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Liraglutide Vial: What It Is, Price

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

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

Saxenda overview

How long the body keeps it
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 of it is gone, and after five half-lives (2.7 d) about 3% is left.

Weight loss in its main trial
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

In the trial SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks long, the figure for body weight was 7.4%, against 3% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).