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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Three or five pens. The number of doses of Saxenda per pen depends on the dosage that your doctor prescribes. The usual starting dosage is 0.6 mg per day. Your healthcare provider may increase your dose each week, depending on how well you tolerate the medication. Typically, the goal is to eventually reach the maximum dose of 3 mg per day (FDA-a, 2020).What is Victoza?Victoza (liraglutide) is a brand-name drug that healthcare providers prescribe to people with type 2 diabetes, especially when other diabetes medications like metformin aren’t helping enough.Victoza comes as a clear liquid solution in an injection pen. After a healthcare professional shows you how to use Victoza, you’ll give yourself a daily injection under your skin (a subcutaneous injection). Before each dose, you’ll need to attach a new pen needle (sold or dispensed separately).Victoza comes in boxes of two or three pens. The number of doses per pen depends on your dosage. Each Victoza pen contains 30 doses of 0.6 mg, 15 doses of 1.2 mg, or 10 doses of 1.8 mg. Conditions treated with Saxenda and VictozaSo, what do Saxenda and Victoza treat? Here is a look at their uses and when healthcare providers may prescribe each.Saxenda usesHealthcare providers may prescribe Saxenda for weight management, along with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, to the following individuals (FDA-a, 2020):Adults with obesity (body mass index or “BMI” of 30 or greater).Adults with moderate overweight (BMI of 27 or greater) with at least one weight-related condition, such
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