VLS Sema 5mg Pen, with needles, 2 months course

Sema is an injectable medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. It helps the body to reduce high blood sugar levels. By controlling blood sugar levels it reduces the risk of diabetic complications like heart disease and heart attacks.

The active ingredient, sema, is very similar to a natural hormone in the body called GLP-1. This hormone plays an important role in appetite control and regulation. By mimicking this hormone, sema helps to regulate your appetite and make you feel fuller and less hungry. This can lead to people eating less and losing weight.

VLS SEMA for Weight loss

• FDA approved in 2021
• Powerful apetite suppresant
• Regulates blood sugar
• Fat burning agent
• 1/3 of patients lose 20% body weight
• 1/2 of patients lose 15% body weight

Q: What is VLS Sema?

VLS Sema is an injectable prescription medicine used:

• along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with known heart disease

Q: When should I not use VLS Sema?

Do not use VLS Sema if:

• you or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
• you have had a serious allergic reaction to sema or any of the ingredients in VLS Sema. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in VLS Sema. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include:
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue or throat
• problems breathing or swallowing
• severe rash or itching
• fainting or feeling dizzy
• very rapid heartbeat

Q: How to use VLS Sema?

Download the visual injection guide here.

The Sema dosage for weight loss is typically titrated up to a maximum dose of 2mg weekly, as tolerated by each individual patient. A month should be taken at each strength, to make sure your body adjusts well to the medication.

You will start Sema at 0.25mg. Each week, you will use one of the four doses in the pen, until it runs out. Once the pen is done, you will move up to the next pen, until you hit the maximum 2mg dose. While the above graphic is designed for using Sema for diabetes, the same principle is followed when using this treatment for weight loss. If you wish to move down to a lower dose of Sema, or stay at a certain dose for longer, speak to your doctor before changing this dosage schedule.

The maximum dose for Sema is 2mg. This is referred to as the “maintenance dose”, as it is the dose you work up to over the course of weeks to reach and is maintained going forward.

Dosage

Guide with images is available here.

Initial Dose Escalation Schedule:

Weeks 1 through 4: 0.25 mg subcutaneously once a week

Weeks 5 through 8: 0.5 mg subcutaneously once a week

Weeks 9 through 12: 1 mg subcutaneously once a week

Weeks 13 through 16: 1.5 mg subcutaneously once a week

Maintenance Dose:

Week 17 and onward: 2.5 mg subcutaneously once a week

Dosing Considerations:

If dose escalation is not tolerated, consider delaying dose escalation for 4 weeks

If the maintenance dose of 2.5 mg once a week is not tolerated, the dose can be temporarily decreased to 1.5 mg once a week for a maximum of 4 weeks

Q: What are the possible side effects of VLS Sema?

VLS Sema may cause serious side effects, including:

Inflammation of your pancreas(pancreatitis): Stop using VLS Sema and call your healthcare 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.

Changes in vision: Stop using VLS Sema and call your healthcare 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.

Low blood sugar(hypoglycemia): Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use VLS Sema 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, feeling jittery.

Kidney problems (kidney failure): In people who have kidney problems, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration) which may cause kidney problems to get worse. It is important for you to drink fluids to help reduce your chance of dehydration.

Serious allergic reactions: Stop using VLS Sema 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 happened in some people who take VLS Sema .Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get symptoms of gallbladder problems which may include pain in your upper stomach (abdomen), yellowing of skin or eyes (jaundice), fever or clay-colored stools.

The most common side effects of VLS Sema may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach (abdominal) pain, and constipation. Talk to your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of VLS Sema.

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