More evidence on Saxenda's impact in weight loss

24 May 2018

Danish diabetes company Novo Nordisk (NOV: N) has provided further proof that its therapies are not just of benefit to diabetics by presenting new evidence on the effect of Saxenda (liraglutide 3mg) in weight management.

Use of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) brought an average of 8.1kg after six months in a real-world clinical setting, in combination with diet and exercise, according to data presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2018) in Austria and the Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research in Baltimore, USA.

The retrospective effectiveness study investigated the impact of Saxenda treatment in people with overweight and obesity across six weight management clinics in Canada.

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