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Representative image: Generic semaglutide injection pens and diabetes-care materials illustrate Apotex’s Health Canada approval for Apo-Semaglutide Injection, a generic Ozempic equivalent that could reshape GLP-1 access and diabetes treatment affordability in Canada.

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Why Apotex’s Apo-Semaglutide approval could reshape Canada’s diabetes drug market

by Pallavi Madhiraju
May 3, 2026
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Canada has generic Ozempic momentum. Apotex’s approval turns GLP-1 access into a pricing and supply-chain test.

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