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Prescribing Information
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Talking to your patients about Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection

Pharmacists, patients may have questions when they pick up their prescription of Ozempic®. Here are some topics you may want to discuss with them.

See how to dispense Ozempic®

Adult patient with type 2 diabetes asking her pharmacist about her Ozempic® prescription

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What is Ozempic®?

Ozempic® is an injectable prescription medicine used:

  • For adults with type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise, to improve blood sugar (glucose)
  • For adults with type 2 diabetes with known heart disease, to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death 
  • For adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease), and death due to cardiovascular disease 

It is not known if Ozempic® is safe and effective for use in children.

See Section 17: Patient Counseling Information in the Prescribing Information

Three Ozempic® pens

Ozempic® once-weekly dose options for a range of patients

Gradual dose escalation designed to help patients adjust to therapy1,a

Red Ozempic® pen
Pen that delivers
0.25 mg and 0.5 mg only
Blue Ozempic® pen
Pen that delivers
1 mg only
Yellow Ozempic® pen
Pen that delivers
2 mg only

aThe starting dose of 0.25 mg is a nontherapeutic dose.

T2D=type 2 diabetes.

Gradual dose escalation to help patients adjust to therapy1

  • Administer Ozempic® once weekly on the same day each week, at any time of the day, with or without meals
  • The maximum recommended dosage is 2 mg once weekly
  • The day of weekly administration can be changed if necessary as long as the time between 2 doses is at least 2 days (>48 hours)
  • If a dose is missed, administer Ozempic® as soon as possible within 5 days after the missed dose. If more than 5 days have passed, skip the missed dose and administer the next dose on the regularly scheduled day. In each case, patients can then resume their regular once-weekly dosing schedule
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Ozempic® is available in multi-use pens with needles included1

The Ozempic® injection is supplied as a clear, colorless solution in a prefilled, disposable, single-patient-use pen in the following packaging configurations:

Red Label


Pen that delivers doses of 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg

Contains 2 mg of Ozempic®
Delivers only the starting dose of 0.25 mg and a maintenance dose of 0.5 mg

Red label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection Pen includes 6 needles

Includes

x6

Red label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection Pen includes 6 needles
Red label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection Pen includes 6 needles

Blue Label


Pen that delivers doses of 1 mg

Contains 4 mg of Ozempic®
Delivers only the maintenance dose of 1 mg

Blue label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection pen includes 4 needles

Includes

x4

Red label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection Pen includes 6 needles
Blue label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection pen includes 4 needles

Yellow Label


Pen that delivers doses of 2 mg

Contains 8 mg of Ozempic®
Delivers only the maximum maintenance dose of 2 mg

Yellow label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection pen includes 4 needles

Includes

x4

Red label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection Pen includes 6 needles
Yellow label Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection pen includes 4 needles

Thinnest needle (32G, 4 mm) on a once-weekly GLP-1 RA included with each pen

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Ozempic<sup>®</sup> Demonstration Pen (0.25 mg, 0.5 mg)
Ozempic® Demonstration Pen (0.25 mg, 0.5 mg)
For demonstration and training only. Not for patients or injection into humans. Does not contain medicine. Only to be used by a health care professional. Needles are not included.
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Ozempic® Pen Instructions for Use
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Ozempic® Pen Instructions for Use
An overview for patients on how to use the Ozempic® Pen, this easy-to-follow video illustrates how they can administer Ozempic®. You may also view illustrated step-by-step instructions.
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How to store the Ozempic® Pen1

Prior to first use

Until expiration date


Refrigerator icon

Refrigerated
36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C)

After first use

56 days


Room temperature storage

Room Temperature
59°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C)

Refrigerator icon

Refrigerated
36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C)

How to dispense Ozempic®1

Ozempic® 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg dose
(2 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4181-13


Days supply:

  • Sample/initial (42 days)
  • 1-month supply (28 days)

Intent of prescription:

  • Sample or initial prescription for new starts
  • 1-month prescription for maintenance on 0.5 mg
  • For patients with T2D and CKD, increase to the recommended maintenance dose of 1 mg after at least 4 weeks on 0.5 mg

Strength: 2 mg per 3 mL (0.68 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG:

