FAQ’s

• Weight loss varies person to person. In one medical study 1,961 adults living with obesity/overweight with a medical problem found that adults taking Semaglutide lost an average of 35 pounds (or 15% body weight). Adults receiving placebo lost an average of 6 pounds (or 2.5% body weight).
• Weight loss is maximized and sustained with improved diet and increased activity/exercise.

• This medication effects everyone differently, but if you do experience side effects it’s usually gastrointestinal; including, nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting. For most patients, these side effects are mild and improve over time. Personalized dose adjustments can assist with limiting side effects as well.
• Like most medications, rare cases of angioedema and anaphylaxis have occurred.

• Semaglutide is administered once a week via subcutaneous injection in the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
• Semaglutide is administered on the same day of the week, any time of day, with or without meals.

If you miss a dose or the day of the week needs to be changed you can change the day as long as your last dose was 2 or more days before (>48 hours).

• Typically, insurance company’s do not cover this treatment, but we recommend you contact your insurance company to see if it’s covered.
• We have forms that you can fill out and submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.

• Dispose of needles in sharps container or detergent bottle labeled “sharps”. Contact local health department for sharps drop off locations near you.
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Yes, Semaglutide can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease.

Contraindications include pregnancy, breast feeding, pancreatitis, personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, or multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A or 2B.