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Missed-dose helper

Enter when the dose was due and the helper applies the exact missed-dose rule from the Ozempic, Wegovy injection or semaglutide tablet label: take it now, skip it, or ask your prescriber after two or more consecutive misses.

By FormBlends editorial teamAssumptions checked September 4, 2026 Runs in your browser; nothing is sent to a server

What it computes

The Ozempic 5-day rule, the Wegovy 48-hour rule and the tablet rule, applied to a clock.

Never pre-fills a dose

Inputs

Each label has a different rule. Compounded semaglutide has no label; ask the prescriber which rule they want you to follow.

Your usual day and time.

Pre-set to the current time; change it to plan ahead.

The Wegovy label has a separate rule once 2 or more doses in a row are missed.

What the label says

Enter when the dose was due. The label rule for your product is applied to the time elapsed.

Formula
days since         = (now - missed dose time) / 24 h
next scheduled     = missed dose time + 7 days               (weekly injections)
hours to next      = (next scheduled - now) / 1 h
Ozempic            : days since <= 5  ->  take now, else skip
Wegovy injection   : hours to next > 48  ->  take now, else skip; 2+ consecutive missed -> prescriber decides (resume or re-escalate)
Tablets            : always skip; next tablet the following day

The Wegovy rule is written against the next scheduled dose, the Ozempic rule against the missed one. That is why the same 5-day gap can give different answers for the two products.

Assumptions, checked September 4, 2026
  • Ozempic label (revised 1/2025): take a missed dose as soon as possible within 5 days after the missed dose; if more than 5 days have passed, skip it and take the next dose on the regular day.
  • Wegovy injection label (revised 6/2026): if the next scheduled dose is more than 2 days (48 hours) away, take the missed dose as soon as possible; if less than 2 days away, skip it. After 2 or more consecutive missed doses, resume as scheduled or, if needed, reinitiate with the escalation schedule.
  • Wegovy, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablet labels: skip the missed dose and take the next dose the following day.
  • Times are compared in your device's local time. Compounded semaglutide has no label; the prescriber's instruction governs.

This calculator is an arithmetic aid for medication a licensed prescriber has already prescribed. It does not recommend a dose. Confirm any result with your prescriber or pharmacist before use.

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Guides for this calculator

Educational, not medical advice. Read the medical disclaimer.