Medications
What each GLP-1 medication is, what it is authorized for in Canada and the United States, and what the main trials found — with every source linked.
Find a brand
The names on the box or pen, and what each is approved for.
Medication · US & Canada
Ozempic, explained
What Ozempic is authorized for in the US and Canada — type 2 diabetes, heart and kidney risk — and what it is not authorized for, with the trials behind each.
Medication · US & Canada
Wegovy, explained
Wegovy injection, the higher-dose pen and the Wegovy pill: what each is authorized for in the US and Canada, and what the trials found.
Medication · US & Canada
Mounjaro, explained
What Mounjaro is authorized for in the US and Canada, how it differs from Zepbound, and what the main trials found.
Medication · US & Canada
Zepbound, explained
What Zepbound is authorized for — weight management and sleep apnea — in the US and Canada, and what the trials found.
Canada
Apo-Semaglutide, explained
Apotex's generic semaglutide for type 2 diabetes — what was authorized, the pen formats, and where to check price and coverage.
Canada
Sevmia, explained
Canada's first generic semaglutide authorized for weight management — what was authorized and what coverage generally looks like.
Understand the ingredient
The medicine inside the brands, as an injection or a tablet.
Medication · US & Canada
Semaglutide, explained
One molecule, several brands: what semaglutide is, which products contain it in the US and Canada, what each is authorized for, and the trials behind them.
Medication · US & Canada
Tirzepatide, explained
Mounjaro and Zepbound are the same molecule. What tirzepatide is, how its authorizations differ between the US and Canada, and what the main trials found.
Medication · US & Canada
Oral semaglutide (Rybelsus, Wegovy pill), explained
Semaglutide as a daily tablet: Rybelsus, Ozempic tablets and the Wegovy pill — what each is authorized for, how the label says to take it, and the trials.
Using and storing it
Doses, pens, fridges and travel — the day-to-day.
Practical · US & Canada
Injection technique
Injection sites, rotating sites, needles and disposal — what the GLP-1 labels and Instructions for Use say.
Practical · US & Canada
If you miss a dose
What each GLP-1 label says to do about a missed dose, more than one missed dose, and changing your dose day — linked to the label.
Practical · US & Canada
Storing your medication
Fridge and room-temperature limits for Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro and the tablets, from each US label and Canadian monograph.
Practical · US & Canada
Travelling with your medication
What TSA, CATSA and the Government of Canada say about flying with injectable medication, syringes and cooling packs.