Generic competition · all medicines · read 12 November 2026
Is there a generic of Semaglutide, and who makes it?
Semaglutide appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed. 2 groups have a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming. This is the Orange Book's listing, not a forecast.
Compiled and checked by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X) from the Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026.
- Semaglutide appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed.
- 2 groups have a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming.
- Patents and exclusivities are shown as listed by the application holder; the Orange Book does not rule on them, and a listed patent is not a statement that a generic is blocked. This says nothing about price, supply or quality.
Solution, Subcutaneous
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Ozempic, Wegovy, Wegovy Flextouch and Wegovy Hd. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 8 March 2027Exclusivity I-935 Wegovy
- 28 January 2028Exclusivity I-961 Ozempic
- 15 August 2028Exclusivity I-973 Wegovy
- 19 March 2029Exclusivity NS Wegovy Hd
- 5 December 2031Patent 8129343 drug substance
- 21 June 2033Patent 10335462
- 21 June 2033Patent 9764003
- 28 April 2037Patent 12569543
- 24 August 2038Patent 12214017 drug product
- 24 August 2038Patent 11752198 drug product
- 24 August 2038Patent 10888605 drug product
- 10 October 2038Patent 12295988
4 more patents are listed.
Tablet, Oral
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 8 March 2027Exclusivity I-935 Wegovy
- 17 October 2028Exclusivity I-976 Ozempic
- 22 December 2028Exclusivity NP Wegovy
- 5 December 2031Patent 8129343 drug substance
- 16 December 2031Patent 11382957 drug substance
- 16 December 2031Patent 9278123 drug substance
- 16 December 2031Patent 10960052 drug product
- 16 December 2031Patent 10086047 drug product
- 15 March 2033Patent 11759503 drug product
- 15 March 2033Patent 10933120 drug product
- 15 March 2033Patent 11759501 drug product
8 more patents are listed.
US Food and Drug Administration, Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026. A listed patent is not a ruling that a generic is blocked, and no figure here says anything about price, supply or quality. Check the Orange Book.
Where can you go from this result?
Open it in the check to search another medicine, or see every brand with no generic listed. The FDA explains generic approval in how generic drugs are approved and the FDA generic drug facts, and the Orange Book itself is the FDA Orange Book. To check what is available now, ask your pharmacist, and see the FDA drug shortages page.