Walmart's GLP-1 offer is a pickup point and a pharmacy counter, not a price of its own. Since November 2025 Walmart pharmacies have been the in-store pickup option for Zepbound vials bought through Lilly's LillyDirect service. Sam's Club, which Walmart owns, began dispensing the Wegovy pill in January 2026 at Novo Nordisk's $149 self-pay price, added a discounted Weight Watchers membership in July, and both chains started a Medicare guidance programme in June. Every dollar figure either company has published is the manufacturer's.
This page reads the companies' own releases on 28 October 2026, sets each stated price beside what the maker charges today, and notes where the two have moved apart. It does not rank pharmacies. The full self-pay table for every GLP-1, by dose, is on our GLP-1 cost page.
What each company has announced
| Date | Company | What was announced | Price stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | Walmart and Eli Lilly | Walmart pharmacies become the first in-store pickup option for LillyDirect's self-pay Zepbound single-dose vials, all strengths, by mid-November | $349 a month at 2.5 mg; $499 at every other dose | Walmart release |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Sam's Club | Pharmacies receive the 1.5 mg Wegovy pill; pharmacist counselling; free same-day delivery for Plus members | $149 a month "via the manufacturer's self-pay offer" | Sam's Club release |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Walmart and Sam's Club | Medicare beneficiaries offered pharmacist consultations and guidance on the new weight-management coverage, in "nearly 5,000 locations" | none | Walmart release |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Sam's Club and WW International | Weight Watchers memberships for Sam's Club members, including Med+ | Plus members: 3 months Core free ($54 value), then $10 a month; all members: up to 50% off Core+ and Med+ | Sam's Club release |
All four releases were read on 28 October 2026.
Zepbound vials: the pickup price has fallen since launch
The October 2025 release set the vial price at $349 a month for 2.5 mg and $499 for 5 mg through 15 mg, with the higher-dose price tied to Lilly's "Zepbound Self Pay Journey Program". It said the price was "the same for both LillyDirect options" — free home delivery or Walmart pickup — and available to "anyone with a valid, on-label Zepbound prescription, regardless of insurance status."
Lilly's prices have since come down. Read from Lilly's Zepbound page on 26 October 2026 and recorded on our cost page:
| Dose | Release price, 29 Oct 2025 | Lilly self-pay price, read 26 Oct 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $349 | $299 | −$50 |
| 5 mg | $499 | $399 | −$100 |
| 7.5 mg to 15 mg | $499 | $449, if each refill is bought within 45 days | −$50 |
The "change" column is our arithmetic. Two cautions follow. The Walmart release is a year old and has not been reissued, so the figures in it are history, not today's price. And the $449 is conditional: Lilly's terms say a late refill moves the KwikPen to its regular price, $499 at 7.5 mg and $699 at 10 mg and above; the conditions are set out on our LillyDirect page. Since Lilly states the price is identical for delivery and pickup, the pickup price should follow Lilly's; no Walmart document we read confirms the current figure directly.
How the order works, per the release: the prescriber sends the prescription to "LillyDirect Self Pay Pharmacy Solutions" through the electronic health record, and the patient chooses home delivery or Walmart pickup at checkout. Payment is made to LillyDirect. Lilly's medical information service states that vials are sold only through that self-pay channel, which is why a Walmart pharmacist cannot take a vial prescription directly. The vials need needles and syringes, bought separately; our Zepbound vials page covers the product itself.
The release also gave one market figure: in the second quarter of 2025, "approximately 35% of new Zepbound prescriptions" were filled through LillyDirect's self-pay option.
Sam's Club and the Wegovy pill
Sam's Club's January release said its pharmacies would dispense the 1.5 mg starting dose of the Wegovy pill "for $149 per month via the manufacturer's self-pay offer", with free same-day delivery for Plus members. That is Novo Nordisk's own price. NovoCare's self-pay ladder, re-read on 26 October 2026, continues at $199 for 4 mg (it had been $149 until 31 August 2026) and $299 for 9 mg and 25 mg; the release, written before those changes, names only the starting dose.
