in 84 days LillyDirect self-pay — Foundayo™ (orforglipron) 2.5 mg moves to $199/month See the changelog
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Foundayo™ (orforglipron) — 2.5 mg

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verified price

$25 /month

Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card

Verified Sep 5, 2026 · foundayo.lilly.com

Per year at 12 fills
$300

Savings-card runway · 2026

year so far card covers through the Jan 1 reset

Savings-card math: at the maximum monthly benefit your card's annual cap runs out around Aug 9, 2027. Plan the next route before then, not after.

Dated change ahead: LillyDirect self-pay moves from $149 to $199/month on January 1, 2027. Verified Sep 8, 2026 ·foundayo.lilly.com
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12-month total $648 12 fills
Average per fill $54 peak $199
Flat at 2.5 mg $300 what multiplying today's price gives you
Climbing costs more +$348 this plan crosses a dated price rise
Cost per fill, 0.8 mg to 2.5 mg
  • 0.8 mg 8×
  • 2.5 mg 4×
$0 $100 $200 Jan 1: LillyDirect self-pay — Foundayo™ (orforglipron) 2.5 mg moves to $199/month 0.8 mg — $25 Oct0.8 mg — $25 Nov0.8 mg — $25 Dec0.8 mg — $25 Jan0.8 mg — $25 Feb0.8 mg — $25 Mar0.8 mg — $25 Apr0.8 mg — $25 May2.5 mg — $25 Jun2.5 mg — $25 Jul2.5 mg — $199 $199 Aug2.5 mg — $199 Sep
  1. Jan 1 LillyDirect self-pay — Foundayo™ (orforglipron) 2.5 mg moves to $199/month
  2. Already priced into the totals above — each fill uses the price in force on its own date. See the changelog

Fills at each dose on the way up

Reset to the label minimum
  • 0.8 mg −8 +
  • 2.5 mg then hold

Minus stops at the label's minimum interval — this never shows a schedule faster than the manufacturer's. Staying longer on a dose is yours to choose.

Every fill, dated and priced (12)
  1. 1 Oct 9, 2026 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  2. 2 Nov 8, 2026 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  3. 3 Dec 8, 2026 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  4. 4 Jan 7, 2027 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  5. 5 Feb 6, 2027 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  6. 6 Mar 8, 2027 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  7. 7 Apr 7, 2027 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  8. 8 May 7, 2027 0.8 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  9. 9 Jun 6, 2027 2.5 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  10. 10 Jul 6, 2027 2.5 mg Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card $25
  11. 11 Aug 5, 2027 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $199
  12. 12 Sep 4, 2027 2.5 mg LillyDirect self-pay $199
This is arithmetic, not a plan. Fills are spaced 30 days apart — the label's own supply length — and priced on the date each one falls, so dated price changes are already included. Your prescriber decides whether you step at all, and many people stay at a lower dose.
The label's own words (once daily)

Initiate at 0.8 mg once daily. Increase to 2.5 mg after at least 30 days, then to 5.5 mg after at least 30 days. The dosage may then be increased to 9 mg, 14.5 mg or 17.2 mg after at least 30 days on the current dosage. Maximum 17.2 mg once daily.

Verified Sep 29, 2026 ·uspl.lilly.com

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Verified prices outrank cheaper estimates. Reference rows inform, never win.

  1. Rank 1

    Plan coverage + Foundayo Savings Card

    until Dec 31, 2026
    $25/mo

    ≈10 months of card benefit left at the maximum monthly benefit.

    • Commercial drug insurance that covers Foundayo. US or Puerto Rico resident 18+. Government beneficiaries (Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, DoD, VA, TRICARE, or a state drug assistance program) excluded.
    • The $25 covers a 1-, 2- or 3-month prescription, with the card paying up to $100 / $200 / $300 respectively. A month is 30 days.

    Verified Sep 5, 2026 · foundayo.lilly.com

  2. Rank 2

    LillyDirect self-pay

    until Dec 31, 2026
    $149/mo
    • Temporarily reduced from the regular price. Lilly publishes the end date but not a start date, so this row begins on the day the reduction was first read on Lilly's page, not the day it began
    • Lilly's direct channel. Vial and KwikPen at identical self-pay prices at every tier. Telehealth not included.

    Verified Sep 8, 2026 · foundayo.lilly.com

  3. Rank 3

    Discount card at retail (GoodRx and similar)

    verify locally
    $149/mo
    • Starting-at price announced when GoodRx opened the channel; GoodRx publishes no per-dose ladder above it
    • Dose- and pharmacy-dependent. Verify at your ZIP before relying on it.

    Verified Sep 8, 2026 · investors.goodrx.com

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