Wegovy da Novo Nordisk é aprovado no Reino Unido para prevenção cardiovascular
A Escritório Reguladora de Medicamentos e Produtos de Saúde do Reino Uno (MHRA) aprovou nesta terça-feira, 23, o medicamento para perda de peso da Novo Nordisk, Wegovy, com o propósito de contribuir para a prevenção de problemas cardiovasculares graves em adultos com sobrepeso e obesidade.
Trata-se da primeira vez que um medicamento para obesidade fundamentado em GLP-1 é prescrito para essa finalidade no país, seguindo uma aprovação semelhante pela FDA dos EUA em março deste ano, segundo informações do site da CNBC.
Para a vice-diretora de medicamentos inovadores da MHRA, Shirley Hopper, ressaltou a valia desta ação no combate aos efeitos da obesidade.
“Estamos confiantes de que os padrões regulatórios adequados de segurança, qualidade e eficiência para a aprovação deste medicamento foram atendidos”, disse Hopper em um expedido.
E acrescentou: “Essa opção de tratamento que previne doenças cardíacas e acidentes vasculares cerebrais é um passo importante no combate às sérias consequências da obesidade”.
Tratamento para obesidade
Segundo a MHRA, a decisão marca um progresso importante na abordagem dos riscos de saúde relacionados à obesidade, trazendo uma novidade opção de tratamento que vai além do controle de peso.
A aprovação é apoiada pelos resultados do experiência “SELECT”, um estudo de período final publicado em agosto de 2023.
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Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leader of the Labour Party, addresses the nation after his general election victory, outside 10 Downing Street in London on July 5, 2024, a day after Britain held a general election. Starmer became Britain’s new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour party swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
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