Victoza contains liraglutide, a synthetic analog of human glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) and acts as a GLP-1 receptor agonist. Liraglutide is 97% similar to native human GLP-1, differing primarily by substituting arginine for lysine at position 34. Liraglutide is made by attaching a C-16 fatty acid (palmitic acid) with a glutamic acid spacer on the remaining...
Saxenda, a formulation of liraglutide intended for weight loss, is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise for chronic weight management in adult patients who are obese (BMI≥30 kg/m), or who are overweight (BMI≥27 kg/m) and have at least one weight-related comorbidity. It is also indicated for chronic weight management in pediatric patients ≥12 years ol...
University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, United States
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Africa Health Research Institute Clinical Trials Unit, Mtubatuba, South Africa
Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan
HsinChu Municipal MacKay Children's Hospital, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
HsinChu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Research Site, Gothenburg, Sweden
Beni-suef university Hospital, Banī Suwayf, Beni Suef, Egypt
Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Ochsner Health System - Biospecimen, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
LSU Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC - - LSUHSC-NO, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Neuroendocrine Unit and Pituitary Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
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