Victoza vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic liraglutide

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic liraglutide.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Victoza, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameVictoza

Authorized genericliraglutide

Regular genericliraglutide

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually less than Victoza

Same as Victoza?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Victoza’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Victoza’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Victoza, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

liraglutide

Sold by

Teva PharmaceuticalsMade by Novo Nordisk, the company behind Victoza

NDC to ask for

6 mg/mLinjection
- 0480-3667-2011-digit: 00480-3667-202 syringes, 3 mL each
- 0480-3667-2211-digit: 00480-3667-223 syringes, 3 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Victoza, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Teva Pharmaceuticals (NDC 0480-3667-20), and for a regular generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Victoza.

Authorized generic package label from Teva Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericTeva Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: liraglutide 6 mg/mL

Inactive, on both labels:

Phenol
Propylene glycol
Sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

6 companies sell a generic of Victoza that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

Biocon PharmaInjection 6 mg/mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 70377-094-52
Carton of 9 mL 70377-094-53

Inactive ingredients: phenol, propylene glycol, water, trisodium citrate dihydrate, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide
FDA label
CiplaSolution 6 mg/mL

Made by Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 69097-920-67
Carton of 9 mL 69097-920-68

Inactive ingredients: phenol, propylene glycol, water, sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide
Hikma PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 0143-9144-02
Carton of 9 mL 0143-9144-03

Inactive ingredients: phenol, propylene glycol, water, sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate
FDA label
Lupin PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/mL

Being phased out; sold until January 2028

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 70748-346-02
Carton of 9 mL 70748-346-03

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate dibasic dihydrate, phenol, propylene glycol, water
FDA label
Meitheal PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/mL

Made by Nanjing King Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical

Product page on meithealpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 71288-563-85
Carton of 9 mL 71288-563-84

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, propylene glycol, phenol, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, water
FDA label
NorthStar RxInjection 6 mg/mL

Made by Nanjing King Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 6 mL 72603-745-02
Carton of 9 mL 72603-745-03

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, propylene glycol, phenol, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	70377-094-52
Carton of 9 mL	70377-094-53

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	69097-920-67
Carton of 9 mL	69097-920-68

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	0143-9144-02
Carton of 9 mL	0143-9144-03

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	70748-346-02
Carton of 9 mL	70748-346-03

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	71288-563-85
Carton of 9 mL	71288-563-84

Package	NDC
Carton of 6 mL	72603-745-02
Carton of 9 mL	72603-745-03

The FDA doesn’t rate Teva Pharmaceuticals’s version of liraglutide a substitute for Victoza, so a pharmacy can’t swap it in without your prescriber’s OK.

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

VICTOZA is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist indicated:

as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients aged 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular disease.

Limitations of Use:

Coadministration with other liraglutide-containing products is not recommended.

Source: the FDA label for Victoza (Novo Nordisk), October 14, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Victoza (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/victoza/