Pharmacy prices for branded GLP-1s
These are the published prices on the pharmacies' own pages when checked on 26 August 2026. Prices move, promotions come and go, and all of these need a prescription. Treat the table as a dated snapshot, not a quote.
| Product | Pen strength | PHP | Where listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozempic | 0.25 mg | 7,650 | Watsons |
| Ozempic | 0.5 mg | 7,650 | Watsons, Rose, Southstar |
| Ozempic | 1 mg | 8,734 | Watsons |
| Wegovy | 0.25 / 0.5 / 1 mg | 9,900 | Watsons |
| Wegovy | 1.7 mg | 11,600 | Watsons |
| Wegovy | 2.4 mg | 12,650 | Watsons |
| Mounjaro | 2.5 mg | 11,650 | Watsons |
| Mounjaro | 5 mg | 13,550 | Watsons |
| Mounjaro | 7.5 mg | 20,350 | Watsons |
| Mounjaro | 10 mg | 22,950 | Watsons |
| Mounjaro | 12.5 / 15 mg | 29,900 | Watsons |
| Saxenda | 6 mg/ml pen | 3,380 | Southstar, MedsGo |
| Victoza | 6 mg/ml pen | 3,300 promo, 4,400 list | MedsGo |
| Trulicity | 0.75 mg / 1.5 mg | 1,606 / 1,766 | Southstar |
A few things the table does not show:
- Mercury Drug does not publish prices online, so no Mercury figure appears here. Ask the branch.
- Rybelsus, Ozempic 2 mg and Zepbound have no verified Philippine price. Zepbound has no Philippine registration identified. Any figure you see for these online is someone's estimate.
- Retatrutide is not an approved medicine anywhere. There is no pharmacy price because there is no pharmacy product. See the retatrutide page for trial status.
Turning pen prices into monthly and yearly costs
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are once-weekly medicines, and each pen holds four weekly doses. One pen is roughly four weeks of treatment, and 13 pens cover a year.
At a steady strength, the pharmacy cost for a year of pens works out to:
- Ozempic 1 mg: 13 x PHP 8,734 = about PHP 113,500
- Wegovy 2.4 mg: 13 x PHP 12,650 = about PHP 164,500
- Mounjaro 5 mg: 13 x PHP 13,550 = about PHP 176,200
These are arithmetic on the listed prices, not a treatment plan. The strength and schedule are for a licensed Philippine physician to decide. The labels start at the lowest strength and step up at intervals of weeks, so the first months usually cost less per pen than later ones. At the top end, a Mounjaro 12.5 or 15 mg pen costs more than double a 5 mg pen.
Saxenda is different: it is a daily injection, and one pen lasts about six days at the 3 mg maintenance dose on its label. Five pens cover roughly a month, which at PHP 3,380 each is about PHP 16,900. That is higher than an Ozempic pen, which surprises people who compare only the sticker price.
For Trulicity, check whether a listed price is for a single pen or a box before doing the maths.
The costs people forget
The pen is the largest line, but not the only one.
Consultations. Every prescription medicine on the list above needs a prescription, and continued use means follow-up visits. Fees vary widely between a public hospital outpatient clinic, a private hospital specialist and a boutique clinic in Makati or BGC. Ask for the fee when you book.
Lab tests. Baseline and follow-up bloodwork is part of responsible use of GLP-1 medicines and of anything that raises growth hormone. The bloodwork guide covers which panels are commonly used and where to get them. Labs publish or quote their own prices; get a quote before you go.
Consumables. For pens, check whether pen needles are in the box; if not, they are an extra monthly line. Research vials need more: insulin syringes, bacteriostatic water, alcohol swabs and a sharps container. None of it is expensive on its own, but it recurs every month and pharmacies and online sellers price it very differently.
Waste. An opened multi-dose vial has a use-by window (see the beginner guide). Anything left in the vial after that point, and the liquid lost in syringe dead space, is money you paid for and did not use. Small vials relative to your use reduce waste; large ones stretch the cost but raise the chance of discarding the remainder.
Heat losses. A pen or vial left in a hot car, a failed fridge during a long brownout, or a parcel stuck in a courier hub can cost a whole month. A small insulated bag and ice packs cost far less than a replacement pen.
Duration. The biggest hidden cost is time. Obesity medicines are studied as long-term treatment. In the STEP 1 trial extension, people who stopped semaglutide after 68 weeks regained about two-thirds of their prior weight loss within a year. Budget for the length of treatment your physician expects, not for the first month.
Research peptides: how to cost a protocol yourself
This site does not publish research-peptide prices. Seller prices change quickly and differ by vial size, and a figure without a source and a date is a guess. What does not change is the maths.
The cycle cost calculator takes the vial price, the milligrams in the vial and the amount used per administration in the study or plan you are costing, and returns the number of vials needed and the cost per week and per cycle. Add consumables, courier fees and labs on top.
When you compare sellers, compare cost per milligram of the same compound, then weigh storage and handling. The cheapest milligram is the most expensive one if the vial sat in a hot hub for a week. The sourcing guide covers what to check.
A warning about "cheap Ozempic"
A branded pen offered well below the pharmacy prices above is rarely a bargain. In 2026 the Philippine College of Physicians warned against compounded and non-registered semaglutide and tirzepatide, and the NBI made arrests over unregistered tirzepatide sold on Facebook. A counterfeit or badly stored pen costs the full price and delivers nothing, or worse.
