Saxenda should not be used in patients with a personal or family history of a thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer or in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (a disease that causes tumors in more than one gland in the body).

Nausea is the most common side effect when first starting Saxenda®, but decreases over time for most people as their body gets used to the medicine. If you do experience nausea, here are some things that may help: Eat bland, low-fat foods, like crackers, toast, and rice.

This medication helps reduce leptin resistance and can help lower leptin levels. This changes the biochemistry in your body and helps to naturally reduce your appetite, increase your metabolism and increase fat burning capacity.

Upon discontinuation of treatment, patients are likely to regain weight.

The Saxenda pens come pre-filled, and do not include needles. The price for a single 3ml Saxenda pen is £75.99.

Saxenda should be discontinued, however, if a patient cannot tolerate the 3 mg dose, as efficacy has not been established at lower doses (0.6, 1.2, 1.8, and 2.4 mg). Saxenda should be taken once daily at any time of day, without regard to the timing of meals.

Saxenda® may help some adults with excess weight (BMI of greater than 27 to 29.9) who also have weight-related medical problems or obesity, BMI of greater than or equal to 30, to lose weight and keep it off. To learn more about BMI, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

Unfortunately, Medicare does not cover medicines for obesity. However, some select Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans for retirees do.

While Victoza causes a bit of weight loss in many patients, the larger dose of liraglutide in Saxenda helps patients lose much more weight. On average, people using Saxenda in clinical trials lost about 5-7% of their body weight, though more than one in four patients lost over 10% of their body weight.

Saxenda should be discontinued, however, if a patient cannot tolerate the 3 mg dose, as efficacy has not been established at lower doses (0.6, 1.2, 1.8, and 2.4 mg). Saxenda should be taken once daily at any time of day, without regard to the timing of meals.