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Ozempic vs Saxenda: cost in Canada

Ozempic and Saxenda side by side: prices and listings only, not how the medications work.

Last checked 2026-11-12

Ozempic and Saxenda side by side

Fact	Ozempic	Saxenda
Generic name	semaglutide	liraglutide
Form	Injection	Injection
Maker	Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.	Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Doses sold in Canada	0.25 mg · 0.5 mg · 1 mg · 2 mg	0.6 mg · 1.2 mg · 1.8 mg · 2.4 mg · 3 mg
Lowest public price	$118 · Pocketpills	$247 · Pocketpills
The lowest price is for	Any dose: 1 pen, when 2 pens are purchased together	Any dose: 1 pen (shown as per month)
Median starting price	$130	$247
Highest starting price	$299.95	$859.95
Providers with a price	15	3
Public plans that list it	13 of 14	0 of 14
Savings program of the maker	Ozempic Savings Card (Novo Nordisk Care), Novo Nordisk Care, Novo Nordisk Care Rx	No official program found
Generic on the market	2 products with the status Marketed	No product with the status Marketed

A starting price is the lowest public price that one provider shows for one medication, for any dose. The lowest, the median and the highest price of a medication come from the starting prices of its providers.

A public plan counts when a source that we confirmed shows the medication on its list, as a regular benefit or with conditions. The generics are the products of the same molecule in the Drug Product Database of Health Canada.

Ozempic and Saxenda: questions

Which costs less, Ozempic or Saxenda?

Ozempic has the lower starting price. The lowest public Ozempic price is $118, at Pocketpills (Any dose: 1 pen, when 2 pens are purchased together). The lowest public Saxenda price is $247, at Pocketpills (Any dose: 1 pen (shown as per month)). We checked the two prices on 2026-11-12. The two prices can be for different doses and packs. Open each price list to compare one dose.

Do public drug plans list Ozempic and Saxenda?

13 of 14 public drug plans list Ozempic in a source that we confirmed. None of the 14 public drug plans lists Saxenda in a source that we confirmed. A plan can list a medication with conditions, and the plan decides each request. The coverage checker shows what each plan says.

Is a generic semaglutide or a generic liraglutide on the market in Canada?

The Drug Product Database of Health Canada shows 2 generic semaglutide products with the status Marketed. The Drug Product Database of Health Canada shows no generic liraglutide product with the status Marketed. The generic tracker shows each product and its status.

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