(Ozempic) 5mg
What Ozempic Does
- Blood Sugar Control: It belongs to a class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists, which help your pancreas release the right amount of insulin when blood sugar is high.
- Slows Digestion: It slows down how fast food leaves your stomach, which helps prevent sharp spikes in blood sugar after a meal and reduces appetite.
- Additional Health Benefits: It is prescribed to lower the risk of major heart events (like stroke or heart attack) and slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in adults with type 2 diabetes.
How It Is Taken
- Injection: It is given as a once-weekly injection just under the skin in the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm using a pre-filled pen.
- Weight Management: While widely known for promoting weight loss, Ozempic is officially approved for type 2 diabetes, whereas higher-dose semaglutide products like Wegovy target weight management
Side Effects and Safety Warnings
- Common Side Effects: Digestive issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and stomach pain.
- Recent Safety Updates: Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued a class-wide safety warning for GLP-1 receptor agonists (including Ozempic) after connecting them to rare cases of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), an eye condition that can cause abrupt and permanent vision loss.
