Saxenda for Breastfeeding: Evidence, Eligibility, Coverage

The Saxenda label on breastfeeding: Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.

Saxenda: key facts

How long it remains in the body

Its half-life is about 13 hours. About half is gone by 13 h, and about 3% is still present once five half-lives have passed (2.7 d).

Weight lost in its main trial

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

Saxenda label: breastfeeding
Medicine	What the label says
Saxenda	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.

These details come from FDA labels: the DailyMed label.

These warnings are listed in the label: FDA DailyMed drug label.

GLP-1 medicines and breastfeeding
Medicine	What the label says	How it is taken
Saxenda	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	daily injection
Ozempic	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	weekly injection
Wegovy	SNAC appears in breast milk and in the tablets. For the injection, whether it passes into breast milk is not known.	weekly injection or daily tablet
Rybelsus	The tablets have SNAC, and breast milk contains it too.	daily tablet
Mounjaro	Levels in breast milk were undetectable or low in one small study.	weekly injection
Zepbound	Levels in breast milk were undetectable or low in one small study.	weekly injection
Foundayo	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	daily tablet
Trulicity	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	weekly injection
Victoza	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	daily injection
Byetta	Whether it passes into human breast milk is not known.	twice-daily injection