⚕️ Full Prescribing Information
For complete safety information, warnings, and dosage guidelines:
View FDA Label (PDF) →📋 Overview
Ozempic is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine used with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
How It Works
Ozempic mimics GLP-1 hormone, stimulating insulin release and reducing glucagon secretion in a glucose-dependent manner.
✓ FDA Approved Uses
- Improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes
- Reduce cardiovascular risk
🧪 Required Lab Monitoring
Your healthcare provider will order these tests to monitor your treatment:
A1c
Every 3 months until stable
Every 3 months until stable, then every 6 months
Kidney Function Test
Baseline and annually
Baseline and annually
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Contact your doctor if these persist or worsen:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Abdominal pain
⚠️ Do Not Use If
- History of medullary thyroid carcinoma
- MEN 2