A lifestyle intervention is also required for reimbursement of the drug. The National Health Care Institute states that the goal is ‘a permanent change in behaviour’. An intervention helps to eat healthy and change behavior by exercising more, according to the Zorginstituut.
Saxenda
The drug Saxenda ensures that people lose weight slowly by reducing the feeling of hunger. Now patients have to dig deep into their pockets to use the drug. A treatment costs about 2600 per year. If patients meet the requirements, they can be reimbursed for the obesity medicine as of April.
For people with a BMI of 27 or higher, a drug, naltrexone, may also be included in the basic package. Patients with a hereditary form of obesity can also expect an arrangement whereby they will be reimbursed for the drug setmelanotide.
