Learn about cost, side effects, and more for Saxenda (liraglutide), a prescription injection that treats obesity and overweight in adults and some children.

Learn more about what kind of weight loss medication Saxenda is, how it works, who it benefits and whether it carries any risks.

New shot shows promise as weight loss drug A new injectable drug, aimed at helping obese and seriously overweight people who have other weight-related health conditions, has proven effective in a ...

Saxenda and Victoza are prescription drugs that can both cause weight loss. Find out what their prescribed uses are and how these drugs compare.

A Blue Cross Blue Shield study of one decade worth of claims for Saxenda and Wegovy found 58% of patients quit the weight-loss drugs after 12 weeks.

A study in JAMA compares various weight loss drugs in more than 30,000 overweight and obese adults. Researchers found that several do better than a placebo at maintaining weight loss for a year.

Saxenda and Victoza contain the same active ingredient (liraglutide), but Saxenda contains a larger dose of it. Three clinical trials assessed the safety and effectiveness of the drug for weight loss.

Novo Nordisk announced that the FDA has approved Saxenda (liraglutide [rDNA origin]) injection for chronic weight management.