  • Sample or initial Rx: Inject 0.25 mg SUBQ once weekly for 4 weeks, then 0.5 mg SUBQ once weekly for 2 weeks
  • Maintenance Rx: Inject 0.5 mg SUBQ once weekly for 4 weeks

Dispense quantity: 3 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 6 included


Number of boxes: 1 box


Ozempic® 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg dose
(2 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4181-13


Days supply:
3-month supply (84 days)


Intent of prescription:

  • 3-month prescription for maintenance on 0.5 mg
  • For patients with T2D and CKD, increase to the recommended maintenance dose of 1 mg after at least 4 weeks on 0.5 mg

Strength: 2 mg per 3 mL (0.68 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG: Maintenance Rx: Inject 0.5 mg SUBQ once weekly for 12 weeks


Dispense quantity: 9 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 18 included


Number of boxes: 3 boxes


Ozempic® 1 mg dose
(4 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4130-13


Days supply:

  • 1-month supply (28 days)

Intent of prescription:

1-month prescription for maintenance on 1 mg


Strength: 4 mg per 3 mL (1.34 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG: Maintenance Rx: Inject 1 mg SUBQ once weekly for 4 weeks


Dispense quantity: 3 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 4 included


Number of boxes: 1 box


Ozempic® 1 mg dose
(4 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4130-13


Days supply:
3-month supply (84 days)


Intent of prescription:

  • 3-month prescription for maintenance on 1 mg
  • For patients with T2D and CKD, increase to the recommended maintenance dose of 1 mg

Strength: 4 mg per 3 mL (1.34 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG: Maintenance Rx: Inject 1 mg SUBQ once weekly for 12 weeks


Dispense quantity: 9 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 12 included


Number of boxes: 3 boxes


Ozempic® 2 mg dose
(8 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4772-12


Days supply:

  • 1-month supply (28 days)

Intent of prescription:

  • 1-month prescription for maintenance on 2 mg

Strength: 8 mg per 3 mL (2.68 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG: Maintenance Rx: Inject 2 mg SUBQ once weekly for 4 weeks


Dispense quantity: 3 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 4 included


Number of boxes: 1 box


Ozempic® 2 mg dose
(8 mg/3 mL subcutaneous pen injector)

NDC: 0169-4772-12


Days supply:
3-month supply (84 days)


Intent of prescription:
3-month prescription for maintenance on 2 mg


Strength: 8 mg per 3 mL (2.68 mg/mL)


Dosage form: Solution


SIG: Maintenance Rx: Inject 2 mg SUBQ once weekly for 12 weeks


Dispense quantity: 9 mL


Dispense quantity unit of measure: mL ONLY


Needles: 12 included


Number of boxes: 3 boxes


CKD=chronic kidney disease.

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Important Safety Information for Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection

WARNING: RISK OF THYROID C-CELL TUMORS

  • In rodents, semaglutide causes dose-dependent and treatment-duration-dependent thyroid C-cell tumors at clinically relevant exposures. It is unknown whether Ozempic® causes thyroid C-cell tumors, including medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), in humans as human relevance of semaglutide-induced rodent thyroid C-cell tumors has not been determined
  • Ozempic® is contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of MTC and in patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2). Counsel patients regarding the potential risk for MTC with the use of Ozempic® and inform them of symptoms of thyroid tumors (eg, a mass in the neck, dysphagia, dyspnea, persistent hoarseness). Routine monitoring of serum calcitonin or using thyroid ultrasound is of uncertain value for early detection of MTC in patients treated with Ozempic®

Indications and Usage

Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection 0.5 mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg is indicated:

  • as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes
  • to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke) in adults with type 2 diabetes and established CV disease
  • to reduce the risk of sustained eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease, and cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Important Safety Information cont.

