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Drug-drug interaction. This is when a medication reacts with one or more other drugs. For example, taking a cough medicine (antitussive) and a drug to help you sleep (sedative) could cause the two ...
Pen strength. Dose given per injection. Number of doses per pen. 2 milligrams of semaglutide in 3 milliliters of solution (2 mg/3 mL), which may also be written as 0.68 mg/mL. 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg ...
Kidney damage can happen when using Ozempic, especially if you have nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, which can cause dehydration. Try to drink water to avoid dehydration. Call your healthcare ...
Ozempic was approved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes at 0.5 mg and 1 mg doses in 2017 and at a 2 mg dose in 2022. The FDA approved Wegovy at larger, once-weekly 2.4 mg injectable doses in 2022.
Your clinician may recommend taking 600–800 micrograms (mcg) of oral misoprostol (Cytotec) to treat a missed miscarriage during the first trimester. The medication usually comes in 200-mcg ...
Microgram. In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1 × 10−6) of a gram. The unit symbol is μg according to the International System of Units (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg. In μg, the prefix symbol for ...
Side Effects. See also Warning section. Nausea, vomiting, constipation, lightheadedness, dizziness, drowsiness, sweating, flushing, or dry mouth may occur. Some of these side effects may decrease ...