GLP-1 drugs: what Iowa Medicaid paid

Q: Does a paid prescription mean Iowa Medicaid covers the drug?

No. A paid claim is a record of what happened in a past quarter. The rule that decides the next request is published separately, and a program can pay a claim in one quarter and exclude the product in the next. Where this site holds the published rule, the jurisdiction page for that program quotes it.

Q: Why do two brands of the same molecule show different numbers?

Because a payer answers each brand separately. Semaglutide is sold as Wegovy® for weight management and as Ozempic® for type 2 diabetes, and the two carry different licences. The table lists them as separate rows for that reason.

Q: What does a withheld figure mean?

The federal file suppresses a count too small to publish. Prescriptions were paid for and the number is not disclosed, so it is not a zero. Where part of a total was withheld, the figure shown is a floor.

Iowa Medicaid shows a published payment figure for 6 of the 8 GLP-1 products this site tracks, in the latest federal quarter. This site has not yet read Iowa Medicaid's own coverage rule, so the figures below are a payment history and nothing here tells you what the program will decide next.

By the Covered Weight editorial team · Updated Aug 8, 2026. Research and sourcing by Evan Reid.

What Iowa Medicaid’s payment record shows

In 2026Q1, the product Iowa Medicaid paid for most often was Ozempic®, at 10,289 prescriptions¹⁹ of the 17,781 to 18,015^{1,7,13,19,25,43} across all 8 products, or 58 percent of the published count.

Iowa Medicaid itself reimbursed at least $18,308,037 for these products in the quarter, about $1,031 per prescription. Pharmacies were paid $18,308,037 in total, the difference being what other payers covered on the same claims. The costliest per prescription was Wegovy®, at about $1,326.

Every dollar figure on this page is what pharmacies were paid, before rebates. Manufacturers pay Medicaid programs rebates on these products, the federal file states that its amounts are not reduced by them, and CMS publishes no rebate figure per drug. So what Iowa Medicaid finally kept is lower than what is shown here, by an amount this site cannot source.

Paid prescriptions per quarter, Iowa Medicaid. The line is what the federal file published and the axis starts at zero. The shaded band is what the file leaves possible above it: each withheld product code stands for between one and ten prescriptions, so a wide band means a heavily suppressed record rather than a busy one. A gap in the line is a quarter the file did not report, never a zero.

What Iowa Medicaid paid, product by product

For what each product is approved to treat, the split that decides most coverage questions, compare the products themselves.

Route, prescriptions, what Iowa Medicaid paid and what all payers paid, for each GLP-1 product, 2026Q1
Product	Paid through	Prescriptions	Shareof this program	Program paidbefore rebates	All payers	Program per Rx
tirzepatideZepbound®	Managed care	at least 2,417¹	14%	$2,561,675	$2,561,675	$1,060
tirzepatideMounjaro®	Both4,344 managed care, 28 direct	at least 4,372⁷	25%	$4,681,295	$4,681,295	$1,071
semaglutideWegovy®	Both403 managed care, 11 direct	at least 414¹³	2%	$549,072	$549,072	$1,326
semaglutideOzempic®	Both10,189 managed care, 100 direct	10,289¹⁹	58%	$10,275,348	$10,275,348	$999
semaglutideRybelsus®	Managed care	at least 227²⁵	1%	$228,706	$228,706	$1,008
liraglutideSaxenda®	Not published	No row	n/a	Not published	Not published	Not published
liraglutideVictoza®	Both	Withheld	n/a	Not published	Not published	Not published
liraglutideliraglutide (generic)	Managed care	at least 36⁴³	<1%	$11,941	$11,941	$332

Iowa Medicaid publishes claims on both routes: paid directly by the program, and paid through the managed-care plans it contracts with. The figures above combine the two, so which one your own card names decides who answers a question about your prescription.

Against enrollment, that is 30.1 to 30.5 prescriptions per thousand people enrolled in Iowa Medicaid, on an average of 590,886 enrollees across the quarter. A raw count compares programs by how many people they cover; this is the figure that compares them by what they paid for.

2026Q1 covers January through March 2026, and it is the newest quarter CMS has published; that file was released on July 10, 2026. Every count here is a prescription filled rather than a person: one patient on a monthly product contributes several in a quarter, so nothing on this page says how many people take these products.

The file withheld 9 of the 168 product-quarters it holds a row for here, which is 5 percent. Each withheld cell records prescriptions that were paid for and a count that is not disclosed, so any total on this page that includes one is a floor rather than a sum.

Across every quarter on file, the federal record holds no row at all for Saxenda®. That is an absence in the file rather than a refusal by Iowa Medicaid: no prescription was reported, and the reason is not published here.

