May 2026

Medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 29-05-2026. You discover you have forgotten your injection. Don't panic. Skipping once is usually not a problem. It comes down to what you do next. Below, we explain how it works, and when to get in touch anyway. The 5-day rule for forgetting

Written and medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 29-05-2026. If you stop taking Ozempic, your hunger usually comes back gradually. And often some of the weight too. That sounds harsh, but it's fair. The drug works as long as you use it. Once it is out of your body, the effect diminishes

Written and medically assessed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 29-05-2026. Ozempic contains one active ingredient: semaglutide. It also contains a few excipients. These keep the liquid in the pen stable and safe. Would you like to know exactly what you are injecting, for example because you have an allergy or intolerance? Then you will find below

Wegovy contains the substance semaglutide. That drug makes your sense of satiety stronger. You feel full faster and stay that way longer. As a result, you automatically eat less, without having to hold yourself back all day. The effect is found in a hormone that regulates your hunger, and the effect builds up in steps. What Wegovy does

Written and medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 26-05-2026. Ozempic and Mounjaro are similar. They are both injections you put once a week, they both reduce your sense of hunger, and they are both mentioned in news stories about losing weight. But they are not the same. The active ingredients differ, the mechanism of action is

Medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 20-05-2026. Mounjaro works differently from Ozempic. It contains tirzepatide instead of semaglutide, it comes in a different pen (the Mounjaro KwikPen) and the dosing steps are different. The injection itself is similar: once a week under the skin in the abdomen, thigh or upper arm. Below

Written and medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 20-05-2026. Ozempic has side effects, mainly gastrointestinal. Most are mild to moderate and occur in the first few weeks, when your body needs to get used to semaglutide. What proportion of users experience them depends on dosage,

Written and medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 20-05-2026. How long you use Ozempic for is not a fixed number. But it is rarely a short course. The drug works as long as you take it. If you stop, something changes in how your body deals with hunger. In obesity, longer use is often

Written and medically assessed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 07-05-2026. Ozempic contains the substance semaglutide. Doctors in the Netherlands prescribe it for type 2 diabetes. It helps regulate your blood sugar when diet, exercise and other medications don't do enough. It works in several places at once. If you have diabetes, the

Written and medically reviewed by W. van Donselaar, MD, BIG 79020681301, on 07-05-2026. Ozempic contains semaglutide and is registered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Inclinical studies with semaglutide in obese adults, participants lost an average of 12 to 15 per cent of their body weight over 68 weeks, combined with lifestyle counselling. What this means for you depends