Generic Ozempic is now on Canadian shelves. Is it the same as the brand name version

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Health Canada has approved two generics, one of which is already in some pharmacies.

Some Canadian pharmacists are already stocking their shelves with generic versions of semaglutide, more commonly known by the brand name Ozempic. But will these generics be just as good, and how much will the cost come down?

Three weeks ago, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (new window) and Apotex Inc. (new window) received Health Canada approval to start producing generic semaglutide, a type of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). That’s the main ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic products, which are prescribed for people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Generics were able to get the green light after Novo Nordisk’s regulatory exclusivity (new window), which protected it from generic competition, ended in January. …

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