ShopRite offers free starter packs with GLP-1 prescriptions
By: Daniel Munoz
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey
..... ShopRite pharmacies will be giving out free starter packs to customers who are prescribed weight loss drugs, also known as GLP1's the grocery chain announced on Monday February 23. [2026]
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The packs are called Wellness Your Way starter Kits and include samples of Oikos Protein Shakes., Hydration Multipler, vital Proteins collagen power, and coupons for certain grocery items including premium lean beef, Healthy Chose frozen meals and Fruitist fresh blueberries, the company announced.
..... "We've sen a growing number of customers seeking GLP-1 medications, and we want to make sure they feel supported from the moment they fill that first prescription," said Aaron Sapp, the pharmacy vice president at ShopRite's parent conman, Wakefern.
..... "These starter kits provide simple tools and tips that help people take those important weight loss journey,"Sapp said.
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The packs are complimentary when customers pick up their GIP-1 prescription. They will be given out at ShopRite pharmacies while supplies last, the company said on Monday. [02/23/2026]
1 in 8 Americans sue the drugs
..... As of November, [2025] an estimated 1 in 8 Americans said they were using weight loss drugs, reported KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family foundation a helaht policy research and polling institute.
..... GLP-1 short for glucagon-like peptide-1 and includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro. The drugs work by slowing the rate at which a person's stomach is emptying, thereby reducing huger and appetite, otherwise known as "food noise."
..... The drugs were initially prescribed to treat people with Type 2 diabetes, but their appetite suppression properties gave the medications a reputation for weight loss and management, said the Touro College of Pharmacy in New York City.
..... Notable users of GLP-1s have include Elon Musk, Seren Williams and Oprah Winfrey. People Magazine reported.
..... Users of weight loss drugs are urged to prioritize protein intake, given the limited appetite that results from the medication, said UCHealth in Colorado. Historically, their costs are prohibitive without insurance, though they have gone down to $350 to $500 a month, reported Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California.
..... Side effects of the weight loss drugs typically include nausea and vomiting, Harvard Helaht P7ublishing said, and in more extreme instances their sue can inflame the pancreas and cause pancreatitis.
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The drug-makers Eli Lily and Novo Nordisk have been the subject of thousands of class-action lawsuits over their health side effects.