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19/01/2023at 15:44

Norway denies Novo Nordisk reimbursement for obesity drug

A similar decision not to offer subsidies to patients undergoing obesity treatment with Wegovy was also made by Denmark.
”We are open to negotiating the price should the company want to do so,” says Einar Andreassen, functional area lead at LMV | Photo: Statens legemiddelverk / Pr
by mikkel aabenhus hemmingsen, translated by daniel pedersen

The Norwegian Medicines Agency, SLV, has denied granting reimbursement for Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug, Wegovy (semaglutide), reports MedWatch’s Norwegian sister media.

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