Learn about the dose escalation with Wegovy® and find what to do if patients miss a dose. Read Important Safety and Prescribing Info, including Boxed Warning.
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. …
Nov 1, 2024 · Dosage Initiation and Escalation • Initiate WEGOVY with a dosage of 0.25 mg injected subcutaneously once weekly. Then follow the dose escalation schedule presented in …
Monitor renal function when initiating or escalating doses of WegovyTM in patients reporting severe adverse gastrointestinal reactions and in patients with renal impairment reporting any …
Follow the dose escalation to reduce the likelihood of gastrointestinal symptoms. If patients do not tolerate a dose during dose escalation, consider delaying dose escalation for 4 weeks.
To reduce the likelihood of gastrointestinal symptoms, the dose should be escalated over a 16-week period to a maintenance dose of 2.4 mg once weekly (see Table 1). In case of significant …
In adults, Wegovy is initiated at a dosage of 0.25 mg injected subcutaneously (SC) once-weekly. The updated dose escalation schedule is presented in the table below. Wegovy is also …
To reduce the likelihood of gastrointestinal symptoms, the dose should be escalated over a 16-week period to a maintenance dose of 2.4 mg once weekly (see Table 2). In case of significant …
Administer Wegovy once weekly, on the same day each week, with or without meals. Administer by subcutaneous (SC) injection in the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm. Injection site can be …
To reduce the likelihood of gastrointestinal symptoms, the dose should be escalated over a 16-week period to a maintenance dose of 2.4 mg once weekly (see Table 2). In case of significant …