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How to manage side effects

As with all medicines, you may experience side effects with Mounjaro. The most common side effects with Mounjaro are nausea and diarrhoea.1,2 These side effects are usually only mild to moderate and decrease over time in most patients. They are most common when first starting Mounjaro or when the dose is increased.1,2 Please refer to the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) leaflet that came with your Mounjaro for a full list of side effects that may occur with Mounjaro.1,2

Tips for managing nausea

If you have nausea after taking Mounjaro, talk to your doctor. In the meantime, these tips may help:3

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Eat smaller meals

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Eat slowly

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Avoid fried or fatty meals

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If you experience or have ever experienced any of the following, please speak to your doctor immediately:1,2

  • Severe pain in the stomach and back that does not go away, and vomiting and/or diarrhoea. These can be signs of pancreatitis (inflammation of your pancreas).
  • An allergic reaction after taking this medicine. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include rashes, itching and rapid swelling of the tissues of the neck, face, mouth and/or throat, hives, or problems breathing or swallowing
  • Gallbladder complaints, including gallstones or an inflamed gallbladder. Symptoms of gallbladder complaints may include sudden, severe pain in your upper stomach (abdomen), fever, yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice), or clay-coloured stools.

REPORTING SIDE EFFECTS AND PRODUCT COMPLAINTS

Please review the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) leaflet for your multi-use KwikPen or single-use vial before taking Mounjaro. You can access the CMI online at www.lilly.com.au/en/products .

Side effects and product complaints should be reported. If your are worried about a side effect while taking a Lilly medicine, please contact your doctor. To report a side effect or a product complaint about a Lilly medicine, please call Lilly on: 1800 454 559. This information is brought to you by Lilly, the manufacturers of this medicine.

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This medicine is subject to additional monitoring in Australia due to approval of an extension of indications. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get. You can report side effects to your doctor, or directly at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems.

Reference

  1. MOUNJARO® Consumer Medicine Information (single-use vial).
  2. MOUNJARO® Consumer Medicine Information (multi-use KwikPen)
  3. Maceira E, et al. Ann Palliat Med 2012; 1(2): 161–76.