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Managing a long-term disease like obesity requires more than willpower alone. Adding Saxenda® to a reduced-calorie meal plan and increased physical activity may help you lose weight and keep it off.
Saxenda® (liraglutide) injection 3 mg is an injectable prescription medicine used for adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) who also have weight-related medical problems or obesity (BMI ≥30), and children aged 12-17 years with a body weight above 132 pounds (60 kg) and obesity to help them lose weight and keep the weight off. Saxenda® should be used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
Saxenda® works by addressing one of your body's natural responses to weight loss.
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Your body naturally produces an appetite hormone known as glucagon-like-peptide (GLP-1) that helps to regulate your hunger
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Saxenda® works like GLP-1 by regulating your appetite, which can lead to eating fewer calories and losing weight
How to use Saxenda®?:
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Inject your dose of Saxenda® under the skin (subcutaneously) in your stomach area (abdomen), upper leg (thigh), or upper arm, as instructed by your health care provider. Do not inject into a vein or muscle.
POSSIBLE RISKS
Do not share your Saxenda® pen with others even if the needle has been changed. You may give other people a serious infection or get a serious infection from them.
Do not use Saxenda® if:
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You or any of your family have ever had (medullary thyroid carcinoma) MTC or if you have (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2) MEN 2.
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You are allergic to liraglutide or any of the ingredients in Saxenda®.
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You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Saxenda® may harm your unborn baby.
Before taking Saxenda®, tell your health care provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
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are taking certain medicines called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
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have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems with digesting food.
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have or have had problems with your pancreas, kidneys or liver.
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have or have had depression or suicidal thoughts, or mental health issues.
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are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Saxenda® passes into your breast milk. You and your health care provider should decide if you will use Saxenda® or breastfeed.
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