Missed doses
What if I missed my Wegovy shot?
If your next shot is more than 2 days (48 hours) away, take the missed one as soon as possible. If it is less, skip it and keep your usual day. After 2 or more missed weeks in a row, call your healthcare provider first.
The Oolite team, from the FDA labels
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026
Published Nov 2, 2026
Updated Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
The short answer
If your next shot is more than 2 days (48 hours) away, take the missed one as soon as possible. If it is less, skip it and keep your usual day. After 2 or more missed weeks in a row, call your healthcare provider first.
What the label says
Section 2.4 of the prescribing information has a rule for one missed shot, and another for two in a row. For one:
From the labelIf one dose of WEGOVY® injection is missed and the next scheduled dose is: More than 2 days away, administer WEGOVY® injection as soon as possible.
From the labelLess than 2 days away, do not administer the WEGOVY® injection dose. Resume dosing on the regularly scheduled day of the week.
For two or more:
From the labelIf 2 or more consecutive doses of WEGOVY® injection are missed, reinitiate dosage escalation at a lower dosage to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal adverse reactions.
The Medication Guide gives you the same rule in hours (48), and adds what to do after a longer gap:
From the labelIf you miss doses of WEGOVY® for 2 or more consecutive weeks, contact your healthcare provider to talk about how to restart your treatment.
The rule on a calendar week
Say your shot day is Sunday morning.
You remember on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday: Sunday is more than 2 days away. Take the missed shot that day. The next one stays on Sunday.
You remember on Friday evening or Saturday: Sunday morning is less than 48 hours away. Do not take it. Take your next shot on Sunday as usual, and not two at once.
The label counts in hours, so the hour you usually take your shot matters near the line. If you are right at 48 hours and unsure which side you are on, that is a short call to your prescriber or pharmacist.
The Medication Guide also allows a new day of the week:
From the labelIf you need to change the day of the week, you may do so as long as your last dose of WEGOVY® was given 2 or more days before.
That is the same 2 day spacing seen from the other side.
Two missed weeks in a row
This is the case the label takes seriously. Semaglutide has an elimination half-life of about one week, so after two weeks without a shot, the level in your body has come down a long way, even though the label says some is still present for about 5 to 7 weeks after the last dose.
Going straight back to the dose you were on is what the restart rule is written to avoid. The label says to restart the escalation at a lower dosage, to reduce the risk of stomach side effects. It does not say which lower dosage. The injection starts at 0.25 mg and moves up every four weeks, and where you restart in that ladder is your prescriber's decision, from how your own steps went.
If you are on the Wegovy tablets, the rule is different: skip the missed tablet and take the next one the following day. The Wegovy pill page on a missed dose covers it.
Oolite logs each shot with its real date. A late shot shows as late, and the report for your prescriber counts the shots taken on their day, so a gap is visible before you discuss a restart.
Questions people ask
My shot day is Sunday and I remembered on Wednesday. What does the label say?
Sunday is four days away, more than 2 days, so the label says to take the missed shot as soon as possible. Then you go back to your regular weekly schedule, with the next shot on Sunday.
I remembered on Friday evening, and my shot is Sunday morning.
That is less than 2 days (48 hours) away. The label says not to take the missed dose, and to take the next one on your regular day.
I missed two weeks. Can I go back to my usual dose?
The label says that after 2 or more consecutive missed doses, the dose escalation is restarted at a lower dosage, to reduce the risk of stomach side effects. The Medication Guide says to contact your healthcare provider about how to restart. Which dose is your prescriber's decision.
Can I just move my shot day instead?
The Medication Guide says you may change the day of the week as long as your last dose was given 2 or more days before. A change of day is worth telling your prescriber about.
Sources
- Wegovy prescribing information, Novo Nordisk, §2.4 and §17, revised 06/2026 · Injection: next dose more than 2 days (48 hours) away, give as soon as possible; less than 2 days away, do not give and resume on the regular day; 2 or more consecutive missed doses, reinitiate escalation at a lower dosage.
- Wegovy Medication Guide, Novo Nordisk, revised 06/2026 · Same 48 hour rule in plain words; after 2 or more consecutive missed weeks, contact the healthcare provider about how to restart; the day of the week can be changed if the last dose was 2 or more days before.
- Wegovy prescribing information, §2.2 and §12.3, revised 06/2026 · Starting dose 0.25 mg once weekly, escalation every 4 weeks; elimination half-life of about 1 week, semaglutide present for about 5 to 7 weeks after the last dose.
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026. This page is information, not medical advice: read the medical disclaimer, and talk to your prescriber or pharmacist about your own treatment.
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