Description

Zepbound, 5 MG/0.5 ML Pen Injection

Zepbound is an injectable prescription medicine that may help adults with obesity, or with excess weight (overweight) who also have weight-related medical problems, lose weight and keep it off. Zepbound should be used with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. Zepbound, 5 MG/0.5 ML Pen Injection

Zepbound contains tirzepatide and should not be used with other tirzepatide-containing products or any GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines.
It is not known if Zepbound is safe and effective when taken with other prescription, over-the-counter, or herbal weight loss products.
It is not known if Zepbound can be used in people who have had pancreatitis.
It is not known if Zepbound is safe and effective for use in children under 18 years of age.

Zepbound Prescription

Take Zepbound at home, with or without food, once a week

Zepbound comes in a single-dose pen that requires no mixing. There’s no need to see or handle the needle.

Your healthcare provider can help you choose the injection site that is best for you. You or another person can inject the medicine in your stomach or thigh. Another person should give you the injection in the back of your upper arm.

Even if you don’t feel a poke, if you hear 2 clicks, the injection is complete. You will know your injection is complete when the gray plunger is visible.

*These 4 steps are not the complete instructions for using Zepbound. Before starting Zepbound, your healthcare provider should show you how to use the Zepbound pen. Always inspect your pen prior to injection and read the full Instructions for Use included with your Zepbound

†Your healthcare provider can help you choose the injection site that is best for you. You or another person can inject the medicine in your stomach or thigh. Another person should give you the injection in the back of your upper arm.

Missing or changing your dosing schedule

Life happens and schedules change. So, if you want to change the day of the week you take your Zepbound dose, make sure there are at least 3 days (72 hours) between doses.

If you miss a dose of Zepbound, take it as soon as possible—within 4 days (96 hours) of your scheduled dosing. If more than 4 days have passed, skip the missed dose and take your next dose on your regularly scheduled day. Do not take 2 doses of Zepbound within 3 days (72 hours) of each other.

Common side effects

The most common side effects of Zepbound^® may include:

• nausea
• vomiting
• feeling tired
• diarrhea
• constipation
• injection site reactions
• stomach (abdominal) pain310