Who Would not Match

Do not take this medication if:

  • You have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (Thyroid Cancer)

  • You have a personal history Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2)

  • You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while taking this medicine

  • (THIS IS NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST)

    As with any medication, there are always possible risks.

Possible drug interactions:

Though these would NOT preclude you, if you are on any of these medications it will be important to monitor your blood sugar and blood pressure and report your numbers to your personal doctors prescribing insulin, diabetic medications, or blood pressure medications.   Those doctors will most likely want to reduce their medications.   We suggest you keep daily diaries of these numbers that you can share with your who prescribed diabetic or blood pressure medications.  

  • Anti-diabetic agents, specifically insulin and sulfonylureas (e.g., glyburide, glipizide,glimepiride, tolbutamide) due to the increased risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

    Do not take with other GLP-1 agonist medicines such as: Adlyxin®, Byetta®, Bydureon®, Ozempic®, Rybelsus®, Trulicity®, Victoza®, Wegovy® Maunjaro®

    (THIS IS NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST).

  • Slowing digestion process can lead to birth control not being as effective.