Generic name:semaglutide injection [ SEM-a-GLOO-tide ]
Drug class:Incretin mimetics
What is Ozempic?
Ozempic is similar to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body and helps control blood sugar, insulin levels, and digestion.
Ozempic is a pre-filled, disposable, single-patient-use injection pen used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Ozempic is usually given after other diabetes medicines have been tried without success.
Ozempic is also used to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with known heart disease.
This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Warnings
You should not use Ozempic if you have multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (tumors in your glands), a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, insulin-dependent diabetes, or diabetic ketoacidosis.
Call your doctor at once if you have signs of a thyroid tumor, such as swelling or a lump in your neck, trouble swallowing, a hoarse voice, or shortness of breath.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Ozempic if you are allergic to semaglutide, or if you have:
multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (tumors in your glands); or
a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (a type of thyroid cancer).
To make sure Ozempic is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
a stomach or intestinal disorder;
