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Liraglutide Pill: Does It Exist, How It Works, Price

Liraglutide pill: which forms exist, which are FDA approved, and how they differ.

Active ingredient
liraglutide
Liraglutide pill: GLP-1 medicines as a pen, a pill and a vial

Saxenda overview

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

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

What the main trial found about weight loss
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

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

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).