GLP-1 drugs: what Kentucky Medicaid paid

Q: Does a paid prescription mean Kentucky 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.

Kentucky Medicaid shows a published payment figure for 7 of the 8 GLP-1 products this site tracks, in the latest federal quarter. This site has not yet read Kentucky 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 Kentucky Medicaid’s payment record shows

In 2026Q1, the product Kentucky Medicaid paid for most often was Ozempic®, at 35,305 prescriptions¹⁹ of the 51,737 to 51,998^{1,7,13,19,25,37,43} across all 8 products, or 68 percent of the published count.

Kentucky Medicaid itself reimbursed at least $43,380,787 for these products in the quarter, about $839 per prescription. Pharmacies were paid $43,380,787 in total, the difference being what other payers covered on the same claims. The costliest per prescription was Wegovy®, at about $1,193.

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 Kentucky Medicaid finally kept is lower than what is shown here, by an amount this site cannot source.

Paid prescriptions per quarter, Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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®	Both1,567 managed care, 11 direct	at least 1,578¹	3%	$1,513,434	$1,513,434	$959
tirzepatideMounjaro®	Both13,607 managed care, 218 direct	at least 13,825⁷	27%	$12,006,136	$12,006,136	$868
semaglutideWegovy®	Managed care	at least 307¹³	<1%	$366,311	$366,311	$1,193
semaglutideOzempic®	Both34,389 managed care, 916 direct	at least 35,305¹⁹	68%	$29,006,643	$29,006,643	$822
semaglutideRybelsus®	Both468 managed care, 14 direct	at least 482²⁵	<1%	$391,874	$391,874	$813
liraglutideSaxenda®	Managed care	Withheld	n/a	Not published	Not published	Not published
liraglutideVictoza®	Both	at least 199³⁷	<1%	$93,752	$93,752	$471
liraglutideliraglutide (generic)	Managed care	at least 12⁴³	<1%	$2,638	$2,638	$220

Kentucky 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 43.7 to 44.0 prescriptions per thousand people enrolled in Kentucky Medicaid, on an average of 1,182,642 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 5 of the 168 product-quarters it holds a row for here, which is 3 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.

Ozempic®, Rybelsus® and Victoza® 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky Medicaid paid for each product, quarter by quarter

