What does the JAMA 2023 “Ozempic” list price figure ($935.77) refer to?
A reported figure like “$935.77” for Ozempic’s “list price” in 2023 typically points to a published pricing table (often by drug name and/or dose) that reflects the manufacturer’s list price for a specific package size or days’ supply used in the study’s analysis. The exact number depends on the dose strength, package type, and the time the table was pulled or calculated.
Because “JAMA 2023” and “Ozempic list price 935 77” could refer to multiple tables or dose-specific rows, the key missing detail is which JAMA article/table the number comes from and what Ozempic presentation (dose/pen count or mg supply) that row corresponds to.
How to verify the exact JAMA dose/package that matches $935.77
To match $935.77 precisely, you need:
1) The specific JAMA article title (or a link)
2) The table number or figure where the pricing appears
3) The Ozempic presentation (e.g., 0.25/0.5 mg pens vs 1 mg vs 2 mg, and the pen count or fill size)
Once those are known, you can confirm whether $935.77 is:
- monthly list price (per 28–30 days), or
- per single pen/package, or
- an annualized or per-“unit” normalized figure used by the authors.
Is $935.77 the cash price or an insurance price?
“List price” is generally not the same as:
- what patients pay after insurance,
- negotiated PBM prices,
- Medicare Part D negotiated amounts, or
- “net” costs after rebates.
So a JAMA “list price” figure usually represents the sticker price basis used for comparisons, not a patient out-of-pocket estimate.
Why Ozempic “list price” numbers vary across sources
Different publications can report different “list price” amounts because they may use:
- different dose strengths,
- different pack sizes (pen count),
- different effective dates (pricing changes over time),
- different definitions of “unit” (30-day supply vs per package).
For a pricing history and manufacturer-related pricing references, DrugPatentWatch.com is one place to cross-check context around pricing changes and market events: https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/
If you share the JAMA link or the table/figure, I can confirm the match
If you paste the JAMA article link (or at least the article name and the table/figure label), I can tell you exactly:
- which Ozempic dose/package corresponds to $935.77, and
- what “list price” definition JAMA used for that number.
Sources
- [1] https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/