Generic Name
LiraglutidePacks Price
- Inj 6mg/ml 1x3ml Pre-filled Pen: 1's: Rs. 11045
Saxenda
Therapeutic Group
Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excluding InsulinIndication Dosage
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Combination With Metformin Or A Sulfonylurea, Or Both, Or In Combination With Basal Insulin Or Both Metformin And Pioglitazone When Dual Therapy With These Drugs Fails To Achieve Adequate Glycaemic Control:
By Sc Inj:
- Adult: Initially 0.6 Mg Once Daily For At Least 1 Week, Then Increased To 1.2 Mg Once Daily For At Least 1 Week, Then Increased If Necessary Up To 1.8 Mg Once Daily
Content
- Inj: Per ml: Liraglutide 6mg 3 ml Pre-Filled Pen
Pregnancy
Contraindicated In Pregnancy.
Stability
- Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
Contra Indications
- Diabetic Gastroparesis, Ketoacidosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Moderate To Severe Congestive Heart Failure, Hepatic Impairment, Severe Renal Impairment.
Precautions
- Diabetic Gastroparesis, Ketoacidosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Moderate To Severe Congestive Heart Failure, Hepatic Impairment, Severe Renal Impairment.
Lactation
- Contraindicated or Not Recommended.
Side Effects
- Abdominal Pain And Distension
- Headache
- Hypoglycaemia
- Injection Site Reactions
- Bronchitis
- Constipation
- Decreased Appetite
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Dizziness
- Dyspepsia
- Flatulence
- Gastritis
- Gi Disturbances
- Gord
- Malaise
- Nasopharyngitis
- Tachycardia
- Vomiting
- Goiter.
- Rare: Acute Renal Failure
- Increased Blood Calcitonin
- Thyroid Neoplasm
- Acute Pancreatitis (discontinue)
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Author
Shahid Arif