How to store Liraglutide
A daily GLP-1 injection approved for weight management and type 2 diabetes.
Also called: Saxenda, Victoza, NN2211, Xultophy component.
GLP-1 / GIP / glucagon agonists · GLP-1 receptor agonist · Evidence: Approved drug.
Comes as: Saxenda/Victoza: 6 mg/mL ready-made solution in a 3 mL pen, 18 mg total, Xultophy: fixed insulin degludec/liraglutide solution in a pen.
Mixed with: None. Ready-made pens must not be diluted or mixed with other drugs..
- The 18 mg total is pen content, not a powder-vial size.
- Do not count clicks; use the marked dose counter. Do not share pens, even with a new needle.
- No independently supported grey-vial water volume or after-mixing stability was found.
Before mixing: Unused pens: 2–8°C, protected from light. Never freeze.
After mixing: Saxenda/Victoza after first use: 30 days at 2–8°C or 15–30°C. Xultophy after first use: 21 days at 2–8°C or 15–30°C.
Related to Liraglutide
- Semaglutide: A GLP-1 medicine with strong weight, glucose, heart and kidney evidence; dose and formulation matter.
- Tirzepatide: A weekly GIP/GLP-1 injection with strong diabetes and weight-loss evidence and common stomach side effects.
- Retatrutide: An experimental weekly injection with phase 3 weight-loss results.
- Dulaglutide: A weekly GLP-1 medicine approved for type 2 diabetes and lower heart-event risk.
- Exenatide: An older GLP-1 with twice-daily and weekly forms, now widely discontinued.
Sources
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- FDA Proposes to Exclude Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and Liraglutide on 503B Bulks List, FDA · 2026
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Sources checked: 2026-10-18.
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