GENERAL INFORMATION

Mounjaro treats type 2 diabetes. It works by increasing insulin levels in your body, which decreases your blood sugar (glucose). It also reduces the amount of sugar released into your blood and slows down your digestion. Changes to your diet and exercise are obligatory with this medication.

HOW TO USE

This medication is injected under your skin. It is given once every week (every 7 days). Keep taking it unless your health care provider tells you to stop. If you use this medication with insulin, you should inject this medication and the insulin separately. Do not mix them together. Do not give the injections right next to each other. Change (rotate) injection sites with each injection. This medication comes with instructions for use. Ask your pharmacist for directions on how to use this medication. Read the information carefully. Talk to your pharmacist if you have some questions. It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist to get one.

MISSED DOSE

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it within 4 days after the missed dose.

However, if more than 4 days have passed, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not inject two doses within 3 days of each other.

SIDE EFFECTS

These are possible side effects that you should report to your pharmacist immediately:

Allergic reactions - skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat; change in vision; dehydration - increased thirst, dry mouth, feeling faint or lightheaded, headache, dark yellow or brown urine; fast or irregular heartbeat; gallbladder problems - severe stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, fever; kidney injury - decrease in the amount of urine, swelling of the ankles, hands, or feet; pancreatitis - severe stomach pain that spreads to your back or gets worse after eating or when touched, fever, nausea, vomiting; thyroid cancer - new mass or lump in your neck, pain or trouble swallowing, trouble breathing, hoarseness.

HOW TO STORE

Store your Mounjaro pens in the refrigerator between 36⁰F to 46⁰F (2⁰C to 8⁰C) in their original carton to protect them from light.

If needed, or while travelling, each single-dose Mounjaro pen can be stored at room temperature up to 86⁰F (30⁰C) for up to 21 days.

Please note, the information given above is just a summary. Your pharmacist can provide more information about Mounjaro. Do not share this medication with the others who it is not prescribed for.