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Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer

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Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer Patients in Canada have been paying between $300 and $400 a month for Ozempic and Wegovy, depending on the prescribed dose With the expiration of the Canadian patents for weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in January, experts are looking to mid-summer for cheaper generic replacements to come on the marke...
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