Those with more body fat can inject straight in at 90 degrees
To address the multifactorial nature of obesity, a shift toward integrated, multidisciplinary care is essential
The medication is administered once weekly via subcutaneous injection, with doses typically initiated at 2.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks, then escalated (e.g., to 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg, or 15 mg) based on response and tolerability as per the SmPC
"On a practical level, this would mean having a backup [contraception] for at least eight weeks and possibly longer if the person will be titrating to a higher dose since Mounjaro can go up to 15 milligrams weekly with 2.5-milligram dose escalations every four weeks," said Isaacs
One crucial modification is the addition of a long fatty acid chain