Saxenda is a prescription medication used for chronic weight management in adults and children. It contains the active ingredient liraglutide and is administered through injection. Saxenda may cause mild or serious side effects, and it is important to inform your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Here are some details about Saxendas side effects, ingredients, and materials:
Positive:
- Saxenda has been shown to be an effective treatment to help people lose weight and keep it off.
Negative:
- The most common side effects of Saxenda in adults include nausea, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, injection site reaction, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), headache, tiredness (fatigue), dizziness, stomach pain, and change in enzyme (lipase) levels in your blood.
- Additional common side effects in children are fever and gastroenteritis.
- Serious side effects of Saxenda that have been reported include acute pancreatitis, acute gallbladder disease, low blood sugar level, and serious hypersensitivity reactions.
- Saxenda may affect the way some medicines work and some other medicines may affect the way Saxenda works.
Ingredients or materials:
- Saxenda is a clear, colorless solution that contains 6 mg of liraglutide and the following inactive ingredients: disodium phosphate dihydrate, propylene glycol, phenol, and water for injection.
- Each pre-filled pen contains a 3 mL solution of Saxenda equivalent to 18 mg liraglutide (free-base, anhydrous).
