The US agency in charge of reviewing medicines is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Get the instructions for the exact product
Storage differs by medicine: some peptide products stay cold and others stay at room temperature.
FDA has received reports of harm that may be linked to patients measuring the wrong amount of pharmacy-made semaglutide for their own injections.
Some reports also involved health professionals calculating the wrong amount.
Some of those reports described care in a hospital.
- Ask the pharmacist to explain the written instructions.
- Ask how this exact product is stored.
- Ask what to do if a label or direction is unclear.
- Ask who can help before using a product you do not understand.
Ask about a delivery problem
FDA says not to use semaglutide injections if they reach you warm or have not been kept cool enough.
- Ask the pharmacy what the delivery needs to include.
- Get its plan for a damaged or poorly cooled delivery.
- Keep the product details for the person answering the question.
Know when help cannot wait
The US health library MedlinePlus treats a severe allergic reaction as an emergency; breathing trouble or tongue swelling calls for emergency help.
- Call emergency services for severe symptoms of an allergic reaction.
- Ask your health professional which other problems need urgent help.
- Write down how routine questions are handled between visits.
Report a medicine problem
MedWatch is FDA's free service where patients can report a problem with a medicine.
MedWatch is a way to send a report. Bring questions about your own care to the person treating you.
- Keep the exact product name and pharmacy details.
- Ask the care professional about the next step.
- Use the FDA report link if you want to report the problem.