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Rybelsus 3mg switch
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO YOUR PRESCRIPTION
Change to your Prescription
The manufacturer of RYBELSUS® (Semaglutide) has updated their tablet formulation to improve how the medicine is absorbed. As a result, the strength of your tablets will reduce, but the new dose is equivalent and as effective as your current dose and works in the same way. The original tablet formulation that you currently receive will be discontinued and soon will no longer be available.
What does this mean for you?
- Your current prescription for Rybelsus® (Semaglutide) 3mg tablets one to be taken daily will be removed from your medication list
- and be replaced with the new formulation Rybelsus® (Semaglutide) 1.5mg tablets one to be taken daily.
- Please finish your previous dose (one tablet daily) once these have run out start to take the new dose (one tablet once daily). You should only take one tablet of Rybelsus daily. The new dose has the same effect on your blood sugar as the previous one.
Your GP and the Cardiology, Diabetes and Renal specialist teams are aware of this change and support this switch.
Your Community Pharmacy is also aware of this change, and you should continue to request your repeat prescription in your usual timeframe (usually when you have a 7-10 day supply of medication left) and in the normal way.
We will introduce the change with your next prescription. You should finish your existing prescription as normal before starting your new prescription the next day.
The enclosed patient information leaflet from the manufacturer will provide you with more information.
Yours sincerely
Practice Pharmacy team
TYNE MEDICAL PRACTICE
Newton Port Surgery
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3NF
Tel: 01620 823 183
Out-Of-Hours: 111
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