{"id":685867,"date":"2026-05-21T20:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/685867\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:36:08","slug":"ozempic-hims-offers-apotexs-generic-semaglutide-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/685867\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozempic: Hims offers Apotex\u2019s generic semaglutide in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hims &amp; Hers Health said on Thursday it is now offering Canadians with type 2 diabetes a generic version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/stock\/NVO:UN\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/stock\/NVO:UN\/\">Novo Nordisk\u2019s<\/a> blockbuster drug Ozempic, through its platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The generic semaglutide is made by Apotex Inc, the largest Canada-based global health company, Hims said, marking the telehealth platform\u2019s first international generic GLP-1 offering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The expiry of Novo\u2019s patent for semaglutide has opened the door for several drugmakers looking to enter the Canadian market with generic versions, which are essentially copies of branded drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Health Canada had approved Apotex\u2019s drug earlier this month. Last week, the company launched its generic drug, Apo-Semaglutide Injection, indicated for once-weekly treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy\u2019s also received the green light last month, and has launched its generic version in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The price of Ozempic in Canada ranges between $200 and $400 per month, depending on dosage, region and insurance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhen more affordable options enter the GLP-1 space, it becomes more dynamic, and prices fall across the board. That benefits patients everywhere, regardless of where they seek care,\u201d said Sandy Van, chief medical officer at Hims &amp; Hers Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canadians will be able to receive personalized plans starting at $149 per month, the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The telehealth firm said it is open to partnering with other manufacturers in Canada, but did not share further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hims &amp; Hers Health said on Thursday it is now offering Canadians with type 2 diabetes a generic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[16159,64,63,137,490],"class_list":["post-685867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-apple-news","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}