Ozempic (Semaglutide)

How should I use Ozempic?

Use this medicine exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. It is usually started at a low dose that is gradually increased every 4 weeks to 30 days. Follow your doctor’s dosing instructions very carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you need help.

Ozempic is injected under the skin (subcutaneous injection), usually once per week at any time of the day, with or without food. Use an injection on the same day each week.

Prepare an injection only when you are ready to give it. Call your pharmacist if the medicine looks cloudy, has changed colors, or has particles in it. Your healthcare provider will show you where to inject this medicine, it is usually injected into the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm. Do not inject into the same place two times in a row.

If you choose a different weekly injection day, start your new schedule after at least 2 days have passed since the last injection you gave. Do not use different brands of semaglutide (Wegovy or Rybelsus) at the same time. Blood sugar can be affected by stress, illness, surgery, exercise, alcohol use, or skipping meals.

What happens if I miss a dose?

Use Ozempic as soon as you can and then go back to your regular schedule. If you are more than 5 days late for the injection, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.

Storage

• Keep this medication in the container it came in and out of reach of children. Store it away from light and heat, with the pen cap on.
• Store unused this medicine in the refrigerator (36°F to 46°F [2°C to 8°C]) but do not place them near the refrigerator cooling element.
• Once a pen is in use you can store it at room temperature (59°F to 86°F [15°C to 30°C]) or in the refrigerator.
• Do not freeze.
• Do not use this medicine if it has been frozen.
• When traveling, pens that are in use can be stored at room temperature (59°F to 86°F [15°C to 30°C]) (not in a car glove compartment or other hot place).
• Make a note of the date you first use a Ozempic pen, and dispose of the pen after 56 days, even if there is some solution left in the pen.