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Liraglutide

Liraglutide
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NMR structure of liraglutide. PDB entry 4apd
Clinical data
Trade names Victoza, Saxenda
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Routes of
administration
subcutaneous
ATC code
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CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C172H265N43O51
Molar mass 3751.202 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)

Liraglutide (NN2211) is a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, binding to the same receptors as does the endogenous metabolic hormone GLP-1 that stimulates insulin secretion. Marketed under the brand name Victoza, it is an injectable drug developed by Novo Nordisk for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In 2015, Novo Nordisk began marketing a separate strength in the U.S. and E.U. under the brand name Saxenda as a treatment for adults who are obese or overweight with at least one weight-related comorbid condition.

The product was approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 3, 2009, and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 25, 2010. More recently, Liraglutide was approved by the FDA on December 23, 2014 and by the European Medicines Agency on January 23, 2015, for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obesity) or a BMI of 27 or greater (overweight) who have at least one weight-related condition.

Liraglutide is a once-daily injectable derivative of the human incretin (metabolic hormone) glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), for the treatment of type 2 diabetes or obesity.


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