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SEMAGLUTIDE DOSAGING (WeGovy) prescription dosage instruction

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Dosage

Generic name:  Semaglutide
Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class: Incretin mimetics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 23, 2022.

Patient Selection

Recommended Dosage

Dosage Initiation and Escalation

In adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older, initiate WEGOVY with a dosage of 0.25 mg injected subcutaneously once weekly. Then follow the dose escalation schedule in Table 3 to minimize gastrointestinal adverse reactions [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].
If patients do not tolerate a dose during dosage escalation, consider delaying dosage escalation for 4 weeks.

Table 3. Dosage Escalation Schedule

Weeks 1-4
DOSAGE is .25mgs once per week
Dose escalation
 WEEKS 5 through 80.5 mg
WEEKS 9 through 121 mg
WEEKS 13 through 161.7 mg
WEEKS 17 and onward2.4 mgMaintenance dose

Maintenance Dosage

Adult Patients

The maintenance dosage of WEGOVY is 2.4 mg injected subcutaneously once weekly.
If patients do not tolerate the maintenance 2.4 mg once-weekly dosage, the dosage can be temporarily decreased to 1.7 mg once weekly, for a maximum of 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, increase WEGOVY to the maintenance 2.4 mg once-weekly dosage. Discontinue WEGOVY if the patient cannot tolerate the 2.4 mg dosage.


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