Contraindications

  • Ozempic® is contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of MTC or in patients with MEN 2, and in patients with a hypersensitivity reaction to semaglutide or to any of the excipients in Ozempic®. Serious hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis and angioedema have been reported with Ozempic®

Warnings and Precautions

  • Risk of Thyroid C-Cell Tumors: Patients should be further evaluated if serum calcitonin is measured and found to be elevated or thyroid nodules are noted on physical examination or neck imaging
  • Acute Pancreatitis: Acute pancreatitis, including fatal and non-fatal hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis, has been observed in patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists, including semaglutide. Observe patients carefully for signs and symptoms of pancreatitis (persistent severe abdominal pain, sometimes radiating to the back with or without vomiting). If pancreatitis is suspected, discontinue Ozempic® and initiate appropriate management
  • Diabetic Retinopathy Complications: In a 2-year trial involving patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk, more events of diabetic retinopathy complications occurred in patients treated with Ozempic® (3.0%) compared with placebo (1.8%). The absolute risk increase for diabetic retinopathy complications was larger among patients with a history of diabetic retinopathy at baseline than among patients without a known history of diabetic retinopathy.
    Rapid improvement in glucose control has been associated with a temporary worsening of diabetic retinopathy. The effect of long-term glycemic control with semaglutide on diabetic retinopathy complications has not been studied. Patients with a history of diabetic retinopathy should be monitored for progression of diabetic retinopathy
  • Never Share an Ozempic® Pen Between Patients: Ozempic® pens must never be shared between patients, even if the needle is changed. Pen-sharing poses a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens
  • Hypoglycemia: Patients receiving Ozempic® in combination with an insulin secretagogue (e.g., sulfonylurea) or insulin may have an increased risk of hypoglycemia, including severe hypoglycemia. Inform patients using these concomitant medications of the risk of hypoglycemia and educate them on the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
  • Acute Kidney Injury Due to Volume Depletion: There have been postmarketing reports of acute kidney injury, in some cases requiring hemodialysis, in patients treated with semaglutide. The majority of reported events occurred in patients who experienced gastrointestinal reactions leading to dehydration such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Monitor renal function in patients reporting adverse reactions to Ozempic® that could lead to volume depletion, especially during dosage initiation and escalation
  • Severe Gastrointestinal Adverse Reactions: Use of Ozempic® has been associated with gastrointestinal adverse reactions, sometimes severe. In Ozempic® clinical trials, severe gastrointestinal adverse reactions were reported more frequently among patients receiving Ozempic® (0.5 mg 0.4%, 1 mg 0.8%) than placebo (0%). Ozempic® is not recommended in patients with severe gastroparesis
  • Hypersensitivity: Serious hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis, angioedema) have been reported in patients treated with Ozempic®. If hypersensitivity reactions occur, discontinue use of Ozempic®; treat promptly per standard of care, and monitor until signs and symptoms resolve. Use caution in a patient with a history of angioedema or anaphylaxis with another GLP-1 receptor agonist
  • Acute Gallbladder Disease: Acute events of gallbladder disease such as cholelithiasis or cholecystitis have been reported in GLP-1 receptor agonist trials and postmarketing. In placebo-controlled trials, cholelithiasis was reported in 1.5% and 0.4% of patients treated with Ozempic® 0.5 mg and 1 mg, respectively, and not reported in placebo-treated patients. If cholelithiasis is suspected, gallbladder studies and appropriate clinical follow-up are indicated
  • Pulmonary Aspiration During General Anesthesia or Deep Sedation: Ozempic® delays gastric emptying. There have been rare postmarketing reports of pulmonary aspiration in patients receiving GLP-1 receptor agonists undergoing elective surgeries or procedures requiring general anesthesia or deep sedation who had residual gastric contents despite reported adherence to preoperative fasting recommendations. Instruct patients to inform healthcare providers prior to any planned surgeries or procedures if they are taking Ozempic®

Adverse Reactions

  • The most common adverse reactions, reported in ≥5% of patients treated with Ozempic® are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation

Drug Interactions

  • When initiating Ozempic®, consider reducing the dose of concomitantly administered insulin secretagogue (such as sulfonylureas) or insulin to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia
  • Ozempic® causes a delay of gastric emptying and has the potential to impact the absorption of concomitantly administered oral medications, so caution should be exercised

Use in Specific Populations

  • There are limited data with semaglutide use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk for adverse developmental outcomes. Discontinue Ozempic® in women at least 2 months before a planned pregnancy due to the long washout period for semaglutide

Please click here for Ozempic® Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.

Reference:

  1. Ozempic® [package insert]. Plainsboro, NJ: Novo Nordisk Inc.
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