Comparing Saxenda vs Trulicity
Saxenda (liraglutide) | Trulicity (dulaglutide) |
|
---|
Saxenda (liraglutide) | Trulicity (dulaglutide) |
|
|||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight). Saxenda may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Trulicity mimics the effects of GLP-1, a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates insulin secretion and lowers glucagon secretion from the liver. It lowers blood glucose levels in people with... View more |
||||||||||||||||
More about Saxenda (liraglutide) | More about Trulicity (dulaglutide) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Saxenda has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 1451 ratings on Drugs.com. 65% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
Trulicity has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 970 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Saxenda side effects |
View all Trulicity side effects |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Saxenda prices |
View all Trulicity prices |
||||||||||||||||
Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Other liraglutide brands include: Victoza |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
13 hours |
120 hours |
||||||||||||||||
CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||||||||
Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Victoza
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
Saxenda See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 276 drugs are known to interact with Saxenda:
|
A total of 274 drugs are known to interact with Trulicity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
September 18, 2014 |
||||||||||||||||
WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
More Information | |||||||||||||||||
Patient Resources | |||||||||||||||||
Professional Resources | |||||||||||||||||
Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.