Methodology [edit]. Median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups-that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda to 40 or more in several European countries, Canada and Japan.
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen has petitioned the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to have Victoza taken off the market because of the drugâs potential to cause pancreatitis and other serious side effects.
In a 26-week study (N=323) of Victoza Â® 1.8 mg and intensification with insulin detemir, the only adverse reaction reported in â¥5% of the patients treated with Victoza Â® 1.8 mg + metformin + insulin detemir and greater than in patients treated with Victoza Â® 1.8 mg + metformin alone was diarrhea (11.7% vs 6.9%).