Important Safety Information
Do not share your Tyvenza (Semaglutide) pen with other people, even if the needle has been changed. You may give other people a serious infection or get a serious infection from them.
Tyvenza (Semaglutide) may cause serious side effects, including:
Possible thyroid tumors, including cancer. Tell your health care provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In studies with rodents, Tyvenza and medicines that work like Tyvenza caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if Tyvenza will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people.
Do not use Tyvenza if you or any of your family have ever had MTC, or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
- You or any of your family have ever had MTC, or if you have MEN 2.
- You are allergic to Semaglutide or any of the ingredients in Tyvenza. See symptoms of serious allergic reaction in “What are the possible side effects of Tyvenza?”
- Have or have had problems with your pancreas?
- Have a history of diabetic retinopathy?
- Have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems with digesting food?
- Are scheduled to have surgery or other procedures that use anaesthesia or deep sleepiness (deep sedation)?
- Are you pregnant or breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant or breastfeed? It is not known if Tyvenza will harm your unborn baby or pass into your breast milk. You should stop using Tyvenza at least 2 months before you plan to become pregnant.
Tell your health care provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over- the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbal supplements, and other medicines to treat diabetes, including insulin or sulfonylureas.
Tyvenza (Semagltuide) may cause serious side effects, including:
- Inflammation of your pancreas (pancreatitis). Stop using Tyvenza and call your health care provider right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that will not go away, with or without vomiting. You may feel the pain from your abdomen to your back.
- Vision changes. Tell your health care provider if you have changes in vision during treatment with Tyvenza.
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use Tyvenza with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include: dizziness or light-headedness, blurred vision, anxiety, irritability or mood changes, sweating, slurred speech, hunger, confusion or drowsiness, shakiness, weakness, headache, fast heartbeat, and feeling jittery
- Dehydration leading to kidney problems. Diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration), which may cause kidney problems. It is important for you to drink fluids to help reduce your chance of dehydration. Tell your health care provider right away if you have nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea that does not go away
- Severe stomach problems. Stomach problems, sometimes severe, have been reported in people who use Tyvenza. Tell your health care provider if you have stomach problems that are severe or will not go away.
- Serious allergic reactions. Stop using Tyvenza and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat; problems breathing or swallowing; severe rash or itching; fainting or feeling dizzy; or very rapid heartbeat.
- Gallbladder problems. Gallbladder problems have occurred in some people taking Tyvenza. Tell your health care provider right away if you get symptoms which may include: pain in your upper stomach (abdomen), fever, yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice), or clay-colored stools.
- Food or liquid getting into the lungs during surgery or other procedures that use anaesthesia or deep sleepiness (deep sedation). Tyvenza may increase the risk of food entering your lungs during surgery or other procedures. Tell all your health care providers that you are taking Tyvenza before you are scheduled to have surgery or other procedures.
The most common side effects of Tyvenza (Semaglutide) may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach (abdominal) pain, and constipation.