How should I use dulaglutide?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Dulaglutide is injected under the skin once per week. Use dulaglutide on the same day each week at the same time of day. If you change your dosing day, allow at least 3 days to pass between doses.
You may use dulaglutide with or without food.
Read and carefully follow any Instructions for Use provided with your medicine. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you do not understand these instructions.
Your healthcare provider will show you where on your body to inject dulaglutide. Use a different place each time you give an injection. Do not inject into the same place two times in a row.
You may have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and feel very hungry, dizzy, irritable, confused, anxious, or shaky. To quickly treat hypoglycemia, eat or drink a fast-acting source of sugar (fruit juice, hard candy, crackers, raisins, or non-diet soda).
Your doctor may prescribe a glucagon injection kit in case you have severe hypoglycemia. Be sure your family or close friends know how to give you this injection in an emergency.
Also watch for signs of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) such as increased thirst or urination.
Blood sugar levels can be affected by stress, illness, surgery, exercise, alcohol use, or skipping meals. Ask your doctor before changing your dose or medication schedule.
Each injection pen or prefilled syringe is for one use only. Throw away after one use, even if there is still medicine left inside. Use a puncture-proof "sharps" container. Follow state or local laws about how to dispose of this container. Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
Store dulaglutide in the refrigerator, protected from light. Do not use past the expiration date on the medicine label. Do not freeze dulaglutide, and throw away the medicine if it has become frozen.
You may also store dulaglutide at room temperature for up to 14 days before use.