Saxenda may not be suited for:
Patients under the age of 21
Patients currently on insulin therapy for diabetes
Those taking other prescriptions, over-the-counter, or herbal products for weight loss as these have not been tested
Pregnant and breast-feeding women or those planning to conceive
People with pancreatitis as this has not been studied
People or whose family members have had MTC (medullary thyroid cancer) or MEN 2 (Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2)