# GLP-1 Dose Schedules: How Titration Actually Works

> How GLP-1 dose schedules work: why Mounjaro, Wegovy, the Wegovy pill and Foundayo all start low and step up, the standard titration ladders, and why you should never skip steps.

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Last reviewed: 24 September 2026

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# GLP-1 dose schedules: how titration actually works.

Every GLP-1 starts low and steps up. Here's how the dose schedules work for Mounjaro, Wegovy, the Wegovy pill and Foundayo, and why you never skip ahead.

In short

Every GLP-1 starts low and steps up. Pharmacy Score is free and independent: every pharmacy it lists is GPhC register-verified, every score is the provider’s real Trustpilot rating, and live GLP-1 prices are one click away via the trackers below.

Every GLP-1 medicine follows the same philosophy: start low, step up slowly, let your body adjust. The pattern is called titration, and it exists to keep side effects manageable.

### The schedules at a glance

- **[Mounjaro](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/mounjaro-prices.html)**: starts at 2.5mg weekly for at least four weeks, then steps through 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg, 12.5mg, up to 15mg

- **[Wegovy](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/wegovy-prices.html)**: starts at 0.25mg weekly, stepping through 0.5mg, 1mg, 1.7mg to the 2.4mg maintenance dose, with 7.2mg where a prescriber judges it appropriate

- **[Wegovy pill](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/wegovy-pill-prices.html)**: starts at 1.5mg daily, stepping through 4mg and 9mg towards 25mg

- **[Foundayo](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/foundayo-prices.html)**: starts at 0.8mg daily, stepping at intervals of at least a month through 2.5mg, 5.5mg, 9mg, 14.5mg to 17.2mg

### Two rules that protect you

Never skip a step to chase faster results, side effects scale with dose jumps. And never pick a dose because it's cheaper: dose choice belongs to your prescriber. Prices for every dose are tracked live at the medication hubs above.

## Live prices, per medication.

[Mounjarotirzepatide · once-weekly injectionMonj.co.uk →](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/mounjaro-prices.html)[Wegovysemaglutide · once-weekly injectioniGovy.co.uk →](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/wegovy-prices.html)[Wegovy Pilloral semaglutide · once-daily tabletoGovy.co.uk →](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/wegovy-pill-prices.html)[Foundayoorforglipron · once-daily tabletDayo.co.uk →](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/foundayo-prices.html)

## Before you start, the safety page.

What is normal in the first weeks, what changes after a dose increase, the contraceptive-pill interaction many people are never told about, and the symptoms that mean stop and get help. [Why side effects spike after a dose increase →](https://comparepharmacyscore.com/html/mounjaro-wegovy-side-effects.html)

## The official sources, in one place.

These are the bodies that actually regulate, appraise and advise. If anything you read anywhere (including here) disagrees with them, believe them.

[GPhC registerCheck any pharmacy's registration before you order, free and instant.](https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers/pharmacy)[MHRA: buying medicines onlineThe regulator's official advice on buying medication safely on the internet.](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/buy-medicines-online)[MHRA Yellow CardReport a side effect from any medicine, it takes five minutes and it matters.](https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/)[NICE: semaglutide (TA875)The evidence-based NHS guidance for Wegovy in weight management.](https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta875)[NICE: tirzepatide (TA1026)The evidence-based NHS guidance for Mounjaro in weight management.](https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta1026)[NHS: obesityNHS overview of treatment options, including when medicines are considered.](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/)[NHS: Better HealthFree NHS support for losing weight, with or without medication.](https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/lose-weight/)[electronic medicines compendiumThe official patient information leaflets for every licensed UK medicine.](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc)