Medication management: If weight loss injections are right for you, well guide you through the process of starting and adjusting your dosage for optimal results and minimal side effects
These changes allow semaglutide to be taken just once a week while still being effective
Psyllium husk: a soluble fiber supplement that works as a gentle osmotic agent
They can prescribe Wegovy if you meet the BMI criteria or are overweight with a qualifying chronic condition
Brand-name medications come in proprietary injection pens with specific color coding: Ozempic: Red pen cap, doses labeled on pen Wegovy: Blue pen cap, doses labeled on pen Mounjaro: Purple pen cap, doses labeled on pen Zepbound: Teal pen cap, doses labeled on pen Trulicity: Green pen cap, single-dose pen (no dose selector) Victoza: Blue pen, multi-dose pen with dose selector Saxenda: Blue pen, multi-dose pen with dose selector Compounded medications typically come in glass vials with handwritten or printed labels, not prefilled pens
(Ard, 2021) GLP-1 receptor agonists work by mimicking the GLP-1 hormone that is naturally found in the gut