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What you need to know before you use wegovy

Do not use wegovy if you are allergic to semaglutide or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using wegovy or during treatment if you have: • Effects on the digestive system During treatment with wegovy, you may feel sick (nausea) or be sick (vomiting), or have diarrhoea. These side effects can cause dehydration (loss of fluids). It is important that you drink enough fluids to prevent dehydration. This is especially important if you have kidney problems. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. • Inflammation of the pancreas If you have severe and on-going pain in the stomach area see a doctor straight away as this could be a sign of inflamed pancreas (acute pancreatitis). • Diabetes wegovy must not be used as a substitute for insulin. • Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) Taking a sulfonylurea or an insulin with wegovy might increase the risk of getting low blood sugar levels (hypoglycaemia). Please see section 4 for the warning signs of low blood sugar levels. Your doctor may ask you to test your blood sugar levels. This will help your doctor decide if the dose of the sulfonylurea or insulin needs to be changed to reduce the risk of low blood sugar. • Diabetic eye disease (retinopathy) Fast improvements in blood sugar control may lead to a temporary worsening of diabetic eye disease. If you have diabetic eye disease and experience eye problems while taking this medicine, talk to your doctor. Children and adolescents The safety and efficacy of wegovy in children below 12 years of age have not been studied and are not recommended for use in this population. Other medicines and wegovy Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines. Pregnancy and breast-feeding This medicine should not be used during pregnancy, as it is not known if it may affect your unborn child. Therefore, it is recommended to use contraception while using this medicine. If you wish to become pregnant, you should stop using this medicine at least two months in advance. If you become or are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby when using this medicine, talk to your doctor straight away, as your treatment will need to be stopped. You should not use this medicine if you are breast-feeding, as it is unknown if it passes into breast milk. Driving and using machines wegovy is unlikely to affect your ability to drive and use machines. Some patients may feel dizzy when taking wegovy mainly during the first 3 months of treatment (see section 4). If you feel dizzy you should not drive or operate machines until you feel better. If you need any further information, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. 3 For diabetics using this medicine in combination with a sulfonylurea or insulin, low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) may occur which may reduce your ability to concentrate. Do not drive or use machines if you get any signs of low blood sugar. See section 2, ‘Warning and precautions’ for information on increased risk of low blood sugar and section 4 for the warning signs of low blood sugar. Talk to your doctor for further information. Sodium content This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose, i.e. essentially ‘sodium-free’