The FDA has approved Liraglutide Injection, the first generic version of Victoza, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

PEOPLE TAKING GLP-1S have a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death from cardiovascular disease, according to a ...

In its Citizen Petition to the FDA, Novo Nordisk argued that there is no clinical need to allow compounding for liraglutide, ...

Approved for use by diabetics to control blood sugar, liraglutide has also evidenced an ability to slow cognitive decline in a Phase 2b clinical trial, and reduce shrinkage of those areas of the brain ...

According to the Company, the generic product will launch immediately. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Liraglutide Injection, the first generic version of Victoza ®.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic referencing Victoza (liraglutide; Hikma Pharmaceuticals), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist indicated to ...

Liraglutide is currently sold only in an injectable form under the brand names Saxenda® and Victoza®, both manufactured by Novo Nordisk®. Despite the launch of a genericized injected version of ...

In a citizen petition posted by the FDA this week, Novo urged the regulator to restrict the ability of compounding pharmacies to produce Victoza, also known as liraglutide, following a proposal by ...

GLP-1s currently used for weight loss—although not all are expressly approved for this purpose—include Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide), Victoza and Saxenda (liraglutide), and Mounjaro and ...

Approval of the once-daily injection, as an adjunct to diet and exercise, is intended to help with drug shortages and improve patient access. (HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug ...

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) submitted a Citizen Petition to the FDA requesting the exclusion of ...

Novo Nordisk (NOVO) is petitioning the FDA to exclude its diabetes drug liraglutide, also known as Victoza, from a list of drugs that are allowed to be compounded. In a Citizen Petition posted on ...