Side by side
Cagrilintide vs Liraglutide
Both are discussed for weight loss. What this site records about each, side by side. Every figure is on the compound's own page with the source it came from.
| Cagrilintide | Liraglutide | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A long-acting amylin analogue in late-stage trials. It works on a different satiety pathway from the GLP-1 drugs. Which is why it is being developed alongside semaglutide rather than against it. | The first GLP-1 analogue approved for weight loss. A daily injection, superseded by weekly semaglutide but still the best-documented compound in the class. |
| EvidenceHow much human evidence exists, not how well it works. | Clinical trials | Approved |
| Regulatory statusReviewed 2026-08-16 | Not approved anywhere, alone or in combination. In late-stage clinical development as CagriSema, a fixed combination with semaglutide. Anything sold as cagrilintide today is a research chemical produced outside the manufacturing controls that a future approval would rest on. | Approved by the FDA and EMA. Marketed as Victoza for type 2 diabetes and as Saxenda for chronic weight management at a higher dose. Both carry a boxed warning about thyroid C-cell tumours. Compounded or research-chemical liraglutide is not the approved product and has not been through the manufacturing controls the approval rests on. |
| Routes | Subcutaneous | Subcutaneous |
| Half-life | 180 hours | 13 hours |
| Cheapest per mgVials only, read from vendors' own listings and dated on the price index. | $4.40/mg | Not recorded |
| Median per mg | $9.60/mg | Not recorded |
| Vendors with a price | 31 | Not recorded |
| Storage once mixed | Refrigerated at 2–8 °C. Do not freeze once mixed. | After first use, up to 30 days at room temperature below 30 °C or refrigerated. Protect from light and do not freeze. |
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