How Much Is Wegovy Per Month in the UK?

What does a month of Wegovy actually cost in the UK right now?

Wegovy (semaglutide) is a prescription-only medicine, so every legitimate purchase in the UK involves a prescriber, a pharmacy and a supply chain. Private monthly costs reported across the market currently sit in the £149–£375 range, with the lower end typically reflecting starter doses and the upper end reflecting higher maintenance doses. These figures have shifted since Eli Lilly's September 2025 list-price change for Mounjaro pushed competitive pricing upward across the injectable weight-loss market, and semaglutide providers have followed. As our detailed cost breakdown page covers, no single number applies universally.

The dose ladder is the main driver. Wegovy titrates from 0.25 mg up through 0.5 mg, 1.0 mg, 1.7 mg and 2.4 mg, with a newer 7.2 mg single-dose pen approved by the MHRA in April 2026 for adults with a BMI of 30 or above. Lower doses cost less; reaching the 2.4 mg or 7.2 mg maintenance level raises the monthly figure. A prescriber sets which dose is right for you, not a price calculator. Our Wegovy treatment page explains the full titration process.

Worth knowing: Wegovy is not available free on the NHS for most people right now. Access through NHS specialist weight management services exists under NICE guidance (TA875), but waiting lists are long. Private treatment through a regulated pharmacy is the practical route for the majority. Explore weight-loss treatment options if you want to compare the landscape before deciding.

Why does the monthly price vary so much between providers?

Headline prices rarely tell the whole story. A low monthly figure often excludes one or more of the following: an initial consultation fee, the prescription charge, delivery costs, and any ongoing clinical support between doses. Add those up and a provider quoting £20 less per pen can finish more expensive overall.

There is also the question of what happens when you need a dose increase or run into a side effect at 10 pm on a Saturday. Some services handle that through email only, or charge per query. If you want to understand how much one month of Wegovy actually comes to once every fee is counted, the answer depends heavily on which provider's full package you are comparing.

Verification matters too. The MHRA has warned publicly about counterfeit weight-loss pens sold through social media and unregulated websites, including fake pens found to contain insulin rather than semaglutide. In 2025, enforcement operations seized around 20 million doses of illegally traded weight-loss medicines (worth roughly £45 million). A pharmacist you cannot verify on the GPhC pharmacy register is a red flag, whatever the price. Our GPhC premises registration is 9012878, publicly searchable.

Is nume the cheapest place to get Wegovy per month?

Plainly: no, and we are not trying to be. Cheapest is not a race we entered. One transparent price at nume covers the consultation, the prescription, the medicine, free next-working-day DPD delivery (order by noon Monday to Friday and, once clinically approved, it goes the same day), and seven-days-a-week aftercare. No subscription. No auto-renewals. A real clinician reads your answers before every single order, not a form routed to a queue.

Your pen arrives via DPD in plain, unbranded packaging with tracking sent to your phone. What you paid for is inside: a genuine, UK-supply-chain Wegovy pen, prescribed for you specifically after a same-day clinical review by a GPhC-registered Independent Prescriber. Meet our clinical team to see who that prescriber is.

Price is a reasonable question for a monthly outgoing. It becomes the wrong question when it leads you to an unverified seller offering a prescription medicine without a clinical assessment. Our price check guide explains what to look for before handing over payment details anywhere. For a broader view of what is included at every step, our FAQs page covers the process in detail.

What is the right way to think about the monthly cost of Wegovy?

The STEP 1 trial (68 weeks, over 1,900 adults, published in the New England Journal of Medicine) reported an average body-weight reduction of around 15% at the 2.4 mg maintenance dose alongside lifestyle changes. That trial evidence is what NICE reviewed when recommending semaglutide for weight management. The medicine works through a clinical process, with a prescriber adjusting dose and monitoring progress. That clinical process is part of what you are paying for each month.

Price per pen is a data point. Genuine UK supply, a verifiable pharmacy, a prescriber who actually reviews your case, and support when something goes wrong, those are the variables that matter for a prescription medicine. If you want a clear picture of how much a month Wegovy costs across different dose stages, that breakdown can help you find a figure closer to your likely starting point, or you can visit our Wegovy price per month page to see how the figure changes as your dose increases before going straight to a free consultation to get a prescriber's view on what is appropriate for you.