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...
Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases and Unit of Diabetes, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Zainab Khan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
University of Minnesota_CPOM, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
UPMC Child Hosp-Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Consultorio de Endocrinología y Pediatría, Puebla, Mexico
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Zhongshan Hosital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
AURA Paris Site de Saint Ouen, Saint-Ouen, France
Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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