Saxenda® – self-injectable weight-loss medicine at Parkside Hospital

What is Saxenda®?

Saxenda® is the first licensed prescription injectable medicine, that when used in conjunction with a low calorie meal plan and increase physical activity, can help you lose weight. 

How does Saxenda® work?

Saxenda® works like a hormone that the body produces naturally that regulates appetite, knows as glucagon-like-peptide (GLP-1). By activating areas of your brain that regulate appetite, Saxenda® may make you feel less hungry, which can lead to lower calorie intake.

Saxenda® can help you not only lose weight, but also keep it off.

How is Saxenda® taken?

Saxenda® comes in a prefilled pen as a once-daily, self-injectable medicine. It’s the first and only licensed prescription weight-loss medicine in a pen that helps you lose weight.