Mit diesem Schreiben informiert Sie das Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG) über die Vergütung von GLP-1-Rezeptoragonisten (GLP-1-RA; u.a. Tirzepatid, Semaglutide) im Rahmen der Einzelfallvergü-tung durch die obligatorischen Krankenpflegeversicherung (OKP). Zudem wird auf die Verschreibung dieser Arzneimittel durch Online-Arztpraxen in der Indikation „Gewichtsregulierung“ eingegangen.
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Bernd Schultes1, Marco Bueter2,3, Lucie Favre4,5,6, Katharina Timper7,8 for the collaborative task force “prioritization of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy” of the Swiss Society for the Study of Morbid Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (SMOB) Background The current limited availability of the GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) product Wegovy® (2.4 mg semaglutide) demands a prioritization by means of which […]
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To our Patients,To the loved ones of people living with obesity,To our Colleagues in healthcare, Obesity care has seen considerable improvements in the past years. Pharmacotherapy and bariatric-metabolic surgery can now offer several treatment options that are secure and efficient.However, as it often happens when medical progress evolves fast, good practice recommendations and treatments with […]
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