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Approved prescription productsMetabolic / GLP-1

Liraglutide

Also indexed as Victoza · Saxenda · GLP-1 receptor agonist

Liraglutide is an earlier long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist in the same broad class as semaglutide. It has approved product histories in diabetes and weight management, each with its own label.

Last reviewed 2026-09-07 · education only

MAPA EM LINGUAGEM SIMPLES

O que aparece na literatura

It activates the GLP-1 receptor and participates in glucose-dependent insulin signaling and appetite biology. The mechanism is a pharmacology map, not a treatment plan.

THE PAPER TRAIL

History & development

  1. 2008

    Novo Nordisk's heritage timeline places liraglutide GLP-1 research in the company's development history.

    Source: Novo Nordisk heritage ↗

  2. 2010

    Victoza entered the approved product record for type 2 diabetes in the United States; consult the current label for status and indications.

    Source: DailyMed: Victoza label ↗

  3. 2014

    Saxenda established a separate liraglutide product and weight-management label in the United States.

    Source: DailyMed: Saxenda label ↗

NAME CHECK

Approved brands & pathway

Saxenda

United States

FDA-approved prescription product

Liraglutide product with a weight-management label; read the current label.

Open DailyMed label search ↗

ENTRADAS VINCULADAS

Entradas de evidência

Obesity

Tema: Obesity · GLP-1 · Categoria: Obesity

Grau A

Liraglutide

O que a fonte sustenta

Randomized clinical weight-loss research

SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes assessed liraglutide with lifestyle intervention over 56 weeks in adults with obesity or overweight and comorbidity.

Limite: The trial used a regulated product, eligibility criteria and monitored protocol; it cannot validate another source or route.

Fonte: SCALE · NEJM Ler fonte ↗

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Obesity

Tema: Obesity · comparator literacy · Categoria: Obesity

Grau A

Semaglutide vs liraglutide

O que a fonte sustenta

Randomized head-to-head clinical research

STEP 8 compared once-weekly semaglutide with daily liraglutide and placebo in adults with overweight or obesity under a defined protocol.

Limite: Head-to-head results still depend on the study population, regimen, adherence and approved clinical context.

Fonte: STEP 8 · NEJM Ler fonte ↗

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EVIDENCE AT A GLANCE

Grade mix in this atlas

Grades describe the cited record for a narrow question. They do not score a marketplace material or make a health decision.

MARGIN NOTES

Naming curiosities & useful distinctions

  • Victoza and Saxenda contain liraglutide, but the product names do not erase the label differences.
  • Liraglutide is a useful comparator in STEP 8, a published head-to-head study with semaglutide.

The older comparator

The SCALE program and STEP 8 give liraglutide a visible place in the modern GLP-1 evidence map, while the approved-label context remains the anchor.

SCALE / STEP 8 records ↗

PESSOAS E ORGANIZAÇÕES

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