Zepbound Kwikpen, Blue Shield and CVS vs. Safeway costs
Hi, just wanted to share this. I have Blue Shield covering my Zepbound. Went to CVS to pic up my order and it was full price rather than my usual $120 copay. I thought, maybe I'm due for a re-authorization from Blue Shield as I knew after 6 months I would need to do that & it's been about that long. So, had my doc submit a continuation of coverage to Blue Shield, it was approved. Go to CVS again, they say it's still coming up not covered, Blue Shield says it is. After much going back and forth, Blue Shield tells me they now will only be covering the single Kwikpen version of Zepbound, not the 4 single auto injectors. CVS says, we don't carry Kwikpen & we don't know when we will - see ya! Ugh. So I go to Safeway pharmacy to see if they carry Kwikpen. Night and day customer service. They don't carry the Kwikpen either, but said let us check if we can order it for you. They can & they will order it when the prescription comes in. So, had my doctor move all my scripts to Safeway. CVS was charging me $160 a month total for all my meds. Safeway is charging me $95 for Zepbound, and the charge for all my meds each month will be $110 vs. CVS's $160. That's a $50 a month savings. I had no idea I was sleeping on Safeway pharmacy for so long. My point of sharing this is, it might be worth the effort to shop around and see if changing your pharmacy saves you money. Wishing good luck to everyone trying to pay for their Zepbound, I feel lucky mine is only $95. I realize many people pay more or have no coverage, and are really trying to manage obesity.
Posted Jun 12, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC