hat is Ozempic?

Ozempic is an injectable medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. It helps the body to reduce high blood sugar levels. By controlling blood sugar levels it reduces the risk of diabetic complications like heart disease and heart attacks.

It contains the active ingredient semaglutide, which is known as a GLP-1 analogue. It’s a weekly injection and the dose is gradually increased over 4 – 8 weeks until a maintenance dose is reached.

How does it work for weight loss?

Examining how Ozempic works for weight loss leads us to the active ingredient, semaglutide. It is very similar to a natural hormone in the body called GLP-1. This hormone plays an important role in appetite control and regulation. By mimicking this hormone, semaglutide helps to regulate your appetite and make you feel fuller and less hungry. This can lead to people eating less and losing weight.

Ozempic Dosage for Weight Loss

The Ozempic dosage for weight loss is typically titrated up to a maximum dose of 2mg weekly, as tolerated by each individual patient. A month should be taken at each strength, to make sure your body adjusts well to the medication. You can read more in our full guide on ozempic dosage for weight loss.

Switch from Ozempic to Wegovy

If you are already taking Ozempic for weight loss, you can make a direct dosage switch to Wegovy. For example, if you are taking 1mg of Ozempic, you can instead order Wegovy 1mg. If you are taking 2mg of Ozempic, you can move up to the 2.4mg Wegovy dose. Just complete our online assessment, and provide our prescribers with all information of your Ozempic history. Our GPs can then help you switch over to Wegovy safely. As it’s the same drug, you shouldn’t notice any new side effects, unless you are increasing your dose.

Is Ozempic legal?

Ozempic is a fully approved and licensed medicine in the UK. However, it’s only been approved as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and isn’t currently licensed as a weight-loss treatment. You may find certain private weight loss clinics prescribing it and this is legal but it’s known as ‘off-label’ prescribing. This is when a medicine is prescribed outside the scope of its licence.

If you do buy Ozempic online, you should make sure that the website you are buying from is a UK registered and regulated online pharmacy.