Liraglutide – sold under the brand names Saxenda and Victoza – is a class of drug known as a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, like semaglutide – commonly known as Ozempic and Wegovy.

Hamlet Gasoyan, Ph.D., Lead Author, Cleveland Clinic Semaglutide (sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic) and liraglutide (sold under the brand names Saxenda and Victoza) are glucagon-like ...

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