Mounjaro $25 savings card and free samples: what's real vs. what's a scam

How do you get the $25 Mounjaro savings card?

The card is a free offer from Eli Lilly, the company that makes Mounjaro. Signing up takes a few minutes online, with no income form.

• Check you qualify: you need commercial insurance, such as a plan from your job or the marketplace. You also need a Mounjaro prescription for its approved use, which is type 2 diabetes.
• Know who is left out: Medicare in any form, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA, DoD and state drug programs can't use the card.
• Get the card: answer the questions on Lilly's Mounjaro savings page. You receive a card with a BIN, PCN, group and member ID, like an insurance card.
• Give it to the pharmacist: they bill your insurance first, then the card. You can also add the numbers to your online pharmacy profile.
• Keep it on file: the card allows up to 13 fills a year, and it stays valid when your dose goes up.

Is there a $25 Mounjaro coupon at CVS or Walgreens?

Not a store coupon. Pharmacies don't issue maker coupons. The $25 offer is Lilly's card, and CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Costco and local pharmacies all accept it.

A Mounjaro "promo code" for a set percent off comes from a third-party site, not Lilly. It adds nothing the card doesn't already do.

The card works on every dose, from 2.5 mg to 15 mg. Lilly counts one month as 28 days and up to four pens, whatever the strength.

How much does the card save, and what if your plan doesn't cover Mounjaro?

The card has two tiers. Which one you get depends on whether your plan covers Mounjaro.

• Your plan covers it: you pay as little as $25 for a 1, 2 or 3-month fill. Lilly pays up to $150 of your share per month of medicine, and up to $1,950 a year.
• Your plan doesn't cover it: you pay as little as $499 for a 1-month fill. Lilly pays up to $647 a month, and up to $8,411 a year.
• Deductible not met yet: a deductible is what you pay each year before your plan starts paying. Until you reach it, the card still takes off only $150 a month.
• Some plans are excluded: plans that send you to an outside "alternate funding" program can't use the card.

Both tiers end on December 31, 2026. Lilly can change or end the card at any time.

Does the card work if Mounjaro is prescribed for weight loss?

No. Lilly's terms require a prescription for an approved use on Mounjaro's label. Every approved use is tied to type 2 diabetes, so weight loss alone doesn't qualify.

If weight loss is your goal, ask your prescriber about Zepbound. It is the same drug, tirzepatide, approved for weight loss, with its own savings card and lower self-pay prices. Our tirzepatide savings guide compares the two cards.

Does Medicare pay for Mounjaro?

Often, yes, for type 2 diabetes. Many Part D drug plans cover Mounjaro. Lilly says about 8 in 10 Part D patients pay $0 to $50 for a 28-day supply. The rest pay about $262 on average, by Lilly's count.

In 2026, your yearly out-of-pocket drug costs stop at $2,100. The savings card is closed to Medicare. Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Bridge doesn't include Mounjaro, because it covers weight-loss drugs and leaves out people with type 2 diabetes.

No insurance at all? The real cheapest path

Lilly sells Mounjaro for cash through LillyDirect, its online pharmacy, from $499 a month. The price is the same at every dose. It is open if you have no insurance, or if your plan won't cover Mounjaro. You need a prescription.

Zepbound costs less there. Lilly's self-pay price is about $300 a month at 2.5 mg and about $400 at 5 mg. From 7.5 mg it is about $450, if you refill within 45 days. Miss that window and it is about $500 at 7.5 mg, or about $700 from 10 mg.

Zepbound needs a weight-loss prescription, not a diabetes one. Lilly's self-pay offers end on December 31, 2026.

Compounded tirzepatide from a telehealth service starts lower, at about $170 a month. A pharmacy mixes it, and it is not FDA-approved. The compounded Mounjaro guide compares sellers and explains the legal limits.

Is there a free Mounjaro program from Lilly?

No. Lilly runs no free sample or free trial program for Mounjaro. Lilly does offer a free app, Lilly Health, and a digital starter kit with tips. Neither includes medicine.

Lilly Cares, Lilly's charity that gives free medicine to some people with low incomes, does not list Mounjaro or Zepbound. If you have type 2 diabetes and no coverage, its list does include Trulicity, an older weekly shot. Ask your doctor whether it fits you.

Red flags: fake "free Mounjaro sample" offers

In an open letter, Lilly says it never sells genuine Mounjaro or Zepbound on social media. Any offer there is fake or resold.

• No prescription needed. A real Mounjaro fill always needs one, free or not.
• Payment only by Zelle, Venmo or PayPal to a person. These are hard to reverse, and a real pharmacy has a proper checkout.
• "Research use only" or "not for human consumption" on the label. Lilly warns these products are not pharmaceutical grade.
• Sold on social media at all. Lilly says it never sells there.
• No pharmacy name. The FDA has found fake compounded tirzepatide whose labels name pharmacies that don't exist. Ask who fills your order and check the name.

If you think you received a fake product, stop using it and call your doctor.

Does GoodRx beat the official programs?

No. Mounjaro is still under patent. A GoodRx coupon lands around $1,090 for a 28-day carton, close to the list price of about $1,110.

GoodRx also replaces your insurance and the card, it doesn't add to them. Lilly's own $499 self-pay price is far lower.

What each route costs over a year

Mounjaro comes in 28-day cartons, so a year means 13 fills.

• Savings card, plan covers Mounjaro: about $325 a year at $25 a fill, or less with 3-month fills.
• Savings card, plan doesn't cover it: about $6,500 a year.
• LillyDirect Mounjaro, any dose: about $6,500 a year.
• Zepbound self-pay: about $5,100 to $5,650 for the first year, depending on your dose.
• GoodRx coupon: about $14,170 a year.
• List price, nothing applied: about $14,460 a year.

The gap between the covered card and the list price is more than $14,000 a year. Lilly's card and self-pay offers end December 31, 2026, so totals for 2027 depend on Lilly's next prices.