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FDA Approves First GLP-1 Generic for Weight Loss

August 29, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Teva Pharmaceuticals’ generic version of Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda (liraglutide), a first-generation glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. The generic is approved to treat adults and adolescents 12 to 17 years of age who are obese or overweight. This is the first time a generic glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) medication has been approved for weight loss in the US.

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