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Who Makes Liraglutide? The Company, the Plants and the Supply

Who makes liraglutide: the short answer first, then the details that matter.

Active ingredient
liraglutide
Who makes liraglutide: pen injector cartridges on a pharmaceutical production line

Saxenda: the basics

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

About 13 hours is the half-life. Once 13 h pass, half has left, while about 3% remains at 2.7 d, or five half-lives.

How much weight was lost in the main trial
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

During SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, the treatment group lost 7.4% of body weight, while the placebo group lost 3%.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).