Saxenda (liraglutide) dosage schedule
One injection a day. The FDA label below escalates it on a schedule, and the maintenance dose is 3 mg daily, reached no earlier than week 5.
| When | Dose | What the label says about it |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 0.6 mg daily | Initiation. |
| Week 2 | 1.2 mg daily | — |
| Week 3 | 1.8 mg daily | — |
| Week 4 | 2.4 mg daily | — |
| Week 5 and on | 3 mg daily | The recommended dose. For adults the lower doses are for titration only: an adult who cannot tolerate 3 mg stops Saxenda. Children 12 and older who cannot tolerate 3 mg may drop to 2.4 mg, and stop if that is not tolerated either; their escalation can take up to 8 weeks. |
Maximum dose: 3 mg daily. The label sets nothing above it.
Does the price change as the dose goes up?
Hone Health, the one seller halfrx records, charges $315 to $415 a month, and the price rises with the dose: $315 at the starting dose and $415 at maintenance. At $415 Saxenda costs more than Wegovy's $349 direct from NovoCare. The 30 daily injections a month change how often you inject, not the monthly price.
What happens if I miss a dose?
A single missed dose is skipped — take the next one at the usual time, and do not take an extra dose or a larger one to make up for it. If more than 3 days have passed since the last injection, the label says to restart at 0.6 mg and repeat the weekly escalation; the Medication Guide says to call the prescriber about how to restart.
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Questions
- How long does it take to reach the maintenance dose of Saxenda?
- At the fastest the label allows, week 5. Each step has to be held for its full interval before the next one, and a step can be repeated if the current dose is not tolerated — so the real answer is usually longer than the chart, never shorter.
Every dose and interval on this page is from FDA prescribing information for Saxenda (liraglutide) , the version published 2026-06-15. Nothing here is a recommendation: the dose you take is the one your prescriber sets, and the schedule is often slowed deliberately for tolerability.