OZEMPIC FDA MedWatch Voluntary U.S. Reports Summary

These tables and charts are created from 2,241 U.S. reports for OZEMPIC (SEMAGLUTIDE) voluntarily reported by individuals directly to the FDA via the MedWatch Reporting System from 2004 through July 30, 2026. Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events reported to the FDA, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent official drug label.

For a summary of adverse events including mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (all countries and all reporter types) to the FAERS database, View FDA FAERS OZEMPIC Report.

Top Adverse Events Reported with OZEMPIC (from U.S. FDA Medwatch Reports)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1NAUSEA326
2VOMITING252
3DIARRHEA213
4ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER121
5CONSTIPATION113
6FATIGUE113
7THERAPY CESSATION109
8DIZZINESS100
9DEPRESSION97
10HEADACHE95
11ABDOMINAL PAIN91
12PAIN87
13ANXIETY83
14PANCREATITIS79
15DEHYDRATION77
16SUICIDAL IDEATION77
17THERAPY INTERRUPTED72
18WEIGHT DECREASED66
19HAIR LOSS63
20LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA)59
21BACK PAIN59
22SHORTNESS OF BREATH57
23VISION BLURRED52
24ABDOMINAL DISTENSION50
25JOINT PAIN50
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OZEMPIC Total Medwatch Safety Reports by Patient Sex

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 737    1416    88    2,241  

Medwatch Reporter TypeCount
Consumer1430
Physician95
Pharmacist297
Other Health Professional276

Top Indications      
Product used for unknown indication
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus
Weight control
Obesity

Type of Outcome Reported
Serious: 1747
Not Serious: 494
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Suspected Role
Primary Suspect: 2240
Concomitant Drugs: 1496
Note: A single MedWatch report can list more than one drug. This summary includes OZEMPIC identified as the suspect drug or as a concomitantly taken drug.

FDA Safety-Related Labeling Changes

OZEMPIC (SEMAGLUTIDE) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes

Risk of acute gallbladder disease; pregnancy risk; use with insulin may have an increased risk of hypoglycemia; acute pancreatitis; inflamed gallbladder; alopecia; dysesthesia; pulmonary aspiration


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NOTES

This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from U.S. drug-related adverse event cases that were reported directly to the FDA using the voluntary MedWatch online or paper reporting system. MedWatch is the voluntary FDA system for consumers, physicians, and others to directly report adverse reactions. The Medwatch initiative was launched in 1993 as a voluntary reporting program for consumers, physicians and other healthcare practitioners.

After processing the received forms, the FDA adds the MedWatch reports to the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System(or FAERS database.) Click here for the complete FAERS report summary, which includes mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (worldwide) combined with the MedWatch reports. MedWatch Reports only represent about 5% of the FAERS database. For more, read "Does the FDA's Rapidly Growing Database of Adverse Events Improve Drug Safety?"


The data in this report was obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated to include reports through January 27, 2026. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event. 

Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on Open FDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."

FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted for medical jargon. Please contact us with questions about this report.