Francia reembolsa Mounjaro y Wegovy para la obesidad grave

A partir de este lunes, la seguridad social cubre Mounjaro y Wegovy para pacientes con obesidad grave o diabetes. Es la primera vez que esto ocurre en Europa.

Los dos fármacos, análogos del GLP-1, ya están cubiertos para las personas elegibles. Anteriormente, los pacientes podían llegar a pagar hasta 500 euros al mes de su bolsillo.

La doctora Géraldine Skurnik, endocrinóloga, informa haber recibido cerca de quince llamadas de pacientes en quince días. Otros veinte, cuyas citas ya estaban programadas, pasan a ser elegibles para el reembolso.

Estos tratamientos prometen una pérdida de peso media del 15 % siempre que el paciente mantenga el tratamiento. Esta medida responde a la fuerte demanda entre las personas afectadas.

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