how much semaglutide in wegovy Wegovy® Cost & Coverage Information All about the Wegovy (semaglutide)

The concentration and any additional compounded ingredients (such as B12, glycine, or L-carnitine) will depend on your individual clinical needs

The convenience of a single injection appeals to many patients

Patients who started the drug at the 2.4 mg dose were excluded as these patients may have had prior exposure to a GLP1 RA (unable to capture and verify using the database)

Wegovy Recommended Dosage: Initiation: Start with a 0.25 mg subcutaneous injection once weekly and follow the dose escalation schedule to minimize gastrointestinal adverse reactions: Week 1 to week 4: 0.25 mg weekly Week 5 to week 8: 0.5 mg weekly Week 9 to week 12: 1 mg weekly Week 13 to week 16: 1.7 mg weekly Week 17 onwards: 2.4 mg weekly Maintenance Dose: 2.4 mg once weekly

A rare side effect of semaglutide by injection is swelling of the skin, especially around the eyes and mouth (angioedema)