What is Wegovy®? WEGOVY® (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg is an injectable prescription medicine used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity: to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight. that may help adults and children aged 12 years and older with obesity, or some adults with overweight who also have weight-related medical problems, to help them lose excess body weight and keep the weight off. Wegovy® contains semaglutide and should not be used with other semaglutide-containing products or other GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines. It is not known if Wegovy® is safe and effective for use in children under 12 years of age.
59118What is Wegovy®? WEGOVY® (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg is an injectable prescription medicine used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity: to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight. that may help adults and children aged 12 years and older with obesity, or some adults with overweight who also have weight-related medical problems, to help them lose excess body weight and keep the weight off. Wegovy® contains semaglutide and should not be used with other semaglutide-containing products or other GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines. It is not known if Wegovy® is safe and effective for use in children under 12 years of age.
Tips for taking Wegovy® You can take Wegovy® with or without food If you need to change the day of the week, you may do so as long as your last dose of Wegovy® was given 2 or more days before If you take too much Wegovy®, you may have severe nausea, severe vomiting, and severe low blood sugar. Call your health care provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away if you experience any of these symptoms. What to do if you miss a dose If you miss a dose of Wegovy® and the next scheduled dose is more than 2 days away (48 hours), take the missed dose as soon as possible If you miss a dose of Wegovy® and the next scheduled dose is less than 2 days away (48 hours), do not administer the dose. Take your next dose on the regularly scheduled day If you miss doses of Wegovy® for more than 2 weeks, take the next dose on the regularly scheduled day or call your health care provider to talk about how to restart your treatment
Wegovy® comes in 5 different dose strengths, which are injected under the skin. The starting dose is 0.25 mg once a week, and you will gradually increase your dose every four weeks. Your health care provider can select either 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg for your maintenance dose. Start Wegovy® at a dose of 0.25 mg once a week for your first month For your second month, you can increase your weekly dose to 0.5 mg For your third month, you can increase your weekly dose to 1.0 mg For your fourth month, you can increase your weekly dose to 1.7 mg For the fifth month onward, your health care provider may have you stay at 1.7 mg or increase to 2.4 mg
Semaglutide 1.7 mg