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...
Nutrition Research Centre, Loma Linda, California, United States
Centro Médico Nacional del Noreste Hospital de Especialidades UMAE 25, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Lilly Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, Singapore, Singapore
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Istanbul, Turkey
The third hospital affiliated to the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Department of Endocrinology, Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Department of Endocrinology, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Specialized Medical Hospital,Mansoura University, Mansourah, Dakhlia, Egypt
MansouraU, Mansoura, Egypt
Clinical Trials Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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