{"id":595061,"date":"2026-05-20T21:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/595061\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:45:09","slug":"generic-semaglutide-to-hit-canadian-pharmacies-this-week-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost-of-ozempic-toronto-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/595061\/","title":{"rendered":"Generic semaglutide to hit Canadian pharmacies this week at a fraction of the cost of Ozempic &#8211; Toronto Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiiwJBVV95cUxOQm5VVm5oaGZvM09vdU15Q2NvMTNOWGxlODZ5bzVGVkE5Yzk5ZFBtWEJjWm9pblMyaTRUMFQ3NVVKLW9OSnd4ZFlwd2RTUnBmb1k2SGNrcEtOeHF2cUdlQjVNSFBkLU50Mmp3QmtjZVhnU3J6ajUxUk5SYkJtR2o3bXcxVXFTRzNHZF9RYXdGYV9paHk1aThzNk1uNDlIdU50c1poeVFvbjUyeVRIZm9QMi04c2JrQ290VEpEMkg0Y2RPUXBJdlRRTHhDMEVKX0s5MG9pMjY2WUhJVHpBZ004Yk5rYUs4SFNFaWhsdU1JNVlJb05VSFdaQzhiM0VNcVVxM3F5RVA3SDdZSDA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Generic semaglutide to hit Canadian pharmacies this week at a fraction of the cost of Ozempic<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Toronto Star<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMigAFBVV95cUxOTzkyaWpoSkE0RVJGMVBkWm1JcGVIeHVJRGU4RWtrOTFWRVZzWUhKRkotakl6MVJhcklyNnZPZ1NOQklSb0FJSDRTT3JXYXhVMkhRcGwtTDlFRGFYT1dTT094aGF6RlhlZnJpamQ2UElKNWF5R2lrU2tRaUcxOEE4cw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Generic Ozempic is now on Canadian shelves. 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