Factors, such as medication interactions, vomiting, or diarrhea, can impact the effectiveness of birth control pills
Both perspectives have merit depending on your goals, your response to the medication, and your ability to sustain behavioral changes
At the time of the April 28 announcement, Health Canada said it was reviewing eight other submissions for generic semaglutide from different companies and expected to make regulatory decisions on more of these submissions in the coming weeks and months [Source: canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2026/04/canada-becomes-the-first-g7-country-to-approve-a-generic-version-of-semaglutide.html]
In addition to its role in insulin regulation, GLP-1 also has the added benefit of reducing the secretion of another hormone, glucagon, produced by the pancreas
It is often used to support weight management in addition to blood sugar control