What are the side effects of Mounjaro?

Common Mounjaro side effects

The most common Mounjaro side effects include nausea, diarrhea, decreased appetite, vomiting, constipation, dyspepsia, and abdominal pain, which affects 5% or more patients.

Serious Mounjaro side effects

Stop using this medicine and get emergency medical help if you have:

• signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; feeling light-headed; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat; or
• pancreatitis with symptoms of severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• severe stomach problems;
• eye side effects or vision changes, including blurry vision or blurred vision;
• signs of a thyroid tumor symptoms may include swelling or a lump in your neck, trouble swallowing, a hoarse voice, or if you feel short of breath;
• gallbladder problem with symptoms including chalky-colored stools, stomach pain after eating, nausea, heartburn, bloating, and severe upper stomach pain that may spread to your back;
• low blood sugar symptoms may include headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, fast heart rate, or feeling jittery; or
• kidney problems with little or no urination, swelling in your feet or ankles, feeling tired or short of breath.

Does Mounjaro interact with foods or drinks?

It is unknown if drinking alcohol will affect Mounjaro, but alcohol may affect blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. This may interfere with the effect of Mounjaro. It is best to limit the amount of alcohol you drink.

Does Mounjaro interact with other medicines (drug interactions)?

Always tell your healthcare provider about any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, vitamines, minerals, herbal products, and other supplements you are using.

Mounjaro may affect the absorption of some other medicines. Tell your healthcare provider about all medicines that you take or have recently taken. In particular, make sure you tell your healthcare provider if you take birth control pills.

Make sure that you tell your healthcare provider about any medicines you take to treat diabetes, especially insulin or medicines that increase your insulin levels (see risk of low blood sugar above).

Who should not use Mounjaro?

Allergies to Ingredients.�People who are allergic to any of the following should not use Mounjaro.

• Mounjaro
• Zepbound
• Tirzepatide
• Any of the ingredients in the specific product dispensed

Your pharmacist can tell you all of the ingredients in Mounjaro.

Medullary�Thyroid Cancer (MTC).�People who have had (or a family member who has had) MTC should not use Mounjaro.

Multiple�Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome Type 2 (MEN-2). People with MEN-2 (a rare genetic condition causing tumors of the parathyroid, adrenal, and thyroid glands causing your body to produce large amounts of hormones) should not use Mounjaro.

Type 1 Diabetes. Mounjaro is not used to treat type 1 diabetes.

What should I know about Mounjaro before using it?

Do not use Mounjaro unless it has been prescribed to you by a healthcare provider. Use it as prescribed.

Do not share Mounjaro with other people, even if they have the same condition as you. It may harm them.

Keep Mounjaro out of the reach of children. Since this medicine must be kept in a refrigerator, take special precautions to keep it away from children who also use the refrigerator.

It is not known if you can use Mounjaro if you have ever had pancreatitis.

If you also use insulin, you should not mix the insulin with Mounjaro in the same syringe or injection device. You can use the same area of your body to inject separate insulin and Mounjaro doses, but the injection sites should not be right next to each other.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before using Mounjaro?

Tell your healthcare provider about all of your health conditions and any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, vitamins/minerals, herbal products, and other supplements you are using. This will help them determine if Mounjaro is right for you.

Mounjaro Dosing Information

Usual Adult Dose for Diabetes Type 2:

Initial dose: 2.5 mg under the skin (subcutaneously) once a week.

After 4 weeks: The dosage should be increased to 5 mg subcutaneously once a week.

If additional glycemic control is needed: The dosage should be increased in 2.5 mg increments after at least 4 weeks on the current dose.

Maximum dose: 15 mg subcutaneously once a week.

Comments: The 2.5 mg dosage is for starting of treatment and is not intended for glycemic control. The day of weekly administration can be changed, if necessary, as long as the time between the 2 doses is at least 3 days (72 hours).

Storage

• Store in the refrigerator between 36⁰F to 46⁰F (2⁰C to 8⁰C).
• Store the single-dose pens in the original carton until use to protect them from light.
• If needed, each single-dose pen can be stored at room temperature up to 86⁰F (30⁰C) for up to 21 days.