What the release adds beyond the price is counselling: pharmacists "guidance on hydration, nutrition, protein intake and medication safety", a GLP-1 section in a Sam's Club version of the Well App, and a $10 voucher on organic meat and produce for Plus members who speak to a pharmacist. The voucher terms say it is available "regardless of where they fill their prescriptions."
The pill has rules of its own — it is taken on an empty stomach with a small amount of water and a wait before eating — which are quoted from the label on our GLP-1 pill page. Where else it is sold, and at what price, is on where to get the Wegovy pill.
The Weight Watchers deal
The July 2026 release describes discounted Weight Watchers memberships for Sam's Club members: three months of Core free for Plus members, then $10 a month, and "up to 50% off everyday pricing" on Core+ and Med+ for all members. The release describes Core+ (personalised support, food recommendations, workshops) but not Med+, and gives no dollar price for either after the discount; we did not read Weight Watchers' checkout. It says the offer is aimed at members "currently taking a GLP-1 medication or interested in learning more about clinical weight management options" as well as those focused on lifestyle change. What Weight Watchers charges for its clinical programme and what it covers are on our Weight Watchers GLP-1 cost page.
The release also says Sam's Club pharmacies accept "GLP-1 manufacturer savings coupons" — the commercial-insurance savings cards, which exclude Medicare and Medicaid patients.
Medicare: guidance, not coverage
The June 2026 release announced pharmacist consultations, printed and digital material and a "Medicare Coverage Support Hub" for beneficiaries trying to understand "new prescription drug coverage options related to weight management". It was published as the federal Medicare GLP-1 Bridge began. The release is careful about its limits: "Eligibility determinations, coverage decisions, and treatment recommendations remain the responsibility of government programs, health plans, healthcare providers, and patients." It gives no price. What the Bridge covers and who qualifies are set out on our Medicare GLP-1 Bridge page.
Where Walmart sits among the other routes
Walmart is one of four pharmacies Lilly names for LillyDirect — the others, Gifthealth, FuzeHealth and Amazon Pharmacy, deliver to the home; Walmart is the one with a counter. Amazon's own GLP-1 prices, which also match the makers', are on our Amazon Pharmacy page, and Costco's pharmacy price for Wegovy and Ozempic is on Costco GLP-1 prices. Getting the prescription in the first place is a separate step, covered in how to get a GLP-1 prescription.
What this page could not confirm
- A Walmart or Sam's Club cash price of its own for Wegovy, Ozempic or Zepbound pens. None appears in the releases, and we did not use walmart.com's prescription-price tools, which ask for a specific prescription.
- Whether every store stocks every strength today. The Lilly release says vials "will be available in all approved strengths"; the Sam's Club release names only the 1.5 mg pill. Neither has been updated since.
- Who collects payment at pickup. The release says the order is paid through LillyDirect; it does not describe the arrangement between the two companies, and we report the stated process, not a mechanism.
A prescriber or pharmacist is the person to ask which route fits a given prescription and plan.
Sources
- Walmart / Eli Lilly, "LillyDirect and Walmart Pharmacy Launch First Retail Pick-Up Option With Direct-to-Consumer Pricing for Zepbound", 29 October 2025, corporate.walmart.com, read 28 October 2026.
- Sam's Club, "As New Year Wellness Goals Take Shape, Sam's Club Helps Members Navigate the First and Only Oral GLP-1 Option", 7 January 2026, corporate.walmart.com, read 28 October 2026.
- Walmart, "Walmart and Sam's Club Expand Support for Medicare Customers as New Weight Management Coverage Launches", 22 June 2026, corporate.walmart.com, read 28 October 2026.
- Sam's Club / WW International, "Sam's Club and Weight Watchers Collaborate to Expand Access to Affordable Holistic Wellness Experiences for Members", 9 July 2026, corporate.walmart.com, read 28 October 2026.
- Current Lilly and Novo Nordisk self-pay prices: our GLP-1 cost page, maker pages re-read 26 October 2026.