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Saxenda®

What is Saxenda®?

Saxenda® is a weight management medicine and contains the active ingredient liraglutide. It is similar to the natural hormone GLP-1 released from the intestines after a meal.

Saxenda® acts on receptors in the brain that regulate your appetite and makes you feel satisfied and less hungry. This can help you eat less and reduce your body weight.

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What is this medicine used for?

Adults
Saxenda® is indicated as an adjunct to a low-calorie diet and increased physical activity for weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of:

≥ 30 kg/m² (obese), or ≥ 27 kg/m² to < 30 kg/m² (overweight) who have at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as dysglycaemia (prediabetes or diabetes mellitus type 2), hypertension, dyslipidaemia or obstructive sleep apnoea. Treatment with Saxenda® should be discontinued if the patient has not lost at least 5% of their initial body weight after 12 weeks of use of the daily dose of 3.0 mg.

Adolescents (≥12 years)
Saxenda® may be used as an adjunct to healthy diet and increased physical activity for weight management in adolescent patients aged 12 years and older with:

obesity (BMI corresponding to ≥ 30 kg/m² for adults according to international limits) and body weight above 60 kg. Treatment with Saxenda® should be discontinued and reconsidered if the patient has not lost at least 4% of their BMI or BMI z-score (standard deviation score) after 12 weeks of use of the daily dose of 3.0 mg or the maximum tolerated dose.

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