Weight Management Programme

This programme is designed for those who are willing to commit to making dietary, lifestyle changes and fit one of the following criteria:

• Patients with a BMI of 27, with the presence of at least one weight related comorbidity;

Or

• Patients with a BMI of 30 + where dieting and lifestyle changes have resulted in poor outcomes and minimal weight loss

Saxenda® is a UK licensed medication, self-administered daily using a prefilled injectable pen.

The medication works by emulating the function of an appetite hormone called GLP-1. Just like this hormone, Saxenda® aides weight loss by suppressing your appetite, hunger and reduces cravings.

Saxenda® is a prescription-only medicine, which can only be prescribed for you, by someone who has the legal authority to do so, such as doctors.

Unlike many other providers of Saxenda® we are offering a this as part of a complete weight management programme to optimise your weight loss goals.

Saxenda® comes in a dose-adjustable prefilled pen. A simple, painless self-administered injection that is given daily. You will be shown how to administer the injection by your dedicated nurse. For more information about self-administering Saxenda® click here

The Saxenda® dosage is increased weekly by increments of 0.6mg until the patient is on 3mg per dosage (see the example):

• Week 1 = 0.6mg (once daily)
• Week 2 = 1.2mg (once daily)
• Week 3 = 1.8mg (once daily)
• Week 4 = 2.4mg (once daily)
• Week 5 and onwards 3mg (once daily)

As with all medication, Saxenda® may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. The most common side effects are:

• Nausea
• Diarrhoea
• Constipation

Read all of the Patient Information that will be provided before you start using the Saxenda® medication because it contains important information for you.