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Ozempic Foods to Avoid (and Why They Trigger Nausea and Reflux)

Ozempic foods to avoid: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.

Active ingredient
semaglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk
How it is taken
Weekly injection
FDA-approved for
Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk, Kidney disease in type 2 diabetes
Ozempic foods to avoid: a high-protein plate on a GLP-1

Ozempic in short

How long it remains in your body
100%50%25%0%07 d14 d21 d28 d35 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d, half has cleared, while five half-lives (35 d) leave about 3%.

Main trial weight loss
Ozempic (SUSTAIN 1)4.7 kgPlacebo1.2 kg

In SUSTAIN 1, people with type 2 diabetes lost 4.7 kg over 30 weeks, versus 1.2 kg with placebo.

Cost over time
202520262027$1,027.51$0List priceSelf-pay

Monthly prices in US dollars: the list price and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.

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