Clinical guidance
Weight Management with Wegovy
Published January 1, 2022
Clinical guidance
Published January 1, 2022
Wegovy is a medication that you inject yourself using a special pen. It helps reduce your hunger and cravings for food. While using it, you’ll also work with your health guide to get more physical activity and eat for better health.
You take Wegovy once a week, but you won’t start at the full amount. It’s important to slowly raise your dose to make sure your body can handle it. Contact us right away if you have vomiting, severe pain in your belly, or other new symptoms.
Here’s your medication schedule:
You reach the full dose at month 5 — keep taking this amount. We’ll check in regularly to see if you should stay on Wegovy.
We’ve already sent your prescription for each dose to the pharmacy. We recommend picking up only the dose you currently need. It’s less to manage and you may need insurance approval for each dose. Let us know if you run into any issues with your insurance.
Carefully read the directions that come with the pen. The Wegovy website also has more details and a video showing how to use the pen.
Learn more at the Wegovy website, including how it works, how to store it, how to use the pen, and more. And of course, you can always ask us!