Ozempic for treating type 2 diabetes

Ozempic is an injectable prescription medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is not recommended as the first choice of medicine for treating diabetes. Ozempic is not a substitute for insulin and is not for use in people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis.Active Ingredient: semaglutide. Inactive Ingredients: disodium phosphate dihydrate, propylene glycol, phenol and water for injection.

Ozempic (semaglutide) injection 0.5 mg or 1 mg, a once-weekly glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Do not share your Ozempic pen with other people, even if the needle has been changed. You may give other people a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them. Ozempic may cause serious side effects, including: Possible thyroid tumors, including cancer.

Ozempic and other similar medicines caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if Ozempic will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people. Do not use this medicine if you or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).

Ozempic is injected under the skin (subcutaneously) of  stomach (abdomen), thigh, or upper arm. Do not inject Ozempic into a muscle or vein. Use Ozempic one 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 as long as your last dose was given two or more days before. If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as possible within five days after the missed dose. If more than five days have passed, skip the missed dose and take your next dose on the regularly scheduled day.

Ozempic may be taken with or without food. Do not mix insulin and Ozempic together in the same injection. You may give an injection of Ozempic and insulin in the same body area (such as your stomach area), but not right next to each other. Change (rotate) your injection site with each injection. Do not use the same site for each injection.
Common side effects of Ozempic include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach (abdominal) pain and constipation.
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