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GLP-1 coverage in the Northwest Territories: what Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits lists

How the public drug plan in the Northwest Territories lists each GLP-1 medication: the status, the conditions and the official source.

Last checked 2026-11-12

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits

Checked 2026-11-12

Who it covers

NWT residents with a valid NWT Health Care Card who are not covered by NIHB, Métis Health Benefits, an employer plan or private insurance.

How to check

Read the exclusions and limits on the NT Pharmacare Formulary page, then search the drug in the NIHB Drug Benefit List that the formulary uses.

Official page of the plan

Check the plan's drug list

What Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits lists

Medication	Status	Name in the plan	Checked
Ozempic	Listed with conditions	Limited Use (Prior Approval Required)	2026-11-12
Wegovy	Not listed	-	2026-11-12
Mounjaro	Not listed	-	2026-11-12
Zepbound	Not listed	-	2026-11-12
Rybelsus	Listed with conditions	Limited use benefit (NIHB Drug Benefit List)	2026-11-12
Saxenda	Not listed	-	2026-11-12
Generic semaglutide	Listed with conditions	Limited use benefit (NIHB Drug Benefit List)	2026-11-12

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits lists Ozempic with conditions

Name in the plan

Limited Use (Prior Approval Required)

Conditions

Type 2 diabetes, in combination with metformin alone, when diet, exercise and the maximal tolerated dose of metformin do not give adequate glycemic control.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Ozempic price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits does not list Wegovy

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Wegovy price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits does not list Mounjaro

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Mounjaro price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits does not list Zepbound

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Zepbound price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits lists Rybelsus with conditions

Name in the plan

Limited use benefit (NIHB Drug Benefit List)

Conditions

Adults with type 2 diabetes, with diet and exercise, added to metformin when metformin alone does not control blood sugar, or added to other antihyperglycemic drugs. Not with another GLP-1 drug. Daily dose limit applies.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Rybelsus price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits does not list Saxenda

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Saxenda price

Northwest Territories Extended Health Benefits lists Generic semaglutide with conditions

Name in the plan

Limited use benefit (NIHB Drug Benefit List)

Conditions

Adults with type 2 diabetes, with diet and exercise, added to metformin when metformin alone does not control blood sugar, or added to other antihyperglycemic drugs. Not with another GLP-1 drug.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-12

See every Generic semaglutide price

What this page does not do

This page reports what the official source of a plan says on the date shown. A plan can change its list.

A plan decides each request. A listing with conditions is not a promise that the plan pays for you.

This page gives no medical advice. A licensed prescriber decides if a medication is right for you.

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