Americans. Patients who are prescribed Zepbound will be eligible for Lilly’s at-home prescription delivery service. Ricks said the new platform will make it easier for patients to access the drugs, cutting out the need to go to the doctor to get a prescription and then to a pharmacy to fill it. “It really hasn’t been an option that’s been provided before” for prescription drugs. “We’re used to buying consumer goods directly from manufacturers all the time on online websites,” said Lilly CEO David Ricks. The drug is the latest entrant into the field of the powerful - and pricy - class of medications called GLP-1 agonists, which includes Lilly’s Mounjaro as well as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy. It comes less than two months after the Food and Drug Administration approved Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound.
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