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Novo's Saxenda bags FDA approval for weight management

 
• By Mandy Jackson

With US FDA approval for Saxenda (liraglutide) Novo Nordisk could be a contender in the market for prescription weight loss drugs, which so far has yielded disappointing sales from oral obesity therapies approved in the US since 2012 starting with Belviq (lorcaserin) from Arena Pharmaceuticals.

With US FDA approval for Saxenda (liraglutide) Novo Nordisk could be a contender in the market for prescription weight loss drugs, which so far has yielded disappointing sales from oral obesity therapies approved in the US since 2012 starting with Belviq (lorcaserin) from Arena Pharmaceuticals.

Saxenda is a once-daily, 3mg injection of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that Victoza markets as a daily injection of up to 1.8mg for type 2 diabetes. The FDA approved Saxenda for chronic weight management in addition to exercise and diet for obese adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater or overweight adults with a BMI of 27 or greater

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