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Liraglutide Lawsuit: The Claims, the MDL, the Status

Liraglutide lawsuit: what happened, what it means for patients, and where to read the record.

Active ingredient
liraglutide

A quick look at Saxenda

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

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

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

For SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, the result was 7.4% of body weight, compared with 3% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).