That said, the requirement to pay several months in advance may frustrate users who prefer flexibility
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But what weve seen since then is that if you go up on your dose more slowly and let patients bodies adjust to the drug until side effects diminish or even disappear, then people do much better. One concern is that a patient may lose too much weightreportedly one reason why people dropped out of a recent clinical trial
Efficacy of liraglutide for weight loss among patients with type 2 diabetes: National Center for Biotechnology Information
In July 2025, the FDA indicated that generic versions of liraglutide (Victoza) and brand Saxenda are available
In 1999, a settlement agreement was reached, creating a fund of over $3.75 billion to compensate affected patients