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What is Victoza?

Victoza is a brand of liraglutide, a diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. It works by increasing the amount of insulin that the body produces. It is used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diabetes Type 2 25 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Support weight loss 4 0
Treat side effects of another treatment 2 0
Medication-induced Diabetes Mellitus 1 0
Diabetes Mellitus 1 0
Obesity 1 0

See all 40 patients currently taking Victoza

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Victoza

Nausea 3
Weight loss 1
Abdominal bloating 1
Decreased appetite 1
Stomach pain 1
Pain in lower back 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Victoza. See all 18 dosages ►

  0.6 mg daily 1.2 mmol/L daily 1.2 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.3 mg daily 1.6 mg daily 1.8 mg daily 1.83 mg daily 6 mg daily 6 other daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Victoza (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Victoza

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Victoza

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Victoza

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Victoza

Always
 10 91%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Victoza

Very
 2 18%
Somewhat
 3 27%
A little
 2 18%
Not at all
 4 36%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Victoza

$200+
 2 22%
$100-199
 1 11%
$50-99
 3 33%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 33%

Report created on May 28, 2012.