A new and unused Ozempic pen should immediately go in the fridge. "Once in use, an Ozempic pen can be kept at room temperature, or 59°F to 86°F, for up to 56 days," Dr. Bourgeois says.

The medication left in the Ozempic pen after the first dose generally expires after 56 days. After this, discard any medicine left in the pen because it may not be effective or safe to use.

Ozempic has been approved only for type 2 diabetics, and Wegovy has been approved only for patients with a BMI above 30, or 27 if they have a weight-related comorbidity like high blood pressure.

Ozempic is also available as a single-patient-use pen delivering 0.25mg or 0.5mg per injection. Reference Novo Nordisk Transitions to Single Pen for Monthly Supply of Ozempic ® (semaglutide ...

Ozempic costs around $997 per dose without insurance. ... Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, prices each pen at $997.58, regardless of strength — ranging from 0.25 to 2 milligrams (mg).

Ozempic Shots Have Taken Off. Why Haven’t GLP-1 Pills? Some experts say oral versions of popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy could offer people more flexibility and accessibility.

Some consumers take tiny doses of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs or stretch out doses to cut costs and side effects. ... Ozempic comes in a self-injectable pen where doses are administered with clicks.