Is there a GLP-1 patch at Costco or Walgreens

No GLP-1 patch exists. Not at Costco, not at Walgreens. Semaglutide and tirzepatide reach the body as a weekly injection, and semaglutide also comes as a daily tablet. Any product sold as a "GLP-1 patch" is unapproved by the FDA, with no evidence it moves the drug through skin. What the two retailers do offer is real pricing: Costco members pay about $349 a month for a branded GLP-1, or $149 to start the Wegovy pill, through Sesame. The cheapest legitimate route is compounded semaglutide, about $149 to $178 a month.

There is no GLP-1 patch anywhere

Semaglutide is the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy. Tirzepatide is the drug in Mounjaro and Zepbound. Both are peptides, large fragile molecules that break down in the gut and do not cross intact skin. That is why every approved version is an injection under the skin or, for semaglutide, a tablet (Rybelsus, and now the oral Wegovy dose) built with an absorption enhancer to survive the stomach. A weekly sticker that pushes a peptide through your forearm is not a product any manufacturer has brought to market, and the FDA has approved none.

The "GLP-1 patches" in search ads and marketplace listings are supplements dressed as medicine. They are not reviewed by the FDA for weight loss, they rarely disclose what is inside, and no published trial shows they deliver semaglutide or tirzepatide at a working dose. The FDA warns that products sold with weight-loss claims outside the approval process can carry hidden or harmful ingredients. Skip any patch, gummy, or drop promising GLP-1 results.

What Costco and Walgreens actually offer

Costco does not stock a patch or run its own GLP-1 clinic. It links members to Sesame, a cash-pay telehealth marketplace. A membership gets you a medical visit and, if you qualify, a branded GLP-1 for around $349 a month, or the oral Wegovy pill starting near $149. CBS News covered the arrangement when it launched. Walgreens is a pharmacy: it fills a GLP-1 prescription your doctor writes, in the pen or vial the manufacturer ships. There is no Walgreens patch and no house-brand injectable, and what you pay depends on your insurance and any savings card.

The cheapest real route

For people without coverage, compounded semaglutide is usually the lowest price that is still a real prescription drug from a licensed pharmacy. Strut starts around $149 a month, Mochi about $178. Branded routes cost more: Costco and Sesame land near $349, and oral Wegovy at a maintenance dose is about $299. None of these is a patch. Compare what every program charges on our comparison chart or the cheapest GLP-1 programs, and if a listing ever promises a patch, check it against our guide to fake GLP-1 products first.

See today's Costco price, the score and what is included on the Costco/Sesame review page.