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Mounjaro 7.5Mg/0.5ml Sol For Injection In Pre-Filled 4 Pen
- Mounjaro is a once-weekly injection that is FDA approved to be used to decrease blood sugar (blood glucose) in adults who have type 2 diabetes. It should be used together with diet and exercise. Mounjaro has also been shown in clinical trials to be useful for weight loss.
More Information:
- Mounjaro works to reduce blood sugar levels by increasing your insulin production and also lowering the amount of sugar your liver makes.
- It also slows the rate food passes through your body which makes you feel full longer.
- Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) is the first dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist which means it works on the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors and the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors.
- Mounjaro can be used as a single therapy or with other diabetes medicines including metformin, sulfonylureasor SGLT2 inhibitors.
- It is not known if this medicine can be used in people who have had pancreatitis.
- Mounjaro is not for use in people with type 1 diabetes.
Benefits:
- Regulates blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
- Promotes weight loss.
- Reduces appetite and increases the feeling of being full.
- Improves blood sugar control.
Before using Mounjaro:
- Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Mounjaro, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in this injection. Ask your pharmacist or check the medication Guide for a list of the ingredients.
How to Use
- Mounjaro comes as a solution (liquid) in a pre-filled pen to be injected subcutaneously (under the skin).
- Mounjaro can be injected in the abdomen, thigh or upper arm. Rotate injection sites with each dose.
- It is usually given once a week with or without meals at any time of day.
- Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use this medicine exactly as directed.
- Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
- Your doctor will probably start you on a low dose and gradually increase your dose, not more than once every 4 weeks.
- You may change the day of the week you inject this medicine as long as at least 3 days have passed between doses.
- You may administer insulin in the same area as Mounjaro but they should not be given right next to each other. Also, you should not mix Mounjaro and insulin in the same injection.
- Do not stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor.
Missed dose
- If 4 or fewer days have passed since your missed dose: Take the missed dose right away. Continue with your usual weekly dosing schedule.
- If more than 4 days have passed since your missed dose: Skip the missed dose and take your next weekly dose at the scheduled time.
- In any case, be sure to wait at least 3 days (72 hours) between Mounjaro injections. If you have questions about a missed dose, call your doctor or pharmacist.