Learn about cost, side effects, and more for Saxenda (liraglutide), a prescription injection that treats obesity and overweight in adults and some children.

Saxenda (liraglutide) is a prescription drug that’s used for weight management. Saxenda’s cost may depend on factors such as whether you have health insurance and the pharmacy you use.

To learn more about the costs of treatment or finding the best price for Saxenda, talk with your pharmacist. You can also use the Saxenda cost estimator or call 888-809-3942.

Saxenda is a chronic weight management medication. “Like other chronic diseases, obesity treatment needs to be lifelong,” says Elizabeth Mann, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist at UW Health ...

Saxenda, which requires daily injections, was the only GLP-1 drug approved for weight loss from 2014 to 2021. The study said fewer than 6,000 individuals began the medication each year during that ...

Saxenda and Victoza both contain the same active drug, but they’re used in different dosages. Because of this, these drugs can cause some of the same side effects, but some different ones as well.

The average weight loss was 5.3 kilograms (about 11.5 pounds) for those on Saxenda, 5 kilograms (about 11 pounds) for those on Contrave, 3.2 kilograms (about 7 pounds) for those on Belviq and 2.6 ...

2. FDA approves Saxenda® for the treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12-17. [press release]. Plainsboro, NJ: Novo Nordisk; December 4, 2020. 3. Saxenda® [package insert].