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How is Liraglutide different from Semaglutide?
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How is Liraglutide different from Semaglutide?

By reducing calorie intake, semaglutide and liraglutide cause weight loss. But the reduction in calorie intake compared to placebo seems to be greater with semaglutide (35%) than liraglutide (about 16%). In this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed is telling us How is Liraglutide different from Semaglutide.

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How is liraglutide different from semaglutide? Liraglutide has a shorter half-life, so it has to be taken as a once-a-day injection, whereas semaglutide has a longer half-life, so patients only need to take it once a week. Furthermore, semaglutide seems also to give better results in terms of the amount of weight loss.

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