Decription
Liraglutide (NN2211) is a long-acting gluca on-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, binding to the same receptors as
does the endogenous metabolic hormone GLP-1 that stimulates insuli secretion. Marketed under the brand name
Victoza, it is an injectable drug developed by Novo Nordisk for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In 2015, Novo
Nordisk began marketing it in the U.S. under the brand name Saxend-a as a treatment for obesity in adults with at
least one weight-related comorbid condition.
Liraglutide was approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 3,
2009, and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 25, 2010. More recently, Liraglutide was
approved by the FDA on December 23, 2014 for treatment for obesity in adults with some related comorbidity.
Application&Function
Liraglutide is a once-daily injectable derivative of the human incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), for the
treatment of type
2 diabetes or obesity.
1.Treating type 2 diabetes.
2.Treating obesity.