Reference · cited facts
Liraglutide
Victoza / SaxendaHalf-life ≈13 hoursFDA-approvedReviewed July 2026
Educational information and a math tool only — not medical advice, a dose recommendation, or an endorsement of peptide use. Consult a licensed healthcare provider before starting, stopping, or changing anything.
Class / mechanism
Liraglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist with about 97% amino-acid homology to human GLP-1; it resists rapid enzyme breakdown, which supports once-daily use.
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Regulatory status
FDA-approved as Victoza (type 2 diabetes, and to reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes) and Saxenda (chronic weight management). Prescription only. The approved products are supplied as ready-to-use prefilled pens — not as a powder to reconstitute. As of 2026-07-16 and subject to change.
FDA · July 2026
Reported half-life
≈13 hours
PUBMED
Human evidence
Established (FDA-approved)
LITERATURE
What the literature reports
- Liraglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist with about 97% amino-acid homology to human GLP-1; it resists rapid enzyme breakdown, which supports once-daily use.
- Its published blood half-life is about 13 hours after subcutaneous injection (per the FDA prescribing information).
- It is FDA-approved as Victoza (type 2 diabetes) and Saxenda (chronic weight management); the brand names are referenced for identification only.
- The FDA-approved products are prefilled pens supplied ready to use. Reconstitution applies only to lyophilized compounded or research-grade ('research use only') material, not to the approved products.
Honest caveats
- • This is a prescription medicine — obtain and use it only through a licensed clinician.
- • FDA-approved products come as prefilled pens; compounded or 'research-use-only' versions are not the FDA-approved product.
- • Brand names (Victoza, Saxenda) are used for factual reference only — no affiliation, endorsement, efficacy, or weight-loss claim is implied.
- • Reference facts only — no dose, protocol, or benefit is stated or implied.
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