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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
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- 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)].
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- If patients do not tolerate a dose during dosage escalation, consider delaying dosage escalation for 4 weeks.
Table 3. Dosage Escalation Schedule
DOSAGE is .25mgs once per week
Dose escalation |
WEEKS 5 through 8 | 0.5 mg |
WEEKS 9 through 12 | 1 mg |
WEEKS 13 through 16 | 1.7 mg |
WEEKS 17 and onward | 2.4 mg | Maintenance dose |
Maintenance Dosage
Adult Patients
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- The maintenance dosage of WEGOVY is 2.4 mg injected subcutaneously once weekly.
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- 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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