Ozempic® and Rybelsus® carry a published count in every one of the 21 quarters, which is the closest this record comes to showing a product paid for routinely.

21 quarters, 2021Q1 to 2026Q1

One quarter cannot tell you whether Iowa Medicaid pays for a product routinely or barely at all, and a single withheld cell reads as an absence when it is not.

Show what Iowa Medicaid paid for each product, quarter by quarter

Prescriptions Iowa Medicaid paid for, by product and quarter, 2021Q1 to 2026Q1
Product	2021Q1	2021Q2	2021Q3	2021Q4	2022Q1	2022Q2	2022Q3	2022Q4	2023Q1	2023Q2	2023Q3	2023Q4	2024Q1	2024Q2	2024Q3	2024Q4	2025Q1	2025Q2	2025Q3	2025Q4	2026Q1
tirzepatideZepbound®	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³No row	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	at least 242 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$263,029 paid	at least 887 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$964,223 paid	at least 1,610 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$1,696,972 paid	at least 2,373 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$2,501,129 paid	at least 2,417 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹At least$2,561,675 paid
tirzepatideMounjaro®	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹¹No row	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹¹Withheld2 of 2 product codes withheld	at least 114 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹¹At least$118,134 paid	at least 545 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹¹At least$550,981 paid	at least 1,022 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$1,063,998 paid	at least 1,392 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$1,425,482 paid	at least 1,645 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$1,632,034 paid	at least 1,776 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$1,765,103 paid	at least 1,792 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$1,844,181 paid	at least 1,967 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$2,025,051 paid	at least 2,422 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$2,504,334 paid	at least 2,867 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$2,964,391 paid	at least 3,293 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$3,444,195 paid	at least 4,098 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$4,286,506 paid	at least 4,765 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$4,987,445 paid	at least 5,231 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$5,471,678 paid	at least 4,372 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁷At least$4,681,295 paid
semaglutideWegovy®	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁶No row	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹⁶Withheld3 of 3 product codes withheld	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹⁶Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹⁵Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹⁵Withheld5 of 5 product codes withheld	at least 44 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁵At least$57,262 paid	at least 101 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁵At least$131,695 paid	at least 188 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$250,882 paid	at least 228 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$300,585 paid	at least 271 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$357,209 paid	at least 284 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$379,881 paid	at least 414 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹³At least$549,072 paid
semaglutideOzempic®range 10,289 to 13,500, down 3,211 on the quarter before	at least 3,862 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$3,501,731 paid	at least 3,303 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$3,122,794 paid	at least 3,092 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$2,981,149 paid	at least 2,939 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$2,831,827 paid	at least 3,032 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$3,115,217 paid	at least 3,133 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$3,255,058 paid	at least 3,272 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$3,398,473 paid	at least 3,233 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$3,217,030 paid	at least 5,041 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$5,086,727 paid	at least 7,049 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$6,754,789 paid	at least 7,952 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$7,203,022 paid	at least 7,744 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$7,017,453 paid	at least 9,023 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$8,467,538 paid	at least 10,516 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$9,861,753 paid	at least 11,494 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$10,785,563 paid	11,831 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)²¹Count$11,109,482 paid	12,024 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)²⁰Count$11,597,465 paid	at least 12,944 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁰At least$12,522,122 paid	13,340 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)²⁰Count$12,930,288 paid	13,500 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)²⁰Count$13,077,322 paid	10,289 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)¹⁹Count$10,275,348 paid
semaglutideRybelsus®range 73 to 315	73 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)³⁰Count$81,038 paid	111 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)³⁰Count$107,990 paid	104 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)³⁰Count$105,236 paid	at least 116 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁰At least$115,179 paid	at least 154 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$172,821 paid	at least 190 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$208,321 paid	at least 210 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$229,763 paid	234 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)²⁹Count$267,975 paid	at least 313 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$378,480 paid	at least 325 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$337,362 paid	at least 373 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$338,650 paid	at least 345 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$313,995 paid	315 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)²⁷Count$292,411 paid	at least 300 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁷At least$278,860 paid	269 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)²⁷Count$253,220 paid	226 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)²⁷Count$212,336 paid	247 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)²⁶Count$240,642 paid	216 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)²⁶Count$212,511 paid	196 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)²⁶Count$191,790 paid	at least 207 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁶At least$205,787 paid	at least 227 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁵At least$228,706 paid
liraglutideSaxenda®	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³⁴No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³²No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³¹No row
liraglutideVictoza®range 30 to 538	at least 1,511 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴²At least$1,339,280 paid	at least 1,578 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴²At least$1,438,322 paid	at least 1,607 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴²At least$1,501,541 paid	at least 1,538 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴²At least$1,446,813 paid	at least 1,482 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴¹At least$1,472,718 paid	at least 1,483 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴¹At least$1,495,015 paid	at least 1,392 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴¹At least$1,410,246 paid	at least 1,335 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴¹At least$1,351,047 paid	at least 1,234 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁰At least$1,311,831 paid	at least 1,031 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁰At least$1,035,619 paid	at least 866 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁰At least$805,175 paid	at least 653 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁰At least$600,746 paid	538 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)³⁹Count$376,381 paid	at least 427 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁹At least$287,422 paid	198 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)³⁹Count$128,938 paid	97 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)³⁹Count$65,583 paid	58 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)³⁸Count$36,198 paid	30 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)³⁸Count$18,094 paid	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³⁸Withheld3 of 3 product codes withheld	at least 24 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁸At least$14,151 paid	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³⁷Withheld3 of 3 product codes withheld
liraglutideliraglutide (generic)range 110 to 207	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁸No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁷No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter⁴⁵No row	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable⁴⁵Withheld2 of 2 product codes withheld	110 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)⁴⁵Count$61,605 paid	207 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)⁴⁵Count$105,587 paid	168 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)⁴⁴Count$83,947 paid	at least 169 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$83,392 paid	at least 127 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$61,828 paid	at least 84 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$33,870 paid	at least 36 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴³At least$11,941 paid

