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...
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Olympia, Washington, United States
Department of Clinical Epidemiology - Aarhus Unversiteteshospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Yazd, Iran, Islamic Republic of
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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