Dutch HTA Body Turns Down Obesity Drug Wegovy

The Dutch health technology assessment institute, ZIN, has called for a debate on how society should tackle obesity and whether expensive treatments should be part of the national prevention strategy.

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The long-term benefits of Wegovy are uncertain, according to the Dutch HTA • Source: Shutterstock

The health technology assessment (HTA) body for the Netherlands, ZIN, has declined to recommend Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide) for reimbursement. The institute said there were unanswered questions about the drug’s effects and pointed to the global shortage of semaglutide as an additional consideration.

Novo Nordisk told the Pink Sheet it was disappointed by the decision but that it would welcome further dialogue with...

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