How do I give myself an Ozempic injection?
Insert the needle into your skin in the stomach (abdomen), thigh or upper arm. Press down on the center of the dose button to inject until “0 mg” lines up with the pointer. Keep the dose button pressed down, keep the needle under the skin, and slowly count to 6 to make sure the full dose is injected.
How do you use Ozempic pen to lose weight?
Put the pen cap back on the pen.
- Using the pen, Ozempic® is injected under the skin of your abdomen, thigh, or upper arm. Do not inject into a muscle or vein.
- Change (rotate) your injection site with each injection. Do not use the same site for each injection.
How long does it take to lose weight on Ozempic?
It’s generally advised that by week 12 of being at a therapeutic dose, you should have lost at least 5% of your starting weight. This is 20 weeks of treatment in total, including the 8-week titration period.
Who should not use Ozempic?
Do not use Ozempic® if you or any of your family have ever had MTC, or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
How do you use Ozempic?
OZEMPIC is injected under the skin (subcutaneously) of your stomach (abdomen), thigh, or upper arm. Do not inject OZEMPIC into a muscle (intramuscularly) or vein (intravenously). Use OZEMPIC 1 time each week, on the same day each week, at any time of the day. You may change the day of the week you use OZEMPIC…
How long does Ozempic take to work?
Rapid Acting Expect this to begin to work 15 to 20 minutes after injection, peak at about 90 minutes, and last two to four hours. Regular or Short Acting You will start to see the effects after 30 minutes.
Should Ozempic be refrigerated?
Recommended Storage Prior to first use, OZEMPIC should be stored in a refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C) (Table 8). Do not store in the freezer or directly adjacent to the refrigerator cooling element. Do not freeze OZEMPIC and do not use OZEMPIC if it has been frozen.
Does Ozempic come with pen needle?
Ozempic ® is available in multiuse pens with free needles 1. The Ozempic ® injection is supplied as a clear, colorless solution that contains 2 mg of semaglutide in a 1.5 mL (1.34 mg/mL), pre-filled, disposable, single-patient-use pen in the following packaging configurations:
