Diabetes and blood sugar

Liraglutide

GLP-1 analogue · injectable antidiabetic

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What this medicine is for

Pharmacologically, Liraglutide relates to the category “GLP-1 analogue (injectable antidiabetic)”. GLP-1 analogues mimic an intestinal hormone that stimulates insulin at the right time, slows gastric emptying and reduces appetite.

For Liraglutide, in practice: Controls blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is generally taken over the long term, within regular monitoring, and is not stopped on your own initiative.

Under which brands it is found

In France, about 4 reimbursable presentations containing Liraglutide are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.

Liraglutide Sun
Saxenda
Victoza
Xultophy

Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.

Do you need a supplement? No.

Nous n'avançons aucun complément pour Liraglutide : ce serait forcer un besoin qui n'existe pas. La grande majorité des médicaments n'appellent aucune supplémentation particulière, et le reconnaître fait partie de notre manière de travailler. Nous ne concevons un complément que là où les données le soutiennent.

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