Ozempic injection
label of 22 November 202330 July 2026recorded here 11 August 2026
Approved uses
- Removed. Has not been studied in patients with a history of pancreatitis. Consider another antidiabetic therapy.
- Removed. Not for treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Added. to reduce the risk of sustained eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.
1 entry reworded without a change of meaning.
Warnings and precautions
- Removed. Pancreatitis: Has been reported in clinical trials. Discontinue promptly if pancreatitis is suspected. Do not restart if pancreatitis is confirmed.
- Removed. Acute Kidney Injury: Monitor renal function in patients with renal impairment reporting severe adverse gastrointestinal reactions.
- Removed. Acute Gallbladder Disease: If cholelithiasis or cholecystitis are suspected, gallbladder studies are indicated. Risk of Thyroid C-Cell Tumors In mice and rats, semaglutide caused a dose-dependent and treatment-duration-dependent increase in the incidence of thyroid C-cell tumors (adenomas and carcinomas) after lifetime exposure at clinically relevant plasma exposures.
- Added. Acute Pancreatitis: Has been observed in patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists, including OZEMPIC. Discontinue if pancreatitis is suspected.
- Added. Acute Kidney Injury Due to Volume Depletion: Monitor renal function in patients reporting adverse reactions that could lead to volume depletion.
- Added. Severe Gastrointestinal Adverse Reactions: Use has been associated with gastrointestinal adverse reactions, sometimes severe. OZEMPIC is not recommended in patients with severe gastroparesis.
- Added. Acute Gallbladder Disease: If cholelithiasis or cholecystitis are suspected, gallbladder studies are indicated.
Forms and strengths
- Removed. Single-patient-use pen that delivers 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg per injection Injection: 4 mg/3 mL (1.34 mg/mL) available in:
- Removed. Single-patient-use pen that delivers 1 mg per injection Injection: 8 mg/3 mL (2.68 mg/mL) available in:
- Removed. Single-patient-use pen that delivers 2 mg per injection
- Added. Injection: 2 mg/3 mL (0.68 mg/mL) for 4 doses of 0.25 mg and 2 doses of 0.5 mg or 4 doses of 0.5 mg, 4 mg/3 mL (1.34 mg/mL) for 4 doses of 1 mg, and 8 mg/3 mL (2.68 mg/mL) for 4 doses of 2 mg in...
- Added. Injection: 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg or 1 mg per 0.5 mL in a single-dose prefilled syringe
Dosage and administration
- Added. To reduce the risk of sustained eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular death, increase the dosage to 1 mg once weekly after at least 4 weeks on the 0.5 mg dosage.