Foundayo (orforglipron) dosage schedule
One tablet a day. The FDA label below escalates it on a schedule, and the maintenance dose is 5.5 mg, 9 mg, 14.5 mg or 17.2 mg daily, reached no earlier than week 9.
| When | Dose | What the label says about it |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1–30 | 0.8 mg daily | Initiation. |
| Days 31–60 | 2.5 mg daily | — |
| Days 61–90 | 5.5 mg daily | The first dose the label does not require you to leave: escalation is mandatory up to here, and every step above is optional, on response and tolerability. |
| Day 91 and on | 9 mg → 14.5 mg → 17.2 mg | One step at a time, at least 30 days apart, on response and tolerability. |
Maximum dose: 17.2 mg daily. The label sets nothing above it.
Does the price change as the dose goes up?
LillyDirect self-pay reads $149 a month at 0.8 mg and 2.5 mg, $199 at 5.5 mg, the lowest maintenance dose, and $299 at 9 mg and above. The 2.5 mg and 5.5 mg prices are reductions that end 31 December 2026, and the $299 at 14.5 mg and 17.2 mg holds only with a refill within 45 days; miss it and those two doses are $349. The pill removes the injection, not the escalation: the top dose is at least 150 days away.
halfrx records Foundayo (orforglipron) at $299/mo at 14.5 mg and 17.2 mg, verified 2026-09-12. 5.5 mg is a maintenance dose on this label too, and it costs $199/mo.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take a missed dose as soon as possible, and do not double up the next one. If 7 or more consecutive doses are missed, the label says to restart escalation at the 0.8 mg starting dose.
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Can you stay on a lower dose to save money?
The starting dose is cheaper, which is why the question gets asked. What it saves, what the label calls that dose, and whether the cheap rate belongs to the dose or only to the first fills.
Questions
- How long does it take to reach the maintenance dose of Foundayo?
- At the fastest the label allows, week 9. Each step has to be held for its full interval before the next one, and a step can be repeated if the current dose is not tolerated — so the real answer is usually longer than the chart, never shorter.
Every dose and interval on this page is from FDA prescribing information for Foundayo (orforglipron) , the version published 2026-08-13. Nothing here is a recommendation: the dose you take is the one your prescriber sets, and the schedule is often slowed deliberately for tolerability.