Costco providing weight-loss memberships to members

( KTLA)-- Costco subscriptions now come with a new perk.

The warehouse seller is now using its U.S. members access to prescriptions for GLP-1 weight reduction drugs through its collaboration with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer health care market.

The new program launched Tuesday.

Costco members can now register for Sesame's weight loss program for as low as $179 per subscription period. Non-members also have access to the subscription, though it costs $195 per subscription duration.

" We are seeing crucial innovations in clinically supervised weight reduction," David Goldhill, Sesame's co-founder and CEO, said in a declaration.

Under the subscription, Costco says members have the ability to get access to scientific consultations (with experts of their option) for individualized treatment programs, among other functions, according to Costco.

" When scientifically proper, the clinician may likewise match these interventions with medications, subject to their availability," reads a webpage laying out the program.

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Costco first partnered with Sesame last fall when it started using members a range of outpatient treatment for as low as $29. The business quickly noticed strong interest from consumers about weight loss programs, Goldhill said in an interview with USA Today.

GLP-1 weight reduction drugs, a few of which include popular medications like Wegovy or Ozempic, have likewise ended up being significantly popular recently, with more than 3 million prescriptions for the brand-new medications gave each month in the U.S., according to recent information from the health technology company IQVIA. The drugs work by imitating hormones in the gut and the brain to regulate appetite and sensations of fullness.

The injections can also cost upwards of $1,000 each month, making it challenging for clients to obtain long-term prescriptions, the Associated Press reported.

The Associated Press added to this report.