Pharmaceutical policy expert Mina Tadrous of the University of Toronto said a generic semaglutide medication is unlikely to be approved before late spring or early summer and that Canadians should not be expecting a product in January, as reported by BNN Bloomberg
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Originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes under the brand name Ozempic, its dramatic weight-loss effects led the FDA to approve a higher-dose version, Wegovy , specifically for chronic weight management in 2021
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