• Med Lett Drugs Ther · Apr 2010

    Liraglutide (Victoza) for type 2 diabetes.

    • Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2010 Apr 5; 52 (1335): 25-7.

    AbstractLiraglutide (Victoza-Novo Nordisk), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist given by subcutaneous injection, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. It can be used alone or in addition to oral antidiabetic drugs such as metformin (Glucophage, and others) or glimepiride (Amaryl, and others). Liraglutide is not recommended for first-line therapy and is not approved for use with insulin.

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