Head-to-head · computed 2026-08-11
NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) vs ShedRx
NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy): Novo Nordisk's direct cash pharmacy sells FDA-approved Wegovy pens at $349/month across standard doses ($399 for the 7.2 mg HD pen), with a $199 introductory price on the first two starter-dose fills and oral Wegovy tablets from $149/month. It is the FDA-approved semaglutide price floor and the benchmark for every compounded semaglutide quote. ShedRx: ShedRx advertises accessible entry pricing ($175 semaglutide, $199 tirzepatide) but tiers upward with dose — $249 and $289 respectively at the maintenance basis.
Tirzepatide
Only ShedRx offers tirzepatide ($289 a month billed monthly); NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) does not, so there is no contest to score.
Semaglutide
| NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) | ShedRx | |
|---|---|---|
| All-in maintenance | $349/mo | $249/mo |
| Best plan rate | $349/mo | $249/mo |
| 12-month total | $4,188 | $2,988 |
| Status | Verified · 2026-08-11 | Provider-stated · 2026-08-05 |
The arithmetic
On the figures our desk holds, ShedRx's $249 a month undercuts NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy)'s $349 by $100 a month at the 2.4 mg/wk maintenance basis — $1,200 across a year. ShedRx's figure is provider-stated (captured 2026-08-05) and NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy)'s is verified (captured 2026-08-11); a status below 'verified' means our independent checkout capture is still pending, so treat the gap as the best current evidence rather than settled fact.
NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy)'s semaglutide ladder runs $349 a month billed monthly. ShedRx's runs $249 a month billed monthly. On the twelve-month basis ShedRx's $2,988 beats NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy)'s $4,188 by $1,200 — with the winner's figure resting on twelve months at the month-to-month rate with no commitment, a structural difference that matters if you might stop early.
Structure, side by side
NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy)
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyPen $349 (0.25–2.4 mg), Wegovy HD 7.2 mg $399; new-patient intro $199 for first two fills of 0.25/0.5 mg through Dec 31, 2026; oral Wegovy $149 (1.5 mg and 4 mg; 4 mg offer through Aug 31, 2026, then $199) up to ~$299 at higher tablet doses
- CommitmentNone
- CancellationNo subscription lock
- PharmacyCoAssist Pharmacy d/b/a NovoCare Pharmacy
ShedRx
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyTiered by dose
- CommitmentMonth-to-month
- CancellationCancel before renewal
- PharmacyPartner pharmacies
What our desk is watching on each
NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy): The $199 intro and the $149 oral tier both carry published expiration dates; the durable numbers are $349 pen / $399 HD.
ShedRx: Start-vs-maintenance spread is among the widest in the index; budget on the maintenance figure.
Questions people ask
Is NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) or ShedRx cheaper in 2026?
The tirzepatide and semaglutide verdict blocks above give the computed answer at the maintenance basis, with the verification status of each figure; the short version is that whichever program's all-in monthly number is lower on this page is cheaper on the evidence we hold today, and both rows carry capture dates so you can judge freshness.
What does NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) vs ShedRx miss that checkout will show?
Taxes, state availability, current promotions, and any dose surcharge introduced after our capture date. Screenshot the order summary before paying — that capture, not any comparison page, is your contract.
Why do you compare at the maintenance dose instead of the starting dose?
Because starter pricing lasts one or two months and maintenance pricing lasts the rest of the year; comparing starts against maintenances is the single most common way GLP-1 comparisons mislead.
What do NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) and ShedRx cost over a full year of semaglutide?
On the plans our database holds, a year of semaglutide runs $4,188 at NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) and $2,988 at ShedRx — computed from each program's best published twelve-month route, with promotional figures labeled in the sections above and every number carrying its capture date.
Both records live in the normalized database; re-run the math yourself from the downloads. Full record pages: NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) · ShedRx. Official sites: NovoCare Pharmacy (Wegovy) ↗ · ShedRx ↗. Nothing here is medical advice.