Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Mounjaro (tirzepatide), offers a savings card program for eligible participants. Other resources may also be available to help you save on the cost of your Mounjaro prescription.
Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a prescription drug used in adults with type 2 diabetes to help manage blood sugar levels. Doctors may also prescribe Mounjaro off-label for weight management. (With off-label use, a drug is prescribed for a condition it hasn’t been approved to treat.)
Keep reading to learn about ways to save on Mounjaro.
While Eli Lilly does not offer a patient assistance program for those without insurance, there is a Mounjaro Savings Card program to help certain people with commercial insurance get the drug even cheaper.
With copay assistance provided by this program, the cost of the drug for eligible participants may be as low as $25 for a 1- or 3-month supply. (A 1-month supply is four pens per 28 days. A 3-month supply is up to 12 pens per 84 days.)
For more information on the Mounjaro Savings Card and to find out if you’re eligible to receive it, visit the website or call 833-807-MJRO (833-807-6576).
If you don’t have health insurance, you may be able to save money on your Mounjaro prescription by using an Optum Perks coupon. (Optum Perks is a sister site of Healthline.) Please note that Optum Perks coupons cannot be used with any insurance copays or benefits.
If you need help covering the cost of Mounjaro or understanding your insurance, check out these resources:
On these sites, you can find insurance information, details on drug copay assistance programs, and links to savings cards and other services to help you get Mounjaro cheaper. If you have questions about how to pay for your prescription, talk with your doctor or pharmacist.
Unless you have health insurance that fully covers the cost of Mounjaro with no copay, it’s not possible to get a Mounjaro prescription filled for free.
But if your doctor and you feel Mounjaro might be a good treatment choice for you, it may be possible for you to get a limited supply of free Mounjaro samples so you can try the medication. These must be obtained directly from your doctor, and there is no guarantee they will have free samples of Mounjaro available.
When available, free Mounjaro samples are supplied to doctors and clinics by the drug manufacturer and typically come in a package of four 2.5-milligram (mg), single-use pens, which is a 1-month supply.
For details about the availability of free Mounjaro samples for new patients, talk with your doctor.
Mounjaro and Zepbound are brand-name medications that contain the active ingredient tirzepatide. Zepbound is prescribed to help with weight loss in certain adults. Mounjaro is prescribed to help manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes and is sometimes prescribed off-label for weight loss.
Mounjaro and Zepbound can only be obtained with a prescription from a healthcare professional. There is currently no generic version of tirzepatide that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (A generic medication contains an exact copy of the active ingredient in a brand-name medication but tends to cost less.)
Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Mounjaro and Zepbound, has clearly stated that any drugs sold online or elsewhere under the name “tirzepatide,” which contain only tirzepatide, are not FDA-approved and may not be safe.
You should only receive Mounjaro through a reputable pharmacy with a prescription from your doctor.
Mounjaro offers a Savings Card program for eligible participants with commercial health insurance. Other companies, such as Optum Perks, offer coupons to help people without insurance lower their cost for Mounjaro.
There is currently no FDA-approved generic version of Mounjaro. Consumers are advised that purchasing tirzepatide from online or other pharmacies may not be safe.
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