Prescriptions Kentucky 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	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter³No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter²No row	at least 121 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$122,138 paid	at least 807 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$806,830 paid	at least 1,504 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²At least$1,446,574 paid	at least 1,578 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹At least$1,513,434 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	at least 15 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹¹At least$14,615 paid	at least 744 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹¹At least$727,529 paid	at least 3,302 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹¹At least$3,184,421 paid	at least 4,707 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$4,793,809 paid	at least 11,138 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$11,291,032 paid	at least 4,410 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$4,584,527 paid	at least 31,026 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁰At least$30,606,162 paid	at least 21,957 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$16,783,206 paid	at least 19,979 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$17,649,796 paid	at least 19,182 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$17,785,034 paid	at least 19,779 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁹At least$19,133,530 paid	at least 18,139 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$16,274,406 paid	at least 16,294 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$15,013,511 paid	at least 14,932 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$13,817,419 paid	at least 14,461 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁸At least$13,171,213 paid	at least 13,825 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁷At least$12,006,136 paid
semaglutideWegovy®range 136 to 200	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	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable¹⁸Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	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	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁶No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁵No row	no row published paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)the dataset publishes no row for this product, state and quarter¹⁵No row	at least 22 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁵At least$26,217 paid	at least 91 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁵At least$106,150 paid	136 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)¹⁴Count$147,298 paid	200 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)¹⁴Count$226,173 paid	at least 226 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$270,217 paid	at least 263 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁴At least$310,009 paid	at least 307 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹³At least$366,311 paid
semaglutideOzempic®range 1,054 to 47,615	1,054 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)²⁴Count$917,343 paid	at least 3,842 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$3,175,887 paid	at least 4,257 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$4,051,805 paid	at least 2,535 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁴At least$2,313,146 paid	at least 5,455 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$5,290,619 paid	at least 15,094 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$15,006,601 paid	at least 1,494 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$1,474,674 paid	at least 21,558 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²³At least$20,886,698 paid	at least 22,691 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$22,298,391 paid	at least 6,695 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$7,141,479 paid	at least 35,645 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$36,297,640 paid	at least 24,807 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²²At least$24,265,745 paid	at least 42,931 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$36,391,065 paid	at least 26,613 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$25,643,557 paid	30,945 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)²¹Count$28,378,664 paid	at least 38,032 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²¹At least$36,552,588 paid	at least 43,191 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁰At least$37,056,541 paid	47,615 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)²⁰Count$40,666,941 paid	at least 46,222 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁰At least$39,763,738 paid	at least 39,501 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁰At least$33,974,225 paid	at least 35,305 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld¹⁹At least$29,006,643 paid
semaglutideRybelsus®range 498 to 1,330	at least 40 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁰At least$28,055 paid	at least 303 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁰At least$253,023 paid	at least 367 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁰At least$362,290 paid	at least 529 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁰At least$505,334 paid	at least 149 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$142,530 paid	at least 376 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$343,727 paid	at least 426 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$396,651 paid	at least 695 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁹At least$683,028 paid	at least 818 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$872,672 paid	at least 87 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$96,425 paid	at least 505 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$614,703 paid	at least 928 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁸At least$1,055,347 paid	at least 1,695 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁷At least$1,561,827 paid	at least 1,372 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁷At least$1,409,607 paid	1,330 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)²⁷Count$1,355,743 paid	498 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)²⁷Count$565,381 paid	733 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)²⁶Count$628,356 paid	at least 652 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁶At least$537,581 paid	at least 578 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁶At least$464,509 paid	at least 561 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁶At least$442,068 paid	at least 482 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld²⁵At least$391,874 paid
liraglutideSaxenda®	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³⁶Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³⁶Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	25 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)³⁶Count$32,388 paid	withheld as a small cell paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)every reporting cell was withheld, so nothing is observable³⁶Withheld1 of 1 product codes withheld	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 195 to 3,970	2,492 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q1)⁴²Count$2,586,795 paid	3,970 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q2)⁴²Count$3,675,489 paid	2,605 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q3)⁴²Count$2,681,162 paid	2,225 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2021Q4)⁴²Count$2,151,778 paid	195 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q1)⁴¹Count$171,075 paid	2,273 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q2)⁴¹Count$2,509,958 paid	323 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q3)⁴¹Count$308,216 paid	2,599 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2022Q4)⁴¹Count$2,641,395 paid	1,566 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q1)⁴⁰Count$1,865,790 paid	at least 176 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁰At least$131,527 paid	1,238 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q3)⁴⁰Count$1,421,064 paid	633 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2023Q4)⁴⁰Count$541,388 paid	962 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q1)³⁹Count$672,001 paid	1,216 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q2)³⁹Count$669,180 paid	760 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)³⁹Count$427,903 paid	at least 440 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁹At least$244,039 paid	538 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)³⁸Count$238,117 paid	at least 252 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁸At least$118,379 paid	at least 310 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁸At least$156,613 paid	at least 211 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁸At least$102,804 paid	at least 199 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld³⁷At least$93,752 paid
liraglutideliraglutide (generic)	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	at least 109 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁵At least$69,889 paid	at least 28 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2024Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁵At least$17,077 paid	at least 27 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$9,511 paid	at least 17 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q2)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$4,601 paid	at least 61 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q3)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$23,851 paid	at least 43 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2025Q4)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴⁴At least$12,083 paid	at least 12 paid prescriptions in the quarter (2026Q1)a floor, because some reporting cells were withheld⁴³At least$2,638 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, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "ZEPBOUND ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "478"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Zepbound, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "ZEPBOUND ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "515"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Zepbound, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 2024", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Zepbound, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Zepbound, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Zepbound, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like ZEPBOUND%, state KY, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "2676"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 5", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "3667"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO 5", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "5907"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2023", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "9822"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2022", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "MOUNJARO ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1359"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Mounjaro, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like MOUNJARO%, state KY, 2021", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 0.2", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "87"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 1MG", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "61"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY 0.2", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "41"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Wegovy, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like WEGOVY%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2021", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "WEGOVY ", "suppression_used": "true", "number_of_prescriptions": null}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 2M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "12395"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 0.", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "17497"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC 0.", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "18009"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2023", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "16790"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2022", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "11425"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Ozempic, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like OZEMPIC%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2021", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "OZEMPIC ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "2333"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "188"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 1", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "332"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS 7", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "658"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2023", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "429"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2022", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "297"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Rybelsus, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like RYBELSUS%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2021", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "RYBELSUS ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "209"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 2026", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 2025", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 2024", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Saxenda, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like SAXENDA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2021", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "SAXENDA ", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "25"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "128"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "263"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 6M", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "856"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2023", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 3-", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1424"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2022", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 3-", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "1895"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Victoza, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like VICTOZA%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2021", "quarter": "2", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "VICTOZA 3-", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "2304"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2026, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2026, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2026", "quarter": "1", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "12"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 10, 2026
SDUD 2025, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2025, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2025", "quarter": "4", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "18"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2024, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2024, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "year": "2024", "quarter": "3", "utilization_type": "MCOU", "product_name": "LIRAGLUTID", "suppression_used": "false", "number_of_prescriptions": "79"}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2023, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2023, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 2023", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2022, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2022, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 2022", "result_count": 0}
Read Aug 11, 2026 · effective Jul 13, 2026
SDUD 2021, Liraglutid, KY
State Drug Utilization Data 2021, Datastore query result, product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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": "KY", "product_name": "product_name like LIRAGLUTID%, state KY, 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 Kentucky 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.