Dosage & Direction of Usage:
Kindly use as recommended & directed by your prescriber.
Swallow the tablet whole with no more than (120ml) of plain water. Do not crush, chew, or split the pill.
Take the tablet first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. You must wait at least 30 minutes before eating, drinking anything else, or taking other oral medications to ensure it absorbs properly. If you miss a dose, skip it and resume your normal schedule the next day. Never take two tablets to make up for a missed dose.
About Wegovy:
WEGOVY® (semaglutide) tablet is an oral prescription medicine used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity to :
- manage diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions
- 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.
- to 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 or GIP receptor agonist medicines.
The dosage is gradually increased every 30 days over a four-month period until it reaches the 25mg maintenance dose, helping to minimize side effects.
Side Effects:
Common side effects are generally gastrointestinal and include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, and stomach pain.
