may escalate to 14 mg based on response Must be taken on an empty stomach with a small sip of water (120 ml) and wait 30 minutes before eating, drinking or taking other oral medicines For semaglutide (Wegovy) used in weight management: Gradual escalation over 1620 weeks, starting at 0.25 mg weekly Target maintenance dose: 2.4 mg once weekly Some patients may remain on 1.7 mg if 2.4 mg is not tolerated For dulaglutide (Trulicity) : Starting dose: 0.75 mg once weekly Can be increased to 1.5 mg, 3 mg, or 4.5 mg weekly depending on response For liraglutide (Victoza) in diabetes: Starting dose: 0.6 mg daily for at least one week Maintenance: 1.2 mg daily, with possible increase to 1.8 mg For liraglutide (Saxenda) in weight management: Gradual weekly increases from 0.6 mg to a target of 3 mg daily All GLP-1 medications follow a dose-escalation protocol to minimise gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea
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