Saxenda Prescription Medication
Saxenda FAQ
How long does it take to lose weight with Saxenda?
It may take a couple of weeks before you start losing weight with Saxenda. It’s recommended that doctors check the progress of adults after 4 months and children after 3 months. If you have not lost the amount of weight recommended by your doctor by this time, it’s unlikely Saxenda is working for you.
What is Saxenda liraglutide?
Saxenda is a brand of liraglutide that's a once-daily injectable medication. It is injected just under the skin by way of a pen injector. In 2014, Saxenda became the first GLP-1 agonist approved for weight loss in people without diabetes.
What is Saxenda used for?
Saxenda is used together with a healthy diet and exercise. Saxenda is an injection given once a day under the skin (subcutaneous) from a multi-dose injection pen. Saxenda contains the same active ingredient (liraglutide) as Victoza.
What is Saxenda ® (liraglutide) injection 3 mg?
What is Saxenda®? Saxenda ® (liraglutide) injection 3 mg is an injectable prescription medicine used for adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) who also have weight-related medical problems or obesity (BMI ≥30), and children aged 12-17 years with a body weight above 132 pounds (60 kg) and obesity to help them lose weight and keep the weight off.
What is Saxenda ®?
Saxenda® is a daily weight loss injection, used to help people with high BMIs try and lose weight. Saxenda® has been proven to be a fairly effective weight loss treatment, with around 86% of people using it losing some weight. The active ingredient in the treatment is liraglutide, so sometimes it’s referred to as liraglutide instead of Saxenda®.
Can Saxenda help you lose weight?
Saxenda® may help adults with obesity and some children aged 12-17 with obesity, and some adults with excess weight and weight-related medical problems, lose weight and keep it off. Saxenda® is used with a reduced calorie meal plan and increased physical activity. Learn about Saxenda® for teens!
What is the Saxenda hotline?
Hotline, 1-844-845-6913, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm ET. Managing a long-term disease like obesity requires more than willpower alone. Saxenda® may help adults with obesity and some children aged 12-17 with obesity, and some adults with excess weight and weight-related medical problems, lose weight and keep it off.
Saxenda References
If you want to know more about Saxenda, consider exploring links below:
What Is Saxenda
- https://www.drugs.com/saxenda.html
- https://www.saxenda.com/about-saxenda/how-it-works.html
- https://www.healthline.com/health/drugs/saxenda
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