Generic Ozempic is now about $100 a month. Canadians are taking note

When Tiana Nordstrom got off Ozempic, it was like a tap had been turned on in her head. Suddenly, all her thoughts the drug had suppressed about food and eating came flooding back. "It's relentless and it's constant", said the 50-year-old Powell River, B.C., resident. "And if you're not ... in the mood to check yourself, then, you know, you go graze in the fridge."

Generic Ozempic is now about $100 a month. Canadians are taking note. When Tiana Nordstrom got off Ozempic, it was like a tap had been turned on in her head. Suddenly, all her thoughts the drug had suppressed about food and eating came flooding back. "It's relentless and it's constant", said the 50-year-old Powell River, B.C., resident. "And if you're not ... in the mood to check yourself, then, you know, you go graze in the fridge." Nordstrom was pre-diabetic when she started taking the medication in 2022. Paired with consistent exercise and healthy eating, the drugs helped her steer clear of diabetes, but she eventually had to stop taking them. As her dosage increased, so did the price tag — the grand total a whopping $400 a month. "I needed to come off of it just for the sake of being able to afford the rest of my life." That was the r...