Drug Safety Information for VICTOZA (Liraglutide recombinant)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for VICTOZA (LIRAGLUTIDE RECOMBINANT) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for SAXENDA (LIRAGLUTIDE RECOMBINANT) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for VICTOZA* (Liraglutide recombinant)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with VICTOZA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*3424
2Blood glucose increased1867
3Diarrhoea*1391
4Pancreatitis1347
5Vomiting*1228
6Decreased appetite*1136
7Weight decreased*1119
8Headache*868
9Abdominal pain upper565
10Constipation563
11Blood glucose decreased560
12Dizziness507
13Pancreatic carcinoma499
14Pancreatitis acute471
15Injection site haematoma465
16Malaise450
17Fatigue448
18Injection site pain424
19Abdominal pain418
20Abdominal discomfort*396

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of VICTOZA " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking VICTOZA
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Type 2 diabetes mellitus23702
2Product used for unknown indication7826
3Diabetes mellitus*3144
4Obesity341
5Type 1 diabetes mellitus304
6Weight decreased*296
7Insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus253
8Glucose tolerance impaired*175
9Diabetes mellitus inadequate control113
10Weight control81

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for VICTOZA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 42271


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VICTOZA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 42271*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Liraglutide recombinant (Saxenda, Victoza)

Charts are based on 42271 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

Click to go back to search results and VICTOZA Reviews and Review Summary .

Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.