Liraglutide FDA Approval: Every Indication and Date
Fda liraglutide: what happened, what it means for patients, and where to read the record.
- Active ingredient
- liraglutide
A quick look at Saxenda
Its half-life is about 13 hours: after 13 h, half is gone, and after five half-lives (2.7 d), about 3% remains.
For SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, the body-weight result was 7.4%, compared with 3% for placebo.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).