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Saxenda in UK: Price, Legality

Saxenda uk: 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 in brief

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

How much body weight participants lost in the main study
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

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

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).