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Liraglutide in UK: Price, Legality

Liraglutide uk: the realistic routes to a prescription and a pharmacy, and how they compare.

Active ingredient
liraglutide

Saxenda: a quick look

How long it remains in the body
100%50%25%0%013 h26 h39 h2.2 d2.7 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Half-life is about 13 hours. After 13 h, half is gone; about 3% remains after five half-lives (2.7 d).

Main trial weight loss
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

The SCALE trial for Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, recorded 7.4% of body weight, compared with 3% in the placebo group

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).