
Wegovy 0.50mg
Wegovy is an injectable pen that contains the active ingredient semaglutide. It is available to help you lose weight: Read https://www.wegovy.com/
Once a week self-injection pen (0.25mg to 2.4mg)
Helps support weight loss by reducing appetite and making you feel fuller
Lose up to 15% of your starting weight
Read Wegovy 0.25mg Patient Leaflet
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Wegovy 0.25mg Injection
Active Ingredient: – Semaglutide
Warning & Cautions (Exclusions):
- Must not be administered under the age 18yrs or over 75yrs
- BMI below 27kg/m2
- Patients with an initial BMI of 27 to 30 kg/m2 and no weight-related co-morbidity
- Pregnant women
- Breast-feeding
- Severe hepatic impairment
- Severe renal impairment
- Congestive heart failure
- Obesity secondary to endocrinological, eating disorders or treatment with medicinal products that may cause weight gain
- History of pancreatitis
- Diabetic retinopathy
- If you are taking certain medications such as insulins (please consult with a healthcare professional)
Dose:
The starting dose will be at 0.25mg once-weekly and will be increased every 4 weeks to a maximum 2.4mg once-weekly dose. This is done over a 16-weeks period to improve gastro-intestinal tolerability. If escalation to the next dose step is not tolerate for two consecutive weeks, then you must consider discontinuing the treatment.
Please see below the table which illustrates the treatment regimen for Wegovy;
Dose Escalation | Weekly Dose |
Weeks 1 to 4 | 0.25mg |
Weeks 5 to 8 | 0.5mg |
Weeks 9 to 12 | 1mg |
Weeks 13 to 16 | 1.7mg |
Maintenance dose | 2.4mg |
You can continue at the maintenance dose of 2.4mg once weekly if you have lost at least 5% of your original body weight after 6 months.
Missed dose:
If you missed your dose, then you must administer as soon as you remember and within 5 days after the missed dose. If, however, the 5 days period has passed, then you must skip that dose and carry on as normal at your next dose. If you continue to miss more doses, then reducing to the starting dose for re-initiation must be considered.
Allergens
Hypersensitivity to Semaglutide.
Storage
Store in a refrigerator (2° C to 8° C). Keep away from cooling element. DO NOT FREEZE. After first use; store below 30° C or, preferably, in a refrigerator (2° C to 8° C).