SAXENDA

Active ingredient
Semaglutide (a GLP1 receptor agonist)

How does it work?
By reducing your appetite

Dosage schedule
Increasing every week to a maximum maintenance dose of 3.0mg

How often do you take it?
Once a day at the same time

How do you take it?
With an injectable pen that contains prefilled doses

Effectiveness according to clinical studies
People lose up to 8% of their body weight after taking the 3.0mg maintenance dose after 56 weeks, according to the SCALE maintenance clinical trial

Very common side effects
nausea
diarrhoea
vomiting
constipation
headache