{"id":632032,"date":"2025-04-22T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=632032"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:41:39","slug":"ozempic-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/news\/ozempic-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozempic statistics 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems like you can\u2019t turn on the news, scroll through social media, or even talk to your neighbor these days without hearing about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an injectable GLP-1 drug that\u2019s intended to treat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/type-1-vs-type-2-diabetes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 2 diabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but also causes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/semaglutide-weight-loss\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weight loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reduces cardiovascular risk in people with heart disease. Whether Ozempic is a miracle drug or a passing trend remains up for debate, but its popularity at this point in time is clear. Learn more about how well Ozempic works, how many people are taking it, and just how much money Americans spend on semaglutide annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-have-type-2-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people have Type 2 diabetes?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 38 million Americans have Type 2 diabetes. That\u2019s more than 11% of the population. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gis.cdc.gov\/grasp\/diabetes\/diabetesatlas-statsreport.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2026)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of Americans with diabetes mirrors the worldwide prevalence: About 12% of people globally have diabetes, though a small percentage have Type 1, not Type 2 diabetes. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetesatlas.org\/resources\/idf-diabetes-atlas-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Diabetes Federation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 95% of all cases of diabetes. (National, CDC, 2026)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk of developing Type 2 diabetes increases with age. More than 28% of people 65 and older have been diagnosed. (CDC, 2026)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly 15,000 children under the age of 18 are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes each year. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/about-diabetes\/statistics\/about-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-are-overweight\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people are overweight?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, about 2.5 billion adults and 390 million children under the age of 18 are overweight or have obesity. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/obesity-and-overweight\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the U.S., about 72% of adults aged 20 and older are overweight or have obesity. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/fastats\/obesity-overweight.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obesity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CDC, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017\u20132018, around 84% of U.S. men were overweight or had obesity compared to 81% of U.S. women. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/hestat\/obesity-adult-17-18\/obesity-adult.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts estimate half the world\u2019s population will be overweight or have obesity by 2035. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldobesityday.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Obesity Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-have-obesity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people have obesity?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 890 million adults and 160 million children under age 18 have obesity (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/health\/educational\/lose_wt\/BMI\/bmicalc.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a BMI of 30 or higher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) worldwide. (WHO, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the U.S., around 40% of adults aged 20 and older and 20% of children under age 19 have obesity. (National, CDC, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In about half of all U.S. states, between 25%\u201335% of people have obesity. In the other half, obesity rates are higher than 35%. Obesity is more common in midwestern and southern states, with Mississippi and West Virginia having obesity rates over 40%. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/data-and-statistics\/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlthough those numbers are high, obesity rates in 2023 actually declined for the first time in years,\u201d says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/richamittalmd.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richa Mittal, MD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an obesity medicine and weight loss specialist in Dallas, Texas. This includes the South, which has had some of the highest obesity rates in the country. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama-health-forum\/fullarticle\/2827712#:~:text=Mean%20(SD)%20population%20BMI%20rose%20annually%20from,and%20decreased%20slightly%20in%202023%20(30.21%20[1.99]).&amp;text=These%20findings%20suggest%20that%20BMI%20and%20obesity,first%20time%20in%20more%20than%20a%20decade\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Health Forum<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-use-glp-1-drugs-like-ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people use GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 12% of adults in the U.S. say they currently take a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/drug-classes\/glp-1-agonists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GLP-1 drug<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like Ozempic. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/public-opinion\/kff-health-tracking-poll-prescription-drug-costs-views-on-trump-administration-actions-and-glp-1-use\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The percentage of U.S. adults taking a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic doubled between 2023 and 2025. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In 2025, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. reported having tried a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As many as 75% of those people also report discontinuing the use of the drug within one year, for reasons not totally known yet to researchers. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.northwestern.edu\/stories\/2024\/11\/why-do-50-75-of-people-stop-taking-glp-1-drugs-within-a-year\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northwestern<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One survey found that 14% stopped taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic due to high costs, 13% stopped due to side effects, and 5% stopped because their health improved. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people prescribed GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are women aged 50 to 64. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-use-glp-1-drugs-like-ozempic-for-type-2-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people use GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 45% of U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes report taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic is the most commonly prescribed first-time GLP-1 drug for treating Type 2 diabetes. However, tirzepatide is now the most commonly prescribed medication for diabetes. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.03.06.25323524v3.full.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trueveta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-use-ozempic-for-weight-loss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people use Ozempic for weight loss?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 30% of U.S. adults who have used a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic say it was for weight loss and not a chronic health condition like diabetes or heart disease. However, this number is lower for adults over 65: Only 2% of these users have taken a GLP-1 for weight loss alone. (KFF, 2025)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One study found that semaglutide is second only to tirzepatide for GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss. (Truveta, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"why-is-ozempic-so-popular\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is Ozempic so popular?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017 for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. At that point, the drug was not a household name.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, the FDA approved Ozempic for reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with Type 2 diabetes with known heart disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, the FDA approved a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/ozempic-max-dose\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">higher dose<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of semaglutide, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wegovy-vs-ozempic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wegovy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for use in treating obesity. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.iu.edu\/blogs\/bioethics\/on-the-increase-in-use-of-glp-1s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indiana University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024) \u201cThis triggered a sudden increase in semaglutide\u2019s popularity,\u201d Dr. Mittal says. \u201cTikTok trends, celebrity endorsements, and what seemed like real results quickly made it a sought-after weight loss solution.