Ozempic is a prescription medicine for type 2 diabetes. It contains semaglutide and is injected once a week. Dr. Charles Rockhead prescribes it only if he judges it suitable for you at an in-person consultation, and the answer can be none.
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Type 2 diabetes. Wegovy is the semaglutide brand licensed for weight.
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What Ozempic is, how it is prescribed at Oshun, how it differs from Mounjaro, what the side effects are, and what a consultation costs.
Ozempic is a prescription medicine whose active substance is semaglutide. It comes in a prefilled pen and is injected under the skin once a week, according to the European Medicines Agency. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, the agency says: it acts in the same way as GLP-1, a hormone made in the gut.
Keep in mind
Ozempic is authorised as a diabetes medicine.
In the European Union, Ozempic is authorised for type 2 diabetes, not for weight loss, according to the European Medicines Agency. In its studies of people with type 2 diabetes, the agency notes, treatment with Ozempic was also associated with a fall in body weight.
In the European Union, the semaglutide brand authorised for weight management is Wegovy, according to the European Medicines Agency. Prescribing Ozempic for weight is outside that authorised use. It is a medical decision made for one patient at a time, and at Oshun it is made only at a consultation.
The weight usually comes back if you stop, and whether and when to stop is a decision you make with Dr. Rockhead. Our medical weight loss page explains the whole programme: nutrition, activity and monthly follow-up.
If a GLP-1 medicine is suitable for you, Dr. Charles Rockhead prescribes it and gives the injection. He is a board-certified obstetrician and gynaecologist and the clinic's Medical Director. He reviews your medical history, your weight history and your laboratory results before any prescription is written.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
At Oshun, Ozempic is prescribed only if Dr. Rockhead judges it suitable at an in-person consultation at 9 Devon Road, Kingston. These are the steps.
Book online or message the care team on WhatsApp. Every consultation is in person at 9 Devon Road, Kingston. Virtual consultations are not currently offered.
Baseline laboratory tests are arranged before treatment: a full blood count, a comprehensive metabolic panel, a lipid panel, HbA1c, TSH and vitamin D. Bring any records of your weight history and a list of your current medications.
Dr. Rockhead reviews your medical history, your weight history and your results. He then writes an individualised plan covering medication where appropriate, nutrition, activity and monitoring. If Ozempic is part of that plan, it is prescribed then.
Once you are on the injections you are seen once a month at no additional charge. Each visit lasts 15 to 30 minutes.
Ozempic and Mounjaro are both once-weekly injections, but they contain different active substances. Ozempic contains semaglutide. Mounjaro contains tirzepatide, which acts in the same way as two gut hormones, GLP-1 and GIP, according to the European Medicines Agency.
The most common side effects of Ozempic are problems with the digestive system, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. They may affect more than 1 in 10 people and are usually mild or moderate and short-lived, according to the European Medicines Agency.
At Oshun the first consultation starts at J$11,000, and the cost of the medicine is given to you in writing at that consultation. The monthly follow-up visit is at no additional charge while you are on the injections.
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Every patient at Oshun starts with a consultation, in person at 9 Devon Road, with Dr. Rockhead. Nothing is prescribed and nothing is signed until you have your plan and your quote in writing.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead. Call +1 (876) 676-6297
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Any medicine is decided at a consultation, and the answer can be none.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead. Call +1 (876) 676-6297