{"id":8118,"date":"2022-06-24T18:42:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T02:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/store.apotheraspecialtypharmacy.com\/?p=8118"},"modified":"2023-05-10T18:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T02:07:28","slug":"saxenda-liraglutide-wegovy-semaglutide-and-mounjaro-tirzepatide-sc-injections-for-type-2-diabetes-and-weight-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/store.apotheraspecialtypharmacy.com\/?p=8118","title":{"rendered":"Saxenda (Liraglutide), Wegovy (Semaglutide) and Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) SC Injections for Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
Drug Info: ApoThera Drug Disease Clinical Support App<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2<\/b><\/div>\n
Initial Dose<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n
\u2013 2.5 mg SC every week x 4 weeks<\/div>\n
Maintenance Dose<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
\u2013 Increase to 5 mg SC every week<\/div>\n
\u2013 May increase by 2.5-mg increments after at least 4 weeks at current dose<\/div>\n
Maximum Dose<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u2013 15 mg SC every week<\/div>\n
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Missed SC Dose<\/b><\/div>\n
<4 Days (96 hour)<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u2013 Administer as soon as possible after missed dose<\/div>\n
>4 days<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u2013 Skip missed dose and administer next dose on regularly scheduled day
\n\u2013 In each case, patients can resume their regular once weekly dosing schedule<\/div>\n
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Weight Management<\/b><\/div>\n
Once Weekly SC Dose Escalation Schedule<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
\u2013\u00a0Weeks 1-4<\/strong><\/em>: 0.25 mg SC weekly<\/div>\n
\u2013\u00a0Weeks 5-8<\/strong><\/em>: 0.5 mg SC weekly<\/div>\n
\u2013\u00a0Weeks 9-12<\/strong><\/em>: 1 mg SC weekly<\/div>\n
\u2013\u00a0Week 13-16<\/strong><\/em>: 1.7 mg SC weekly<\/div>\n
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Maintenance Dose<\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
\u2013 Week 17 and onward: 2.4 mg SC weekly<\/div>\n
\u2013 Initiate with low dose and gradually escalate to maintenance dose of 2.4 mg\/week SC to minimize GI adverse reactions<\/div>\n
\u2013 If unable to tolerate a dose during escalation, consider delaying dose escalation for 4 weeks<\/div>\n
\u2013 If unable to tolerate maintenance dose of 2.4 mg once-weekly, may temporarily decreased to 1.7 mg once weekly, for a maximum of 4 weeks; after 4 weeks, increase back to maintenance 2.4 mg once-weekly; discontinue if not tolerated after second attempt<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Drug Info: ApoThera Drug Disease Clinical Support App Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Initial Dose \u2013 2.5 mg SC every week x 4 weeks Maintenance Dose \u2013 Increase to 5 mg…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[283,518,863,517,858,856,860,855,857,859,861,862],"class_list":["post-8118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-blog","tag-apothera","tag-apothera-clinical-decision-support","tag-diabetes","tag-drugstore-com","tag-liraglutide","tag-mounjaro","tag-saxenda","tag-semaglutide","tag-tirzepatide","tag-wegovy","tag-weight-loss","tag-weight-management","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10098,"url":"https:\/\/store.apotheraspecialtypharmacy.com\/?p=10098","url_meta":{"origin":8118,"position":0},"title":"In Stock: Mounjaro 2.5mg Pre-Filled Pen SC Injection (Tirzepatide 2.5mg Pre-Filled Pen SC Injection)","date":"April 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2013 Prescription Required \u2013 Free Next Day Delivery to Anywhere in CA and NY \u2013 Free Same Day Delivery within 50-Mile Radius of ApoThera \u2013 Concierge Pharmacy; 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