Liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda) and Ketamine Therapy | Tovani Health
Victoza (Liraglutide) (also: Saxenda) — GLP-1 receptor agonist (diabetes, weight loss)
Verdict at Tovani Health
Fully compatible with KAP; same profile as semaglutide.
Liraglutide and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Same compatibility profile as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and dulaglutide. Used as Victoza for type 2 diabetes and Saxenda for weight loss; both are once-daily subcutaneous injections.
If you take Victoza regularly and are considering at-home ketamine therapy, the combination is generally safe at therapeutic doses. This page covers the brief pharmacologic context and what we do at intake.
How Victoza interacts with ketamine
Liraglutide is a daily GLP-1 receptor agonist. Slows gastric emptying and increases insulin response. No CYP interactions with ketamine.
What we do at intake
Continue as normal. Disclose any significant GLP-1 nausea so we can plan ondansetron prophylaxis if needed.
Bottom line
Liraglutide and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Same compatibility profile as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and dulaglutide. Used as Victoza for type 2 diabetes and Saxenda for weight loss; both are once-daily subcutaneous injections.
Ready to find out if at-home ketamine fits your situation?
We’ll note that you’re on Victoza (Liraglutide) at intake. The eligibility check takes 5 minutes and gives you an honest answer about whether at-home ketamine fits your specific situation.
FL and NJ residents only. Benjamin Soffer, DO — Tovani Health.
Clinically reviewed
Reviewed by Benjamin Soffer, DO on May 19, 2026. Dr. Soffer is a board-certified physician (American Board of Internal Medicine) licensed in Florida and New Jersey, prescribing at-home ketamine therapy through Tovani Health.
This page is general information about how this medication interacts with at-home ketamine therapy at Tovani Health. It is not a substitute for medical advice from your prescribing physician about your specific situation. Always discuss medication changes with the doctor who prescribed them.