Trulicity Weight Loss Injection

How is Trulicity taken?
Trulicity (similar to Ozempic) is self-administered into the fat tissue by a pen injector once a week. The medication can be picked up at any pharmacy that carries it' just like any other medication and it does not have to be administered by a healthcare professional.

The injection itself is easy to do, but may cause some minimal pain or discomfort. Some of our patients prefer if a family member helps with the injection.

The dose depends on each person's tolerance to the medication, but generally each month the medication dose will be increased, until a maintenance dose is achieved after 3 months.

The initial prescription is for 4 weeks for the 1.5 mg pens, and each month the tolerance to the medication and the current dose is assessed, and the dose would be increased'depending on effect and possible side effects. The maximum tolerable maintenance dose is 4.5 mg. At that time the provider would be able to send a prescription for 2 months at a time. The medication is taken for as long as it is beneficial to the patient.