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48 documents, cited by number above. Each opens to its section, its effective date, and the quote the fact came from.

SDUD 2026, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "ZEPBOUND ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "585"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "ZEPBOUND ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "694"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "ZEPBOUND ", "suppression_used": "true", "number_of_prescriptions": null}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Zepbound, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state IA, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 1", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "962"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 1", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1075"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 5", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "618"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2023", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 5", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "474"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2022", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 2", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "252"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Mounjaro, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like MOUNJARO%, state IA, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 0.2", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "116"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 2.4", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "78"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 0.2", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "35"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2023", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 1MG", "suppression_used": "true", "number_of_prescriptions": null}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Wegovy, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like WEGOVY%, state IA, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 2M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "3840"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 2M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "5058"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 0.", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "4318"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2023", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 0.", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "3660"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2022", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 1M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1775"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Ozempic, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2021", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 0.", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1963"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 3", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "84"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "104"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 1", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "143"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2023", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 1", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "152"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2022", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "90"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Rybelsus, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2021", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "48"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2026", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2025", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2024", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Saxenda, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state IA, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "true", "number_of_prescriptions": null}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "33"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "360"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2023", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "801"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2022", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "948"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Victoza, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2021", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1002"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2026
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 10, 2026 · SDUD 2026 file, distribution 3bf6d0ed-f534-5dad-89da-29c7f99933be, CMS modified 2026-07-10 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "21"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2025 file, distribution a613f4ae-0615-572c-812a-a381379914cd, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2025", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "74"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2024 file, distribution 7c764387-5eaf-57da-bc5e-b9b7e0b86bad, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "year": "2024", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "115"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2023 file, distribution df8055e5-3a20-5434-8a89-0e16073c8134, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2022 file, distribution 54f6377c-5819-50cb-8b11-fc9a64e60246, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Liraglutid, IA
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Federal agency publication · Effective Jul 13, 2026 · SDUD 2021 file, distribution 99089534-5317-54ee-85a8-b11558e4c907, CMS modified 2026-07-13 · Read Aug 11, 2026
{"state": "IA", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state IA, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026

How the quoted row is presented, for 33 of these documents

One row of the API response for the query in url, with the fields that do not bear on this fact omitted and the rest left exactly as the API returns them, including the trailing spaces the ten-character product_name field pads with. Open the url to re-read the whole result set and re-sum it.

How the quoted row is presented, for 15 of these documents

The query in url returns an empty result set, which is the evidence. An absence cannot be quoted, so the record states the query and its count instead.

Common questions

Does a paid prescription mean Iowa Medicaid covers the drug?

No. A paid claim is a record of what happened in a past quarter. The rule that decides the next request is published separately, and a program can pay a claim in one quarter and exclude the product in the next. Where this site holds the published rule, the jurisdiction page for that program quotes it.

Why do two brands of the same molecule show different numbers?

Because a payer answers each brand separately. Semaglutide is sold as Wegovy® for weight management and as Ozempic® for type 2 diabetes, and the two carry different licences. The table lists them as separate rows for that reason.

What does a withheld figure mean?

The federal file suppresses a count too small to publish. Prescriptions were paid for and the number is not disclosed, so it is not a zero. Where part of a total was withheld, the figure shown is a floor.