How to Get Victoza: Every Legit Route, Cost, Time

To get Victoza you need a prescription for an approved use: type 2 diabetes and heart risk.

Prescription: RequiredFDA label (DailyMed)
Shortage: Some products short

Victoza in brief

How long it stays in your body

Its half-life is about 13 hours: after 13 h, half is gone, and after five half-lives (2.7 d) about 3% is left.

Weight loss in its main trial

In LEAD-3, over 52 weeks, people with type 2 diabetes lost 2.5 kg, compared with 1.1 kg on placebo.

The FDA label (DailyMed) is required

Every legit way to get Victoza, ranked

Prices checked November 2026. Each price links back to the page it came from.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, api.fda.gov.

Who qualifies

A prescription is required for any GLP-1 sold in the US. A prescriber writes it for a use that the label approves:

It lowers blood sugar for adults and children 10 and older with type 2 diabetes. Treatment includes diet and exercise.
For adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, this medicine reduces the risk of a heart attack, a stroke or heart-related death

Source: FDA label (DailyMed).

Shortage status

Liraglutide remains on the current shortage list. Availability is limited for Victoza pens, generics are available, and in January 2027 Saxenda is being discontinued.

Liraglutide supply by product
Product	FDA status	Availability
Victoza 6 mg/mL pen (2-pack and 3-pack)	Current	Limited Availability
Victoza back order	Current	Back order

The FDA shortage list first included it on July 18, 2023

Sources: api.fda.gov, ashp.org.

Scam signals

No prescription needed: a seller who skips it lacks a US pharmacy license.
It is sold as the brand but compounded. Because compounded drugs are not approved by the FDA, none of them is Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and none is Zepbound.
Saying a product matches the brand: 30 warning letters went to telehealth companies about misleading claims.
One program faced FTC action for a monthly price without the drug; read the NextMed review.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, FDA.

Find it in your state

Hims & Hers: Available in fewer than all 50 states
Noom Med: Not offered in every one of the 50 states
NovoCare Pharmacy: The delivery network covers all 50 states, plus DC, Puerto Rico

Medicaid rules have the most effect on the route. right now, GLP-1s for weight loss are covered by 10 state Medicaid programs. Choose your state and view its drug list and prior authorization rules:

Sources: hims.com, noom.com, NovoCare.