GLP-1 dosing compared
Where each medication starts, how high it goes, and what its label says to do after a missed dose.
Zepbound injection
- Start
- Starting dose is 2.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks (all indications). dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Maximum dose is 15 mg once weekly. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed dose: take within 4 days (96 h); otherwise skip and resume on the usual day. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Wegovy injection
- Start
- Injection starting dose 0.25 mg once weekly. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Optional increase to a maximum of 7.2 mg weekly after tolerating 2.4 mg for at least 4 weeks. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Next dose more than 2 days away: inject as soon as possible. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Wegovy tablets
- Start
- Tablets starting dose 1.5 mg once daily. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Tablets maintenance 25 mg once daily. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed tablet: skip it and take the next dose the following day. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Foundayo tablets
- Start
- Starting dose 0.8 mg once daily. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Maximum dose 17.2 mg once daily. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed dose: take as soon as possible. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Ozempic injection
- Start
- Start 0.25 mg weekly for 4 weeks. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Maximum 2 mg weekly. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed dose: take within 5 days; otherwise skip and resume. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Ozempic tablets
- Start
- OZEMPIC tablets start 1.5 mg daily for days 1-30 (not effective for glycemic control). dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- From day 61, stay at 4 mg daily if no more glycemic control is needed. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed tablet: skip it and take the next dose the following day. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Mounjaro injection
- Start
- Start 2.5 mg once weekly. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Maximum
- Maximum 15 mg weekly (adults). dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- Missed dose
- Missed dose: take within 4 days (96 h); otherwise skip and resume. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Switching from one GLP-1 to another. None of these labels gives instructions for moving from a different GLP-1 medication; they only cover switching between forms of the same one (for example Wegovy tablets and injection). That decision is your prescriber's.
Your prescriber decides your dose; this page reports the labels. Medical disclaimer.