Iceland Sees High Usage and Cost of Weight-Loss Drugs

In 2025, 16,692 Icelanders used weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda, spending nearly 3.5 billion Icelandic krónur annually, averaging over 200,000 krónur per person.

23 Feb, 10:25 — 23 Feb, 10:25

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Lyfin kosta fjóra milljarða árlega

Þau þyngdarstjórnunarlyf sem Sjúkratryggingar flokka sem svo kosta íslenska notendur þeirra samtals fjóra milljarða árlega ef marka má tölur ársins 2025. Sjúkratryggingar hafa dregið úr greiðsluþátttöku sinni undanfarin ár og niðurgreiða lyfin nú…

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Iceland Sees High Usage and Cost of Weight-Loss Drugs

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