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What is Lixisenatide?

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Lixisenatide

Lixisenatide is a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes, now sold in the US mainly inside Soliqua, a combination pen with insulin glargine.

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In plain words

Lixisenatide was approved in the US in 2016 as Adlyxin, a once-daily injection for type 2 diabetes.

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Why it matters

If you see lixisenatide on a pharmacy list, it is almost always part of an insulin combination for diabetes, not a weight-loss option.

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Lixisenatide is a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes, now sold in the US mainly inside Soliqua, a combination pen with insulin glargine.

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