Before you start
- Usually prescribed at a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related condition. A clinician decides.
- Not for anyone with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2, or who is pregnant.
- Planning a pregnancy? The semaglutide 2.4 mg label says to stop it at least 2 months beforehand. Tell your clinician first.
- On hormone therapy, or in perimenopause or menopause? Tell your clinician so they see the full picture.











