Canadian government open to expanding pharmacare program beyond birth control and diabetes drugs, including Ozempic.

Health Minister Mark Holland says the Canadian government is open to adding more medications to its proposed pharmacare program. The program, currently focused on covering birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies, does not include Ozempic, a new medication for diabetes. Holland states that the current list represents an "absolute minimum," and the government is open to adding medications based on negotiations with provinces and recommendations from a parliamentary committee studying the Liberals' pharmacare bill.