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the number of people taking Ozempic or Wegovy to lose weight quickly increased, the supply couldn\u2019t keep up with demand. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/ozempic-shortage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic shortages made the news<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, introducing even more people to the drug and its potential benefits for weight loss.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2025, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/news\/ozempic-kidney-disease-fda-approval\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDA approved Ozempic for reducing the risk of worsening kidney disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cardiovascular death in adults with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between March 2025 and June 2025, semaglutide prescriptions for treating diabetes decreased by 6.4%. Semaglutide prescriptions to treat obesity increased by 8% in that same timeframe. (Truveta, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-effective-is-ozempic-for-type-2-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How effective is Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic helps people with Type 2 diabetes lower their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/normal-a1c-levels\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) levels<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Your HbA1C is the average level of your blood sugar over the past three months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In clinical trials, Ozempic lowered HbA1C by 1.4% and 1.6%, depending on the dose of the medication, for people with HbA1C levels between 8% and 8.9%. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novo-pi.com\/ozempic.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novo Nordisk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some studies suggest that HbA1C levels can be lowered even further when semaglutide is combined with other medications for diabetes, like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/metformin-hcl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">metformin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11384358\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Journal of Translational Research<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause Ozempic aids in weight loss, it can improve diabetes management on that front as well,\u201d Dr. Mittal says.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-much-weight-do-people-lose-on-ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much weight do people lose on Ozempic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOzempic typically results in a 6%\u201310% loss of your total body weight,\u201d says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.integratedgic.com\/blog\/supriya-rao\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supriya Rao<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, MD, director of Medical Weight Loss at Lowell General Hospital in Massachusetts. However, Ozempic weight loss rates are lower than some other GLP-1 drugs, according to Dr. Rao.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/mounjaro?q=Mounjaro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mounjaro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tirzepatide) averages around 12%\u201317% body weight loss, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/zepbound?q=Zepbound\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zepbound<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (another formulation of tirzepatide) can result in as much as 21% body weight loss in some people.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-people-use-compounded-semaglutide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people use compounded semaglutide?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of people taking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/what-is-compounded-semaglutide-made-of\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compounded semaglutide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is difficult to accurately report because compounding pharmacies and facilities that make it aren\u2019t required to report their sales. According to a complaint by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.503bs.org\/_files\/ugd\/90544a_2f297f7c5f2a45fb89f64fe6a5dcb5c7.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsourcing Facilities Association (OFA) against the FDA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in February 2025, an estimated 2 million patients in the United States were given compounded versions of semaglutide from November 2023 to November 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the number of people receiving compounded semaglutide likely decreased in early 2025, when the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-alerts-and-statements\/fda-clarifies-policies-compounders-national-glp-1-supply-begins-stabilize\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDA announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the national shortage of the drug had ended. This means compounding pharmacies and facilities no longer have the legal right to make alternative forms of semaglutide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-much-do-americans-spend-on-ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much do Americans spend on Ozempic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One report found that more money was spent on semaglutide in 2023 than on any other drug. Out of more than $722 billion spent on all pharmaceuticals, nearly $39 billion was on semaglutide. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ajhp\/zxae105\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semaglutide accounted for about 37% of all costs associated with GLP-1 drugs in 2023. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11966331\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Network Open<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic is also a top seller in Medicare Part D plans, which typically cover the drug when it\u2019s prescribed for Type 2 diabetes. In 2022, Medicare spent $4.6 million on Ozempic. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/press-release\/gross-medicare-spending-on-ozempic-and-other-glp-1s-is-already-skyrocketing-even-though-medicare-cannot-cover-the-drugs-for-weight-loss\/#:~:text=That%20was%20up%20from%20$57%20million%20in%202018.&amp;text=Gross%20spending%20on%20Ozempic%20alone%20increased%20from,up%20from%2010th%20place%20the%20year%20before\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KFF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"how-many-americans-use-insurance-for-ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many Americans use insurance for Ozempic?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, almost 1.7 million Ozempic prescriptions were filled. Commercial insurance paid for 61.4% of them. Medicare and Medicare Part D covered a combined 38.2%. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11297375\/#:~:text=Results,July%202021%20and%20December%202023\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Health Forum<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2024)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with health insurance are three times more likely to use a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic compared to people with no insurance. (KFF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"how-many-americans-pay-for-ozempic-out-of-pocket\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many Americans pay for Ozempic out of pocket?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports on out-of-pocket spending for Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications vary.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2024 study found that less than 1% of Americans <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/ozempic-without-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pay out of pocket for Ozempic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Out of the total number of Ozempic prescriptions filled, this amounts to about 6,732. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Health Forum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent survey found that 27% of people with health insurance taking a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic pay the full amount out of pocket. (KFF, 2025)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"ozempic-side-effect-statistics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozempic side effect statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to clinical trials, more than 48% of people taking Ozempic experience at least one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/ozempic-side-effects\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">side effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The most common one is nausea, which affects almost 37% of users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 9% of Ozempic users experience diarrhea (which can be alarming and unexpected), while 6% experience fatigue and 5% experience constipation and abdominal pain. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9486455\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Network Open<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re considering taking Ozempic or semaglutide, be sure to contact your healthcare provider, who can determine whether the drug is right for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like you can\u2019t turn on the news, scroll through social media, or even talk to your neighbor these days without hearing about Ozempic, an injectable GLP-1 drug that\u2019s intended to treat Type 2 diabetes but also causes weight loss and reduces cardiovascular risk in people with heart disease. 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