How our articles are written and reviewed

Who writes this site

Articles are written by named contributors with a background in pharmacy or health writing, or by the Semaglutide Canada editorial team. Every author has a profile page listing their qualifications. Where a page is written in the first person, the "I" is the named author on that page.

• Thelma Ubani, BPharm, MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics. Medical writer.
• Dr. Hana Smalley, Pharm.D. Pharmacist and medical reviewer.
• Semaglutide Canada editorial team. Research, pricing verification and editing.

How an article is produced

1. Research. We start from primary sources: Health Canada product monographs, provincial formularies, peer-reviewed trials, manufacturer pricing and provider websites. We use AI-assisted research tools to gather and organise that evidence.
2. Editing and fact-check. A human editor reviews every draft, checks each factual claim against its source, and removes anything that cannot be cited.
3. Pharmacist review for clinical content. See below for what this covers.
4. Publication and updates. Every article shows a publish date and, when it changes, an updated date. Pricing and coverage pages show when the figures were last checked.

What pharmacist review covers

A licensed Canadian pharmacist reviews every article that makes clinical claims before it is published. That includes:

• Side effects and safety information.
• Dosing and titration guides.
• Drug interactions.
• Any statement about how a medication works or who it is approved for.

Pharmacist review checks clinical accuracy against the Health Canada product monograph and the cited evidence. It does not cover pricing, provider comparisons or provincial coverage rules, which are verified by the editorial team against the sources listed in our methodology. A page shows a "Medically reviewed by" line only when a pharmacist has reviewed that page.

Citation standard

Every health claim links to a source. We use, in order of preference: Health Canada, provincial government and formulary pages, peer-reviewed journals, CADTH, manufacturer product pages and monographs, and established Canadian news outlets. Each article lists its sources at the end. We do not cite content that itself lacks a primary source.

Independence

Sponsors and affiliate partners have no input into what we write, which providers we cover, or how they are scored. How the site makes money, and how providers are scored, is set out on the methodology page. We are not affiliated with any pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Corrections

We correct errors when they are reported and verified. See the corrections page for how to report one and what has changed.

Last reviewed 2026-09-16.