Best GLP-1s if you are over 60

If you are over 60, the cheapest programme is probably not your best programme — and there is a good chance you should not be paying cash at all.

Start here: from 1 July 2026, CMS is giving eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries certain GLP-1s for $50 a month. That undercuts every cash price on this site, for an FDA-approved product. If you are eligible, read that page before anything else.

How we decided what belongs here

• Scores 3.8 or better on clinical support — the criterion that matters most at this age.
• Providers with thin published clinical detail are excluded.
• Ranked on the full rubric.

12 of the 23 providers we track qualify. Prices checked 2026-09-18 and re-checked periodically.

Questions people ask us

What should I ask my doctor?

How much protein to eat, whether to do resistance training, whether to monitor muscle or bone, how it interacts with your current medications, and what the plan is if you want to stop later.

Does Medicare cover GLP-1s?

From 1 July 2026 through 31 December 2027, eligible Part D beneficiaries can access certain GLP-1s for $50 a month under a CMS demonstration programme.

Before you choose on price

Worth knowing before you start: the approved oral options avoid injections entirely and start around $149, and if you are on Medicare the $50 programme begins in July 2026.

In SURMOUNT-1, adults with obesity lost an average of 19.5% of body weight on 10 mg and 20.9% on 15 mg over 72 weeks. That figure comes from a controlled trial of the active ingredient, not from any particular seller's product.