CANADIAN PHARMACY CASH PRICES · ALL FIGURES CAD AUDITED AND ESTIMATED FIGURES · CHECKED SEP 22, 2026
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Rybelsus price in Canada, by pharmacy and province

Rybelsus runs $239 to $318 a month in Ontario as a cash price, depending on strength and pharmacy. Cheapest counter right now is Costco Pharmacy at $239 for the 3 mg starting dose. None in Canada may reduce it further but publishes no fixed discount.

Lowest cash
$239
Highest
$318
Strengths
3

Every Rybelsus strength in Ontario

Cheapest pharmacy per strength
StrengthCheapest pharmacyDrug priceCash totalWith savings cardPer dosePriciest
3 mg Starting dose
28 daily tablets
Costco Pharmacy
Membership not required to use the pharmacy
$235
$239
No card
$9
$296
7 mg
28 daily tablets
Costco Pharmacy
Membership not required to use the pharmacy
$253
$257
No card
$9
$318
14 mg
28 daily tablets
Costco Pharmacy
Membership not required to use the pharmacy
$253
$257
No card
$9
$318

Savings-card figures come from each programme’s published terms and vary by eligibility, plan and pen strength. One pack is 28 daily tablets. Totals include the pharmacy’s dispensing fee.

Rybelsus across the provinces

Starting strength · cheapest chain
ProvinceCheapest pharmacyCash totalWith savings cardvs cheapest provinceChecked
Costco Pharmacy
$235
No card
cheapest
Estimated
Ontario You
Costco Pharmacy
$239
No card
+$4
Estimated
Costco Pharmacy
$242
No card
+$7
Estimated
Costco Pharmacy
$243
No card
+$8
Estimated
Costco Pharmacy
$244
No card
+$9
Estimated
Costco Pharmacy
$247
No card
+$12
Estimated
CanadaDrugsOnline
$259
No card
+$24
Estimated
CanadaDrugsOnline
$262
No card
+$27
Estimated
CanadaDrugsOnline
$263
No card
+$28
Estimated
CanadaDrugsOnline
$269
No card
+$34
Estimated
What’s in the pack
28 daily tablets, which is one month at a steady dose.
Generic available?
Yes. Health Canada has approved generic semaglutide (Apo-Semaglutide), which undercuts the brand substantially.
What the price includes
The cash column is the drug plus that pharmacy’s dispensing fee, with no insurance and no telehealth fee. The savings-card column applies None in Canada on top where one publishes a basis for a figure; it generally cannot be combined with public plans such as ODB, NIHB or BC PharmaCare.
Insurance
Coverage is set by each insurer. Ask your pharmacist to run a quote against your plan card; they can tell you your out-of-pocket on the spot.

The details, if you want them

Why does the same pen cost more at one chain than another?

Every pharmacy sets its own markup on the drug and its own dispensing fee on top. In our data Costco Pharmacy is consistently lowest for Rybelsus, and the gap to the priciest chain we track is $57 a month on the starting dose alone. Nothing about the medication differs.

Does the province I live in change the price?

Yes, by a few percent. Provincial rules on pharmacist fees and which chains operate differ, so Alberta is currently the cheapest province we track for Rybelsus and Quebec the most expensive, a $34 monthly difference. Two Western-Canada-only chains also drop out of the comparison in central and Atlantic provinces.

Should I buy a higher strength and split it?

We publish prices, not dosing advice, and pen strengths are not interchangeable. The per-dose column exists so you can see how the cost curve moves as you titrate, not as a suggestion to redose. Any change to how you take a GLP-1 is a conversation with your prescriber.

How are these numbers checked?

Every row says. Audited rows come from a published August 2026 retail phone audit; Estimated rows are modelled from list pricing and should be confirmed with the pharmacy; Verified rows mean we phoned that counter on the date shown. The methodology page explains each tier.

How we check

Every row on this page carries its own label: Audited, Estimated or Verified. Nothing here is a manufacturer list price presented as a counter price. The methodology sets out each tier.

Checked 2026-09-22