Maysimba is a drug that thousands of overweight people are taking. Patients still pay for this medicine themselves, but it will most likely be included in the basic health insurance package from the summer.
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The drug causes appetite to decrease.
Hundred euros per month
Vivianne Tillie from Maastricht has been using the medicine for several months. It costs her a hundred euros a month. She is very happy that soon everyone will be able to purchase the expensive drug. “People with a small budget will no longer be left out. I notice that I am satiated faster, especially at dinner, and then I stop. It is not only the pill, but also the change in lifestyle.”
‘Overweight cannot be solved with a pill’
Igance Janssen of the Dutch Obesity Clinic, says that the drug does not offer the total solution. According to him, patients should also get to work themselves. “Overweight is very complicated and is influenced by many causes. It cannot be solved with a miracle pill.”
Good feeling of food is inhibited
Maysimba is medicine that helps in weight loss. “Especially people who have seizures too often where they eat a lot because they feel good about it,” says Janssen. “That nice feeling is inhibited by the drug.”
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