VICTOZA - adult type 2 diabetes dosing and renal statement
- Product / population
- Adults; named product and route only. Selected dosing and renal summary, not the full prescribing information.
- Renal measure
- No renal-function dose bands specified for this summary.
Dosing / renal protocol and limits
Begin 0.6 mg subcutaneously daily for one week to improve gastrointestinal tolerance, then 1.2 mg daily. If needed, increase to 1.8 mg daily after at least one week on 1.2 mg. The 0.6-mg adult dose is for initiation, not effective glycemic maintenance.
No renal dose adjustment is recommended; ESRD experience is limited. Review dehydration/acute-kidney-injury risk with gastrointestinal adverse effects. Medullary thyroid carcinoma/MEN2 contraindications remain applicable. This diabetes product regimen is not the SAXENDA weight-management regimen.
Source: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=5a9ef4ea-c76a-4d34-a604-27c5b505f5a4