Ozempic (semaglutide) is similar to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body and helps control blood sugar, insulin levels, and digestion.
Ozempic is a pre-filled, disposable, single-patient-use injection pen used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Ozempic is usually given after other diabetes medicines have been tried without success.
Ozempic is also used to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with known heart disease.
This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
