Is Victoza Insulin? No. How It Works and Taking It With Insulin
Victoza is insulin: a plain explanation, with the facts from the prescribing information.
- Active ingredient
- liraglutide
- Manufacturer
- Novo Nordisk
- How it is taken
- Daily injection
- FDA-approved for
- Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk
Victoza in short
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.
In LEAD-3, over 52 weeks, people with type 2 diabetes lost 2.5 kg, compared with 1.1 kg on placebo.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).