Cagrilintide and semaglutide work through different mechanisms and have different dosing schedules: Cagrilintide: Amylin receptor agonist Escalation: 0.6 mg 1.2 mg 2.4 mg weekly Three-step titration over 8 weeks Semaglutide: GLP-1 receptor agonist Escalation: 0.25 mg 0.5 mg 1.0 mg 1.7 mg 2.4 mg weekly Five-step titration over 16-20 weeks When combined in CagriSema, both peptides are dosed at 2.4 mg weekly, representing the maximum studied dose for each component
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This helps you: improve your blood sugar, also called glucose reduce your risk of major and possibly fatal heart events if you also have known heart disease reduce your risk of kidney complications if you have known chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes Doctors may prescribe Ozempic in combination with other medications, such as: basal insulin, slow-release insulin medication that helps manage your blood sugar throughout the day metformin, a medication that helps improve your blood sugar levels by helping your body manage insulin metformin with either: sulfonylurea, a medication that helps your body make more insulin thiazolidinedione, a medication that helps your body respond better to the insulin it makes thiazolidinedione Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) Some of the medications prescribed in combination with Ozempic may cause hypoglycemia
