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Saxenda in Canada: Price, Legality

Saxenda canada: the realistic routes to a prescription and a pharmacy, and how they compare.

Active ingredient
liraglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk
How it is taken
Daily injection
FDA-approved for
Weight loss

Saxenda facts at a glance

How long it remains in your 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, and after five half-lives (2.7 d), about 3% remains.

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

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

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).