Liraglutide
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Liraglutide is sold here as Saxenda and Victoza. Every figure below carries its source and the date it was read.
No clinician has reviewed this page. Label and trial statements are quoted from the FDA label or the trial cited beside them. General guidance is marked as such, and every price carries the date it was verified. That is sourcing, not medical review. What we do and do not check · Who checked the price
Last updated 2026-09-13 — every published price for this molecule. Read and dated by Alex Seot.
What is liraglutide, and what does it cost?
Liraglutide is sold as Saxenda and Victoza — the same active substance under different approved indications and different dose ceilings, which is why switching between them is a prescribing decision rather than a change of medication. On trial evidence the best published result for this molecule is 7.4% average weight loss, from the trial behind Saxenda. That is a label figure; the trials that put it against another molecule are STEP 8 (weight fell 15.8% on semaglutide 2.4 mg against 6.4% on liraglutide 3.0 mg over 68 weeks). Between them its FDA labels list nausea, fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, injection site reactions, abdominal pain, indigestion, dizziness, headache, decreased appetite and low blood sugar among the common reactions — not every label lists every one — each with its own page here. A compounded preparation of the same molecule is a different legal product rather than a discount on the approved one: compounding is an exemption from approval, so it carries no trial and no approved label of its own.
Where can I buy liraglutide?
Every verified route, cheapest first: products and sellers together, because the question is what the molecule costs rather than which shelf it sits on.
| Route | A month | What it is | Trial loss | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hone Health | $315 | compounded, not FDA approved | — | 2026-09-13 |
The products liraglutide is sold as
1. Saxenda
The first-generation GLP-1. Daily injection, half the weight loss, largely superseded.
- A month
- no verified price
- Trial loss
- 7.4%
- FDA status
- FDA approved for chronic weight management
2. Victoza
Daily liraglutide for type 2 diabetes — the same molecule as Saxenda at lower doses. No cash price published.
- A month
- no verified price
- Trial loss
- not published
- FDA status
- FDA approved for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk reduction. Weight loss is off-label use.
What the liraglutide labels list, and each on its own page
Each reaction below is listed among the common adverse reactions on at least one of these FDA labels — Saxenda and Victoza. The labels do not all list the same ones, so each line names the labels that do.
- Does Saxenda make you feel sick?
Listed on all 2 labels
- Does Saxenda make you tired?
Listed on Saxenda
- Does Saxenda cause constipation?
Listed on all 2 labels
- Does Saxenda cause diarrhea?
Listed on all 2 labels
- Does Saxenda make you throw up?
Listed on all 2 labels
- Does Saxenda cause injection site reactions?
Listed on Saxenda
- Does Saxenda cause stomach pain?
Listed on Saxenda
- Does Saxenda cause indigestion?
Listed on all 2 labels
- Does Saxenda make you dizzy?
Listed on Saxenda
- Does Saxenda cause headaches?
Listed on Saxenda
- Does Victoza take away your appetite?
Listed on Victoza
- Does Saxenda cause low blood sugar?
Listed on Saxenda
Boxed warning. In rodents this molecule caused thyroid C-cell tumors at human-relevant doses. Whether it does so in people is unknown, and the label carries that as a boxed warning. It is contraindicated outright with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2.
Liraglutide, answered
- What is the cheapest liraglutide?
- Hone Health at $315 a month all-in once titrated, added by halfrx on 2026-09-13 from the membership fee and the medication price it publishes separately. The most expensive verified route to the same molecule is Hone Health at $315.
- Which products contain liraglutide?
- Saxenda and Victoza. They differ by approved indication and by dose ceiling rather than by active substance, which is why a switch between them is a prescribing decision rather than a change of medication.
- Is compounded liraglutide the same as the branded version?
- Same molecule, different legal product. Compounding is an exemption from FDA approval rather than a form of it, so a compounded preparation has no trial and no approved label of its own, and its quality is a fact about the pharmacy that mixes it. No seller on this site names that pharmacy — all eleven checked, with the pages read listed at /pharmacy.
- How much weight do people lose on liraglutide?
- 7.4% on average in the trial behind Saxenda, SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes, Study 1 on the label, 56 weeks: 7.4% mean weight loss on 3 mg against 3.0% on placebo, intention-to-treat. That figure describes one trial population under one protocol. Against other molecules it has been tested head to head in STEP 8 (weight fell 15.8% on semaglutide 2.4 mg against 6.4% on liraglutide 3.0 mg over 68 weeks).
Every price carries its source and the date it was read; anything past 45 days without a re-check is marked stale rather than quietly aging. Label information from FDA prescribing information for SAXENDA. Information only, not medical advice.