Ozempic price in South Africa

Ozempic is a prescription medicine, and the law limits what a pharmacy can charge for it. We show that limit and compare how South African pharmacies fill Ozempic prescriptions.

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The most you should pay

These are the highest legal prices for Ozempic. A pharmacy may charge less, never more. Last updated 5 October 2026.

Ozempic 1.5 mL pen, estimated highest priceup to R1,875Regulated price R1,479.18 plus up to R396.14 dispensing fee

Ozempic 3 mL pen, estimated highest priceup to R3,440Regulated price R2,958.38 plus up to R481.23 dispensing fee

Estimated highest price = the regulated price for the pen plus the largest dispensing fee a pharmacy may add, VAT included. We calculated it from the national medicine price database (October 2026 edition) and the published dispensing fee scale (medicine price registry). Medicine prices rose by 2.88% on 1 October 2026.

Ozempic and two lower-cost options

Two other semaglutide pens are now sold in South Africa for type 2 diabetes: Extensior, made by Novo Nordisk itself, and Semagard, a generic. Both have a lower legal price than Ozempic. All three are prescription medicines.

Highest legal price per pen
Product	Pen	Regulated price	Dispensing fee, up to	Estimated highest price
Ozempicoriginator	1.5 mL (0.25/0.5 mg doses)	R1,479.18	R396.14	R1,875.32
Ozempicoriginator	3 mL (1 mg dose)	R2,958.38	R481.23	R3,439.61
Extensiorauthorised copy (Novo Nordisk)	1.5 mL	R1,257.31	R357.86	R1,615.17
Extensiorauthorised copy (Novo Nordisk)	3 mL	R2,514.62	R455.71	R2,970.33
Semagardgeneric (Ranbaxy/Sun Pharma)	1.5 mL	R1,194.44	R347.02	R1,541.46
Semagardgeneric (Ranbaxy/Sun Pharma)	3 mL	R2,388.89	R448.48	R2,837.37

Pharmacies that fill Ozempic prescriptions

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chain
National chain. Upload your script on the website or in the app, then collect it or have it delivered where available.
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Dis-Chem
chain
National chain. Submit your script online and get doorstep delivery within 24 hours.
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Medirite
chain
Chain inside Shoprite and Checkers stores. Courier service sends repeat scripts to your door free each month.
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Pharmacy at SPAR
independent group
More than 140 independently owned pharmacies. Collect from your nearest store or arrange delivery.
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Alpha Pharm
independent group
Community pharmacies with a store finder and a chat line to ask a pharmacist.
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Pharmacy Direct
online / courier
Courier pharmacy for ongoing medicine. Upload your script, get delivery and pharmacist help on WhatsApp.
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Medipost Pharmacy
online / courier
Courier pharmacy that delivers ongoing medicine across South Africa and answers on WhatsApp.
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Sunset Pharmacy (Cape Town)
independent
Cape Town pharmacy. Upload your script as a PDF or photo; free delivery in the City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard.
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Link Pharmacy Group
independent group
A network of independently owned pharmacies across the country, with a store finder.
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Netcare Pharmacies
hospital retail chain
Pharmacies at Netcare hospitals. Many stay open late or around the clock.
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How to get Ozempic

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