Liraglutidedosage

3 ML liraglutide 6 MG/ML Pen Injector [Victoza]

Dosage and administration

Inspect visually prior to each injection. Only use if solution is clear, colorless, and contains no particles.

Inject VICTOZA subcutaneously once-daily at any time of day, independently of meals, in the abdomen, thigh or upper arm.

When using VICTOZA with insulin, administer as separate injections. Never mix..

Adult Dosage: Initiate at 0.6 mg daily for one week then increase to 1.2 mg daily. If additional glycemic control is required, increase the dose to 1.8 mg daily after one week of treatment with the 1.2 mg daily dose.

Pediatric Dosage: Initiate at 0.6 mg daily for at least one week. If additional glycemic control is required increase the dose to 1.2 mg daily and if additional glycemic control is still required, increase the dose to 1.8 mg daily after at least one week of treatment with the 1.2 mg daily dose.

2.1 Important

Dosing and Administration Instructions

Inspect visually prior to each injection. Only use if solution is clear, colorless, and contains no particles.

Inject VICTOZA subcutaneously once-daily at any time of day, independently of meals.

Inject VICTOZA subcutaneously in the abdomen, thigh or upper arm. No dose adjustment is needed if changing the injection site and/or timing.

Rotate injection sites within the same region in order to reduce the risk of cutaneous amyloidosis.

When using VICTOZA with insulin, administer as separate injections. Never mix. It is acceptable to inject VICTOZA and insulin in the same body region but the injections should not be adjacent to each other.

If a dose is missed, resume the once-daily regimen as prescribed with the next scheduled dose. Do not administer an extra dose or increase the dose to make up for the missed dose.

If more than 3 days have elapsed since the last VICTOZA dose, reinitiate VICTOZA at 0.6 mg to mitigate any gastrointestinal symptoms associated with reinitiation of treatment. Upon reinitiation, VICTOZA should be titrated at the discretion of the prescriber.

2.2 Adult Dosage •

Initiate VICTOZA with a dose of 0.6 mg daily for one week. The 0.6 mg dose is a starting dose intended to reduce gastrointestinal symptoms during initial titration, and is not effective for glycemic control in adults. After one week at 0.6 mg per day, increase the dose to 1.2 mg daily.

If additional glycemic control is required, increase the dose to 1.8 mg daily after at least one week of treatment with the 1.2 mg daily dose.

2.3 Pediatric

Dosage

Initiate VICTOZA with a dose of 0.6 mg daily.

After at least one week at 0.6 mg daily, the dose may be increased to 1.2 mg daily if additional glycemic control is required.

If additional glycemic control is required, increase the dose to 1.8 mg daily after at least one week of treatment with the 1.2 mg daily dose.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 6, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

This page reproduces regulatory text for reference. It is not medical advice, and KenyRx is not a pharmacy or a prescriber. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist about whether a medicine is right for you.

See what it costs — price without insurance