Get the exact product name

Ask for the ingredient, brand and form

The ingredient is the part of the medicine that does the work. Semaglutide is an ingredient name.

As of September 26, 2026, specific semaglutide products sold as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus had US approval.

The agency called FDA reviews each specific product; its full name is Food and Drug Administration. A shared ingredient name does not make every offer the same product.

Do not treat “generic” as a complete answer

As of September 26, 2026, no semaglutide generic had final FDA approval for the US market.

A generic is an approved version of a medicine sold under a brand name. A compounded preparation is made to order and does not have that approval.

FDA considers it misleading to describe a compounded product as an approved generic or as proven to give the same results.

Check for a different chemical form

A salt form means a different version of the semaglutide ingredient. It is not the ingredient used in approved semaglutide medicines.

Watch for the names semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate. The extra words “sodium” and “acetate” name these different versions; they are warning words to look for after “semaglutide.”

As of September 26, 2026, FDA said these salts differ from the ingredient in approved semaglutide drugs and it knew of no lawful basis for compounding with them.

Reading for this question

• FDA explains misleading compounding claims

  Useful when an offer uses “generic,” “the same,” or approval language about a made-to-order product.

• FDA concerns about semaglutide copies

  Includes the distinction between the approved ingredient and its salt forms.