Drugs used in the treatment of obesity, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, began to be offered by Brazilian municipalities even before an official incorporation into the Unified Health System (SUS). Movement has provoked debates about costs, priorities in public health and inequality in access to new technologies.The advance gained strength after the City of Rio de Janeiro invest in the purchase of semaglutide for distribution in the municipal…
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Drugs used in the treatment of obesity, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, began to be offered by Brazilian municipalities even before an official incorporation into the Unified Health System (SUS). Movement has provoked debates about costs, priorities in public health and inequality in access to new technologies.The advance gained strength after the City of Rio de Janeiro invest in the purchase of semaglutide for distribution in the municipal…