Prescribing it for weight loss is off-label, and demand for that purpose has contributed to supply shortages affecting people who need it for diabetes
These include some heartburn medicines, including esomeprazole (Nexium), famotidine (Pepcid AC), lansoprazole (Prevacid), omeprazole (Prilosec OTC), pantoprazole (Protonix), rabeprazole (Aciphex), as well as some diabetes, gout, and chemotherapy drugs
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Many patients do not experience maximal appetite suppression until reaching maintenance doses of 0.5-2.0 mg (Ozempic for diabetes) or up to 2.4 mg (Wegovy for weight management)