WeightWatchers will partner with Amazon
Companies aim for easier weight loss drug delivery
By: Amina Niasse
Reuters
NEW YORK - WeightWatchers said on October 20 [2025] it will partner with Amazon to deliver medications including injectable GKP-1 Weight loss treatments for its members, a move the telehealth provider said will make it easier for some customers to receive prescriptions.
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WeightWatchers customers will be able to check whether their mediations are in stock and have the refrigerated drugs delivered more efficiently by using the Amazon Pharmacy option on its website, said WeightWatchers Chief Operating Officer Jon Volkmann.
..... WeightWatchers, also known as WW International. emerged from bankruptcy in July [2025] having shed debt and with a plan to compete for Online weight loss customers.
..... While its rivals focused on compounded copies of Nove Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound, WeightWatchers embraced the branded drugs announcing a partnership with Novo to sell Wegovy to cash-pay customers through NoreCare and its partner CenterWell Pharmacy.
..... Demand for GLP-1 weight loss treatments soared after clinical trials showed they helped people lose around 15% of body weigh by making the stomach feel full.
..... In 2022, the drugs were declared in shortage by the Food and Drug Administration. Volkmann said during those shortages, WeightWatchers customers in rural ares experienced difficulty finding the drugs at in-person pharmacies,
..... Now, even with ample supplies of both drugs, Amazon said access in rural areas was still a problem.
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"We know that with GLP-1s specifically, there has been as issue where folks are pharmacy-hopping, looking for that inventory," said Tanvi Patel, a vice president at Amazon Pharmacy.
..... In October, [2025] Amazon launched kiosks where patients at some of its One Medical clinics can pick up common prescriptions.
..... While Amazon sells GLP-1s by mail, drugs that require cold storage will not be available in the kiosks.