Semaglutide (weekly injection)

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🍽️ Alimentary Tract And MetabolismGLP-1 receptor agonist

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Ozempic (US)

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus · Regimen source: FDA Ozempic · 2.2FDA Ozempic · 2.1

⛔ Once WEEKLY subcutaneous (not daily). 0.25 mg for 4 weeks (tolerability only), then 0.5 mg. If needed after at least 4 weeks go to 1 mg, then 2 mg; max 2 mg weekly. FDA Ozempic · 2.2FDA Ozempic · 2.1

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Formulations

  • Pen 0.25/0.5 mg, 1 mg or 2 mg per dose (0.68, 1.34 or 2.68 mg/mL) — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Ozempic · 3

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Ozempic · 8.1

    “Risk Summary There are limited data with semaglutide use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk for adverse developmental outcomes.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ozempic · 8.2

    “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of semaglutide in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Ozempic · 8.4

    “Safety and efficacy of OZEMPIC have not been established in pediatric patients.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Ozempic · 8.5

    “In the pool of placebo- and active-controlled glycemic control trials, 744 (23.6%) OZEMPIC-treated patients were 65 years of age and over and 102 OZEMPIC-treated patients (3.2%) patients were 75 years of age and over.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialUse with caution

    Label has advice on pregnancy testing, contraception or fertility for females and males. FDA Ozempic · 8.3

    “Discontinue OZEMPIC in women at least 2 months before a planned pregnancy due to the long washout period for semaglutide [see Use in Specific Populations ( 8.1 )] .”

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