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Pharmac Urged to Fund Weight Loss Drug for Teens

Pharmac's provisional approval of Wegovy targets chronic weight management for high BMI patients amid New Zealand's high obesity rate, with prescribing limited by Special Authority criteria.

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Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. Photo: JENS KALAENE A paediatric specialist is urging New Zealand's drug funding agency to fund weight loss medication for teenagers.

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Pharmac urged to fund weight loss drug for teens

Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. Photo: JENS KALAENE A paediatric specialist is urging New Zealand's drug funding agency to fund weight loss medication for teenagers.

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Paediatric specialist urges Pharmac to fund weight loss medication Wegovy for teenagers

A paediatric specialist said not funding Wegovy for teenagers would be like "closing the gate after the horse had bolted."

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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